London Green – a walk through London’s parks
London green: green is perhaps not the colour you first associate with London – red, perhaps, or black – but maybe you should think about green.
meditations
18th April – decades of a date
April 18th – one day in seven decades. And why just this day? What is the significance? It’s the day (in 1986) that I married Mrs SC. Our anniversary.
Terrorism – a proper response
Every so often someone asks me how I feel about terrorism – what is the proper response? The proper response to terrorism is bravery.
Particular smells
Particular smells can be immensely evocative. Kate McLean has developed a method for colecting smells into smell maps and smellscapes.
Flying the Yellow Jack
I’m now flying the yellow jack! You may already know that the international vaccination card is yellow, but it was news to me when I was given mine.
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.
Breaking the law with a sliding door
In which we ride the Brussels metro, break the law and chopped by a sliding door. Also some musing about corporal punishment as a learning aid.
The Blogg52 challenge
My 52nd entry At the Quill tagged Blogg52 is a meditation on this blog challenge and the value of blog challenges generally.
It was a dark and stormy night
In which I legitimately get to start a blog entry with “It was a dark and stormy night” and ramble on about the view from my Brussels window.
A nice cup of tea in the morning
I can’t write without a nice cup of tea – or at least the promise of one as a reward. A quick review of my relationship to the Brits’ national beverage.