Following on from the last post and keeping up the festive theme, I thought I’d spend a very wet Wednesday in the warm searching for the home of Ebenezer Scrooge. Dickens describes Ebenezer’s abode as follows,”He lived in chambers which had once belonged to his deceased partner. They were a gloomy suite of rooms in… Continue reading Chez Scrooge
Tag: London
“Bah, humbug!”
I don’t normally go in for re-posts, but I thought with the impending festivities I’d climb into the loft and dust it off with the tangle of Christmas tree lights and tree decorations and slightly tatty angel (which can never be thrown away) to bring some seasonal reflections. I give you the finest portrayal of… Continue reading “Bah, humbug!”
Wordless Wednesday
Maximalism
One Word Sunday
Silent Sunday
Beanstalks but no sign of Jack
Six Word Saturday
“Why was the Snowman sorting through the carrots?”
The answer can only be found in one place and that is the inside of a Christmas cracker, for it is one of the many terrible jokes that have become a festive institution. What has the Christmas cracker and a rather hideous drinking fountain have in common? No that’s not another one, this is a… Continue reading “Why was the Snowman sorting through the carrots?”
Wordless Wednesday
Silent Sunday
The Cock Lane Ghost
As Christmas is usually the time for ghost stories I thought I’d relay one that was the talk of London during the 1760s The ghost of Cock Lane also known as “Scratching Fanny” was a purported haunting that attracted mass public attention in 1762. The location was a lodging house in Cock Lane, a short road adjacent to… Continue reading The Cock Lane Ghost
A LONDON MISCELLANY 