My regular walk into town takes me across Verulamium Park, where I enjoy, whatever the weather, a fantastic view to St Albans Abbey. The tree that fell recently was a sad departure […]
This popular photo spot is the Allies sculpture created by Lawrence Holofcener. It was commissioned to mark 50 years of peace, and was unveiled in 1995 by Princess Margaret. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 April […]
Accompanying the pink lady in the window, there are plenty of pink macaroons in the cavern of the shop. The flavours vary with the season, but the pinks include rose, ginger and raspberry. […]
I don’t know about you, but to me this winged lion is looking shocked and surprised at whatever is advancing towards him down Avenue Gardens in Regents Park. There are four […]
– “Putting you first keeps us first” was the slogan used in a Chevrolet advertising campaign in the 1960s. It could be a good motto for another company we’ve heard a lot about […]
This decorated door in Shoreditch is the work of Hong Kong artist, HIN, now based in London. Hex colour reference: #fdd7e4 A colourful note: piggy pink is a Crayola shade […]
– Hex colour ref: #f75394 A colourful note: violet red made its Crayola appearance in 1958. Crayola described it as a replacement name for their Magenta colour, but if you […]
– Hex Colour ref: ffbcd9 A colourful note: no pier or funfair would be meeting cultural standards if it didn’t sell cotton candy (candy floss in the UK and New Zealand; […]
– Hex colour reference: e6a8d7 A colourful note: the first recorded use of orchid as a colour name in English was in 1915, The actual shade varies possibly more than any […]