Two weeks I spent in North Wales at the turn of 2007/2008 led to my love for quaint British pubs. Seriously, it was there and then that I made it a habit to have a drink of local beer whenever I visit...
Since spring is now here, I thought I’d share this photo of sunny daisies I took in Southend-on-Sea last July. As I understand it, it should be quite warm already on the south-eastern coast of t...
An Essex Rose It isn’t often that one gets to capture Beauty in all its delicacy – and I believe this is exactly what I managed to do with the photo of this rose in Essex. What baffles me ...
The cinema fans will have instantly recognised a paraphrase of Woody Allen’s film, The Purple Rose of Cairo, in the post’s title. Personally, I have never seen a purple calla lily, so I ha...
Essex – Wheat Field, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. One of my earliest childhood memories is very poetic, if not cinematographic: I am walking, all excited, towards a wheat field in...
Are They Paying You to Wear This Shirt?, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. Just in case you’ve forgotten what I look like… here is me in one of my favourite shirts. The reason wh...
Sun over the sea in Southend-on-Sea, Essex It happens so that this and the next week I am spending in Essex. It is my first ever visit there, and I left somewhat unexpectedly last Saturday. I am not n...