Royal Style..on a rainy day

The Queen has it...

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William and Kate have it...

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Everyone has it...

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Style..they know it when they see it.

They carry a Fulton Umbrella.

An umbrella befitting a Royal Warrant 

to Her Majesty The Queen of England.

It is also the official umbrella supplier

to the British Royal Family.

The Birdcage umbrella designed by Lulu Guinness below

is on my must purchase for my next trip to London.

I think it will be perfect for the rainy season in Saigon.

I plan to be ready for it.

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PS..if you thought you have seen everything,

you haven't....

Ray Stitch Haberdashery ...London

England on my mind...

Have you heard of Ray Stitch? 

It is a one-stop sewing shop and looks

like a fun place to visit.  You can shop online,

or visit..

Ray Stitch Haberdashery Shop and Cafe

99 Essex Road

London N12SJ

If you are of a mind to stitch...

this looks like the place to go!

Joel Dewberry- Tile Flourish Green

photos via Ray-Stitch

Ray Stitch Haberdashery Shop and Cafe

99 Essex Road

London N12SJ

Where peace comes dropping slow...

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

I will arise and go now, and to to Innisfree,

And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;

Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,

And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,

Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;

There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,

And evening full of the linnet's wing.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day

I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;

While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,

I hear it in the deep heart's core.

W.B. Yeats 1865-1939

Photograph...a small English cottage.

by Jeanne Henriques

Thinking outside the box with LRB...

I found the most extraordinary use for my old issues of the 

London Review of Books. 

I have had trouble locating Christmas wrapping paper 

in our new adopted home (Vietnam)...

and thought, why not? 

It is a great read, interesting, beautifully presented...

why not say it in words?

I imagine the book loving friends of mine

will appreciate it too!

I talked myself into parting with a few...the rest

are cherished, especially the ones with covers

created by the late Peter Campbell.

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If you are not familiar with the London Review of Books...

I highly recommend it. 

You can read more on my thoughts 

about it here, here and here.

The Thames and the journey's end

One winter's day, 

I passed over the Thames River

to make my way to Waterloo station.

I looked down and was entranced by the water..

the weight of it, the motion, the colours 

and thought of the journey's end

for everything and everyone 

who passed at that moment in time.

If you are in London one winter's day, 

grab a coffee and take a stroll along the Thames.

Look closely...there is so much to see. 

I promise, you will not want to miss any of it.

View over the Thames River to St. Paul's Cathedral from Tate Modern.