Monday Murals – Street Art from Brick Lane, London

taken back in May, 2024

Brick Lane is a famous street in the East End of London. If you’re a fan of graffiti and street art, then you’re in the right place – Brick Lane is famous for it. It has a large population of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants and if you’re after a good curry this is the neighbourhood to travel to.

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A New Numbers Game – #146

thanks to Judy for hosting the Numbers Game https://judydykstrabrown.com/2024/06/10/the-numbers-game-25-june-10-2024-please-play-along/

Have you ever typed in a number in the search box when you’re looking at your photos in Photos or wherever you store your shots? It’s quite interesting to see what pops up. Here are some of the photos with 146.

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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge – Peaks in London

thanks to Sue W and GC for hosting Weekly Prompts https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/06/08/weekly-prompts-weekend-challenge-peak/

They may not be mountain peaks but these spires, monuments and cranes look like peaks from a distance and certainly ‘peak’ your attention.

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Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge – Travelling With My Husband and Date Nights

thanks to Xingfu Mama for hosting Whatsoever is Lovely…https://xingfumama.blog/2024/06/09/whatsoever-is-lovely-challenge-2024-week-23/

We’re coming up to our 49th wedding anniversary and I still get a thrill of going out on dates and travelling with Kevin.

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No. 60 bistro close to our Airbnb in London
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A very fancy Indian restaurant in Edinburgh
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Soaking in the sun in Dundee, Scotland
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Enjoying the photo exhibit at the V&A Dundee
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Sharing a laugh at Brendan’s flat
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At the market close to London Bridge
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Lunch at the oldest pub in London
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Last day in London, sharing an ice-cream with Sevin

The Bread is Better Than Ever

thanks to Debbie for hosting Six Word Saturday https://travelwithintent.com/2024/06/08/old-radar-station-now-strikingly-decorated/?blogid=45569860&blogsub=subscribed#subscribe-blog

The premise is simple….come up with a title for a post using only six words.

For over a year now we’ve been back to bread baking at Montgomery’s Inn. It’s all run by volunteers. On Thursday three of us go in and warm up the outdoor oven for the next day’s bake and prepare four to five batches of bread dough. On Wednesday, five of us do a variety of jobs to get ready for the afternoon Farmers’ Market where the bread is sold. We make two batches of sour dough bread and sometimes focaccia, get fire started to heat up the oven, shape the bread, let it rise and then put it into the oven to bake.

All the money that is made from the sales goes back into buying more supplies and funding projects at the Inn.

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Sculpture Saturday – More Fun Sculptures from Dundee

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Desperate Dan Statue
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Mr. Jamieson the Draper and the Polar Bear by David Annand (2021)
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Commemorating the 1878 escape and recapture of Bruin, the polar bear, brought to Dundee by a whaling ship for an exhibition….he barged into a clothing store and was tempted out by a piece of beef
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A row of Penguins by Angela Hunter, running along a parish church wall
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Because of an Antarctic connection, Dundee has an affinity with penguins
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One of three Lemmings scrambling up a stone pillar
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Created by Alison Conway and situated in Seabraes gardens
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Dundee is the gaming capital of Scotland and these Lemmings were subjects of a worldwide gaming blockbuster
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Admiral Adam Duncan who defeated a Dutch fleet in 1797…considered one of the most significant actions in naval history