Lockdown
In which we review the lockdown – so called – that Brussels has recently been experiencing, and view the cat meme and bad photos from around the city.
Stops and Stories
A travel blog about Stops and Stories. Read TheSupercargo’s Travel Blog for more detail or scroll down.
Paris, photos and terror – a meditation
Paris: A look back to a visit Mrs SC and I made in May, a photo essay and some thoughts about the recent terror attack there.
Antiques
In which, still in Brighton, we visit a cafe where once was an antiques shop that I worked in: stories of the two proprietors 40 years ago.
West Pier across shingle – more photos from Brighton
What is left of the West Pier across the shingle. I am on holiday once again – a new blog entry will follow just as soon as I have the time to write it!
Brighton and Hove, actually – my home town
We visit the author’s home town, Brighton and Hove, and indulge in some nostalgia to the sound of “the grating roar/Of pebbles which the waves draw back”.
Strange maps and an Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities.
In praise of cartography of all sorts, digital and analogue – and a plug for the website of Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities.
The Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles, Brussels
In which we visit the Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles and learn something about Victor Horta, who brought Art Nouveau to Brussels; his influence lives on.
Abbe Froidure Park, Ixelles, in Autumn
We visit the Abbe Froidure Park in autumn and attempt (but fail) to record an off-the-cuff presentation without a script, but do take some nice pictures.
A New Blogging Policy – Stops and Stories
My new plan for blogging at Stops & Stories (and by implication At the Quill); I also mention the help I’ve had from the website of my Blogg52 compadre, Anna Hellqvist.
Swimming – now and then and in between
In which we consider swimming as exercise and therapy and a try to remember learning to swim as well as exploring swimming at Piscine de Longchamp in Uccle.