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 On 31 August we had the grandchildren to stay, so we decided to take them to visit Golders Hill Park. We had not been to Golders Hill for donkeys years, and I had forgotten just how good it is.
Continue reading Golders Hill Park
 There’s a new monster in the city emerging on the horizon!
Continue reading New Monster
 A new day, a New Year! It’s 2013 and the weather has changed, at least for the day.
The weather for the latter half of 2012 can be characterised by one word: rain. The first half of the year was dry and the water authorities even issued a hosepipe ban. Almost as soon as it was issued, it began to rain, and it seems to have been raining ever since. We in London escaped the worst of it – as usual the West Country has had continuous reports of flooding. Continue reading New Year 2013
 Kenwood is to be refurbished. Apparently it’s almost been falling down: the roof needs repairing, the front stucco needs to be redone, and goodness knows what they are doing to the interior. Most of the fabulous pictures have been this is taken away and sent to America on a touring exhibition which apparently is doing very well —- and so it should, for there are some fabulous pictures in the collection at Kenwood
Continue reading Kenwood under scaffolding
 At the beginning of February, it snowed, and the Heath became a winter wonderland.
Continue reading Snow!
 Today has been a lovely bright sunny day, but very cold. I went out on the Heath to take some photos. The air was wonderfully crisp.
Continue reading Gloomy winter, bright winter
Sunday, 15 January 2012
 Today has been the first crisp, cold, day of the winter. The sun was shining brightly so I decided to go over to the Freud Museum which I had never been to before. It is situated in Maresfield Gardens, on what is to me the other side of Hampstead, the Finchley Road side.
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 I have been living in Hampstead for over 40 years now, enjoying the wonderful Heath, exploring its highways and byways and its fascinating history.
Continue reading Hello World, Hello Hampstead!
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Kenwood has just been revamped. It had been closed for two years –it needed a new roof: so how does it look? Continue reading Kenwood revamped
