Inside the Crown

Oh to be in England now that spring is here . . .

So Browning wrote about the joys of living here. yes i know it’s now not spring, but then neither is it summer by most normal measures.

Funny how he left England and died in Italy . . . .

Early morning coffee . . .

Noam Chomsky and the copywriter . . .

Yes Chomsky appears to have a new career as a surreal strapline writer.
Who else could have created the following
‘Dispense solutions passionately delivered’ ?!

This isn’t serious . . . . is it?

…a can or two

In the last post I talked abut the cafe ’round the corner. Sometimes I don’t even get outside the door

Women’s rugby . . .

I am delighted that our society has reached the state of equality whereby women as well as men can participate in this physically aggressive competitive sport, and enjoy the delights of the game.

I hope this level of equality will also now allow me to be a male who is not interested in sport . .

Grand piano and lawn mower . . . . .

Fame? Well not really… But nice to see your own work in print . . . Even if you don’t understand the article that you are illustrating . . . .

Cafe . . .

I’ve always had this desire to draw outdoors, but I always end up drawing the everyday stuff. I don’t do ‘the sublime’ – I don’t draw ‘The Tuscan landscape’  etc. etc.  I PREFER the cafe ’round the corner  . . ho hum . .Danny Gregory is right . . 

A visit from The Four Tops, maybe . .

An American company has its informed me that is has passed my information on to its London office, and that someone will ‘reach out to me’. Am looking forward to a visit from the legendary boys from Motown. And ‘I’ll be there . . . . ‘