The Two Stephens
Ian Finlay had his Roberts from the past, in his case Robert Colquhoun and Robert Macbryde, indefatigable Scottish painters he met in the London of the late nineteen forties. And … Continue reading
Carpaccio of Pineapple
Refreshment from the walk in a chic spot near Porte Maillot called Sebillon.Dessert of the Day was mandolin-thin slices of pineapple, which they called carpaccio on the chalk-board, with a … Continue reading
Vuittonesque
What a mistake to walk out to the Fondation Louis Vuitton, just over the fence in the Bois de Boulogne, Neuilly sur Seine, on a rainy day! The edifice rises … Continue reading
Fondation Louis Vuitton
21 February Saturday It was perhaps a mistake to detour to the newly opened Fondation Louis Vuitton when we had had a walk already planned. It was perhaps a mistake … Continue reading
Six Things from Yesterday’s Walk
20 February Every week day I see small school children carrying backpacks which appear too large and too full for the size of their bodies. Every day I wonder what … Continue reading
Exhibition Preview
19 February 2015 We were scheduled to have an exhibition of Coracle books and cards at the tiny & exquisite STAR Gallery in Nagoya this month. Due to unforeseen circumstances, … Continue reading
A Balzac A Rodin
The undifferentiated mass of the sculpture at Carrefour Vavins, the cross-roads of Boulevard Montparnasse and Boulevard Raspail, in what must be a cloak of sorts on the man. Almost the … Continue reading
Two Goodbyes
18 February 2015 Friends were visiting for a few days. Yesterday we walked them to the stop for the Number 65 bus. They were on their way to the Gare … Continue reading
The Poem Itself
I thought I’d like to have with me a copy of Stanley Burnshaw’s 1960 book The Poem Itself but realised the battered paperback I had was left in some … Continue reading
The Disparition
Visiting the display of Oulipo materials from the Bibliothéque Nationale at the Arsenal branch, almost on the last day, amazed to see the cover of German translation of Le … Continue reading
notes from an urban hibernation 