Archive for January, 2009
25 January, 2009 – Becky Went to London
One year ago today, I landed in London.
I’ve reread the first blog entries and was struck by how foreign, how strange that voice now seems to me. The early days were marked by tangible discoveries – of oddly shaped heaters, of television licenses, of holidays celebrating breakfast foods. I am, of course, still [...]
19th January – Happy Most Miserable Day of the Year
Happy Most Miserable Day of the Year!* For the past two weeks, we have been warned that today, 19th of January is officially the most miserable day of the year. I awoke to a New York style rain storm. Now you may be saying, but Becky – London and rain – not an odd thing [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )6 January – Becky Goes to The Tate
When is detritus just that, and when may it be elevated to something more, and who may be the arbiters of this jetsam?
I’ve spent an illuminating afternoon at The Tate. It was the final day of the Francis Bacon exhibition. Whilst there I viewed the 2008 Turner Prize nominations. I am a [...]
