Wednesday 9 August 2023

London Calling

A few short hours spent in London with my sister last week. It's not a sentence I was sure I would ever write as it's been more than nine years since I last saw her. Oversharing personal stuff is not what I do save to say real life can be complicated [this was down to issues not related to me]. Her personal circumstances have recently changed and she is in a different place. It was good to see her and we talked non stop. Striking out from Victoria Station we had a picnic in Lower Grosvenor Gardens [where the shell follies are located] and then had a good nose around Belgravia or the place for the haves and have yachts as somebody recently called it👿 I'm not putting up any explanations....I simply wanted to capture a few memories.























Arilx

 

8 comments:

  1. How lovely that you enjoyed such a special and unexpected day with your sister! I absolutely love that goldsmith sign. xxx

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    1. It is rather fabulous isn't it. My sister saw those first and pointed them out to me. I have trained her well!!

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  2. Aaahh now I see what you meant by shell follies -have not encountered those or any mention of them before.

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    1. They were a gift to us from France and are actually used by the gardeners to store their tools!

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  3. That shell folly is quite a creation! I love the Bobbie bollard as well. I am glad you got sister time.

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    1. The follies are rather beautiful aren't they if not a little incongruous with the traffic on all sides surrounding them!

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  4. I am glad you had a good time with your sister and I LOVE all these pictures!

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    1. Thank you Kezzie. There's always lots of things to see in London.

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