Walking hasn’t happened for me this week. A combination of illness (first me, then Mr TLC going down with ye olde traditional Christmas holiday lurgy) and leaky boots (the only pair in which I can stay upright on slippy, icy surfaces) have conspired against me. So, as I sit here in my armchair, I thought […]
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 Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: December 31st, 2009  Posted in: The Universe Tags for this post: Rivelin Valley | Sheffield.  8 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed) Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: December 21st, 2009 Posted in: Everything Tags for this post: #uksnow | Crookes | Sheffield | Weather. 2 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)I was impressed with the finest snowman in Crookes last year; now some of his relatives have mysteriously arrived on our street. I liked making snowmen when I was a kid, but I never made anything like these two. Snowmenpeople with legs. And arms. Wow. And strategically placed bottles. Hmm. Still, I think they’re […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: September 9th, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Sheffield | Spurious lists. 5 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)Last month Neil kept us all entertained with a rather splendid top 5 meme. My favourite was undoubtedly his Top 5 under appreciated things about Sheffield. “The things that I’m going to pick are certainly appreciated by at least some people in Sheffield, but maybe not further afield. I’ve also picked some things that I […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: September 2nd, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Art | Sheffield. 8 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)I wouldn’t normally get excited about some heavy plant in the middle of car park. I wouldn’t normally exclaim in surprise on discovering that it had been sitting there quietly, unnoticed by me for 20 years. But this wasn’t just any old heavy plant. Finding it was a chance discovery. My legendary powers of navigation […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: August 31st, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Art | Sheffield. 5 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)I’ve shown you the work of various graffiti artists in the past, but here’s a name you might not expect to see: Rolf Harris. His contribution to Sheffield’s urban galleries is a self-portrait painted on a wall in Brown Street. Not all of the artwork in the photo is Rolf’s [you can see an […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: July 31st, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Crookes | Sheffield. 4 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)We’ve been doing a lot of urban rambling lately. I love the fact that I live in the city, but I’m just a few minutes stroll away from views like this: Yesterday we took advantage of some evening sunshine and set off to amble down some of the small lanes and paths. We didn’t go […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: May 11th, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Art | Sheffield. 4 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)I remember my parents teaching me that it was not the done thing to sit with elbows on the dinner table, not in polite company anyway. Oh no. That’s one of many little social conventions that seem to have gone out of fashion nowadays. Then again, maybe I don’t count as polite company, or perhaps […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: April 10th, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Art | Sheffield. Comments are closedWe’ve been meaning to visit the Treasures from the V&A 400-1600 AD exhibition at the Millennium Galleries ever since it opened, but it was one of many things that got put of until the school holiday. The title of the exhibition may not sound exciting, but the publicity featured a rather beautiful photograph of a […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: April 9th, 2009 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: Art | Cirque de Soleil | Mr TLC | My Life | Sheffield | Theatre. Comments are closedWatching Quidam at the Royal Albert Hall was undoubtedly one of the highlights of my year, tonight I got to re-live the experience. How lucky am I? We had already booked for London in January when Quidam’s national tour was announced, but I can’t say I regretted the decision. I just considered myself fortunate to […] Posted by: Lois Lindemann on: December 14th, 2008 Posted in: Uncategorized Tags for this post: My Life | Sheffield. 8 comments - more welcome! - (Comments are closed)We set off to buy our Christmas tree today. For us, it’s always a real tree, I love the smell of fresh pine. Since we don’t have carpets, dropped needles aren’t a problem to clear up – although with two cats, keeping the decorations on the tree can be something of a challenge. I’ve been […] |
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