new friends

i went and bought some ridiculous rings at the fremantle markets today. the viking's name is johan, the native is called bruce. bruce the native. naming them was easy, trying to justify them aesthetically whilst reading a book about gestalt is a whole other thing.

last day

after a quick pack and a quick coffee i met rhea for brunch and then it was on to the market to shop for a feast. (rhea matched the rainbow chard beautifully).

the produce we came home with quickly turned into a still life.

a snack, a cider and a nap and we started cooking.

jackie and rhea.

megan, ky and sean.

that blonde, be-hatted blur is ranya and her friend lord gavin.

megan, so fantastic.

and this, this is miller's. i spent a good amount of time here (almost every night i think).

we (ky, megan, rhea and i) stayed til the bitter end. then it was home to organize the remainder of my stuff, into a cab and onto jfk (where i promptly sobered up). and that's it.

in the interim

i've just had most of my new york films developed, and they're coming, don't you worry about that (i have a feeling this jet-lag is going to linger). also, the chronology is going to be weird because a) i like to do the film first and b) i didn't actually take that many digitals. but in the end that doesn't really matter does it? anyway, on with the show.

one day, i met ellie down in borough and it was only much later that i realised i'd become so accustomed to shooting cheap film that my camera was still set for ISO400. i quite like it though.

ellie and lexi lexington (lex luther).

another day i went to the southbank again, heading towards tatemod.

actually i think these are two separate occasions, because this is a derelict building near st paul's that i had been meaning to get off the bus and photograph for ages and i finally did on my way to tatemod (i remember, i walked) so it must have been a different day.

i just worked out what this reminds me of - an image from that old history of architecture textbook by nikolas pevsner. dad, you know the one. the colour and the quality are very fitting.

i should really stop taking my camera to the tatemod. i just keep taking the same photos over and over again.

that same building on the way home (see previous comment).

flea markets

anything you could possibly want, including giant letters. i bought myself a wedding band. it turned my finger green.

weekend!

ellie in the medieval battleground that is london fields on a sunny day (this is saturday after work).

and on sunday, soph matched everything.

up on the roof of bow brook house making the most of the sun while it was still kind.

after many wanderings (wonderings) all through the east we ended up out the back of brick lane...

... with brooke and antony.

more markets

columbia flower market.

and surrounds (filled with babies - why on earth you would bother with a pram in such a situation is miles beyond me.)

broadway market

i've inquired about another small flat on broadway market. though i am yet to see it, i imagine it to be beautiful and perfect simply because it's a great street that transforms into a great market on the weekend. ellie, kat and i went down to do the christmas food shop on saturday morning.

this is a stall that sells exactly the way i want to dress (very british).

tweed! none of them as good as mine though.

i had flourless chocolate cake for breakfast. it was fantastic. many people had mentioned how great the 'violet' cupcakes are, so this is my alternative.