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I am the proud owner of this excellent Manu Laplace knife. It fits the hand perfectly, like a pebble that’s been polished by the water in a fast-flowing stream; it smells gorgeous, of olive trees, so reminds me of many happy times in warmer climes; it has wonderful, though very discreet embellishment; top quality steel,… — read more
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In Marylebone a lovely set of offices (Taken with Instagram) — read more
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Tuareg traditional games and plays
A delightful list of Tuareg traditional games and plays: Tiddas, played with small stones and sticks. Kelmutan: consists of singing and touching each person’s leg, where the ends, that person is out: the last person loses the game. Temse: comic game try to make the other team laugh and you win. Izagag, played with small… — read more
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Mint tea at Abu Ali (Taken with Instagram) — read more
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Olympic bus (Taken with Instagram) — read more
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More uses of a beret: something for the cat to vomit on. (Taken with Instagram) — read more
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Mariachi band in office building in Shaftesbury Ave. Why? (Taken with Instagram) — read more
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Jackson Pollock’s dad
I wish my father had been a little bit more like Jackson Pollock’s and less like a total Son of Sweyn. Lapham’s Quarterly has a lovely letter written to his 16-year-old son in 1928, but here’s a snippet: The secret of success is concentrating interest in life, interest in sports and good times, interest in… — read more
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The Sun Also Rises: a precis
From an amusing collection of one star reviews on Amazon.com of ‘Great Novels’ comes this pretty spot-on review of The Sun Also Rises: “Here’s the first half of the book: ‘We had dinner and a few drinks. We went to a cafe and talked and had some drinks. We ate dinner and had a few… — read more
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The new piano (Taken with Instagram) — read more
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