I don’t know if the letters sat on a baseline when this was sewn or not, but it sure looks good now. Like the standard is blowing in the wind. It was taken from the battlefield at Waterloo by the Royal North British Dragoons (later known as the Royal Scots Greys). The red and blue has long since faded.
As seen at the National Army Museum, Chelsea.
The Algerian Coffee Stores in Soho is a good place if you need to find some coffee. I noticed that one of the more pricey blends is from Queensland (Australia). I usually go for something far less exotic, like an Italian brand. I like to buy a coffee at the little stand at the side of the shop.
Espresso lane at the coffee counter.
I’ve had a lot of postcards and letters recently asking if I can show a picture of my fleet of cars, so rather than be overly self conscience about my overwhelming fortune of acquiring such a fine collection, I had my assistant step outside and take a quick photo. For your information, the first (purchased in 1987 for an undisclosed amount) is a 1981 Toyota Hilux N30 (not shown). The collection blossomed from there and is as shown in the photograph.
Photograph © Raymond Candle. (Detail).
Notable left handers: Glenn Gould, Barack Obama, Paul Klee, Germaine Greer, Neil Armstrong, Napoleon Bonaparte, Joan of Arc, Judy Garland.
Not to be confused with Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter).
I have outgrown my Adidas Stan Smith sneakers. I always liked these because they had silver/white lenticular Adidas badges on the back which lit up in the dark. And they have an industrial whiteness that reminded me of 1960s space hardware. Or maybe footwear.
*The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s official line: After extensive audio analysis of the original transmission and the conclusion of historian James R. Henson, the Museum accepts that Armstrong said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
(Originally published in Thirteen Red Shoes blog).
