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Venice
On our second day in Venice I remembered that Ezra Pound had lived in Dosorodoro and wondered if there was any evidence of his many years in Venice. A little web-research revealed that he lived in Calle Querini, the very … Continue reading
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October 28, 2024
On the 15th October, Camila and I flew to Venice. She had not previously been there, and I had spent two weeks there in 1968, 56 years before. Though I remembered some things in photographic detail such as the wall … Continue reading
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2024-09
And so the daily round continues as autumn approaches. I had lunch with my old friend Andrew Sclanders, the Wild Man of Counter-cultural and Beat-Gen bookselling. Here we are checking out Darren Coffield’s New Colony Room, but as no-one appeared … Continue reading
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08 2024
As this is a what-I-did-on-my-holiday style blog, I’d better show the obligatory seaside pic. This is Catherine and Steve with me at Canet Plage, on the Med down near the Spanish border. It’s a pop-up bar and the last restaurant … Continue reading
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4 August 2024
As usual it was great to be back in Paris, albeit only for a short visit. We managed to get out to see Brunhild and Junya in Montreil, where Junya excelled himself as usual with his cooking. For me the … Continue reading
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July 17, 2024
Despite my resolve to keep this blog up to date I see that two months have gone by without a line. I was busy doing everyday things so at least initially there was nothing to report. Jill and I went … Continue reading
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Sunday 12 May 2024
Life has been little more than a succession of meals ever since I returned from Lisbon on April 5. Maribel came for dinner and two days later I cooked bacalao for Jill. Before that we saw the Angela Kauffman show … Continue reading
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23 March 2024
On Saturday Chuck Smith came over to film interviews for his new documentary film on Tuli Kupferberg of The Fugs. Confusingly there is another film being made on The Fugs, with Thurston Moore narrating, which inevitably will overlap with Chuck’s … Continue reading
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21 March 2024
The day after I returned from Naples, I went with Jill to the Frank Auerbach show at the Courtauld. I wish I liked his work more and I do get some pleasure from his paintings but how he can spend … Continue reading
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18 March 2024
I think it would be best to visit Herculaneum before going to Pompeii, otherwise it is a bit of a let-down. Only a tiny part of the city has been excavated because the modern town sits right on top of … Continue reading
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