The New Coffee Room

Walking along Gerrard Street (Chinatown) a month ago there were a few massage madams on the lookout. One caught my eye then saw my daughter with me .
Soho is less subtle.

Perhaps your President will intervene in some way for the guilty man, the way he did for his supporters who caused five deaths while rioting and looting your Capitol Building?

Seriously, your country which I admire in so very many ways, needs to get its act together, big time, and soon.

Back in 1980 when I read Sociology, we studied some Keynes, Schumacher. Reduced working hours, and 3 day working weeks appeared to be in my future.
Oh yeah, and flying cars for all were predicted.

It'll happen, eventually.

Very interesting

@Mik said in Neckties at the convention.:

I have a bunch of Talbot ties and Allen Edmonds shoes I’ll probably never wear again.

Those Allen Edmonds shoes appear really nice.
I have a couple pairs of similar quality uk-handmade Church's. Both brogues, one light tan the other dark brown suede.
Ten years and they're just about worn in
This year they came out of the wardrobe and are by the front door to wear when I feel like it. Life's too short.

Mad. When Magnus strapped on the headcam and climbed the dark sandstone it becomes so uncomfortable to watch.

P.S I should add the wedding venue is in London Zoo

With wedding looming and unable to fit into any of my suits, I took 'The Tie' above into Hugo Boss Regent Street, told them it was bought in 1992 at Harrods... caused some interest.

Then bought an appropriate wedding-at-a-zoo-suit, which also goes with the tie
https://www.hugoboss.com/uk/beckham-x-boss-two-piece-slim-fit-suit/hbeu50549196_288.html

Now the question is, will I look as cool as the man himself?

Relief and tension released after near death experience.

Super videos both. My legs were 'going' each time the first climber looked down

Thanks, but the previous owners took that piano which I fancied converting to a drinks cabinet.

Here's my beloved Bluthner-B in the sitting room

Yes; if Trump joins the game it'll be a surprise to me. He seems to have sat back and watch the players continue so far.

Putin is ex KGB, speaks English, and will be a master at handling people.
Trump will have been told repeatedly, perhaps he knows and is happy to wait see a while longer what transpires from the N. Koreans etc

I can see this ending like Korea. Divided, one western area a part of prosperous EU & NATO influence, with the Eastern area Russian.

AQI 55 in London which will be the worst in our small country; but an uncomfortable nightime temperature of 19 degrees

Ok Mik, you win

Works in progress

The floor was on three levels, we managed to make it two with a one inch ramp

Now...

Craft room door to front window is 48feet!

Our craft room was being used as a dining room even though there was still a hatch from the kitchen to the original dining room.
We blocked up one door from the hallway and put the fridge & freezer there. Had to put in a pillar for support when removing walls. Wanted to extend into the garage but it would have taken a £10k I beam and new 30k roof. We compromised.
Before rooms:



That's the hatch on the left in the original dining area

Doctors entrance door after we moved in

The office, originally added in the late 60's as an entertaining/party space

Another thing we did over two months of builders work was change the ground floor layout which was so complex the Estate Agent hadn't provided a plan!

We opened up the two 1961 kitchen areas, the dining area, the extension that was an office, and the old entrance to the doctors surgery to make a huge difference

Something that I never thought about being tricky took over two years. The house had been used as a business and had 3 phase electricity wires and this complex & dangerous old cupboard of antique fittings:

Now, moved high out of the way, with labelled mcb's top left and house alarm lower left

Hardly noticeable outside, the old four wires of 3phase are now one new. I mentioned H&S and contractors reluctance to work near the old cables on the phone, and a few .oaths later the power company changed it all free!

It'll heal.
When someone says to me "I'm off to the gym to get fit" I reply
"Fit for what?"