Spitalfields Life
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Join me for a ramble through 2000 years of culture and history at the heart of old London. www.thegentleauthorstours.com
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Snowdrops in Hoxton
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Snowdrops in Hoxton
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Lovely pictures of ancient trees in Greenwich Park by @thegentleauthor.bsky.social. They're very familiar to me as I climbed most of them as a boy growing up nearby. #madeleines spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/10/o...
Old Chestnut Trees In Greenwich Park | Spitalfields Life
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January 10, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Lovely pictures of ancient trees in Greenwich Park by @thegentleauthor.bsky.social. They're very familiar to me as I climbed most of them as a boy growing up nearby. #madeleines spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/10/o...
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“I am the keeper of the old signs in Spitalfields. I have embraced it as my self-appointed duty, because although many are “dead” and others have become “ghosts,” disappearing into ether, they are all of interest to me.”
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January 9, 2026 at 5:18 AM
“I am the keeper of the old signs in Spitalfields. I have embraced it as my self-appointed duty, because although many are “dead” and others have become “ghosts,” disappearing into ether, they are all of interest to me.”
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Thank you to George of Populations Bakery for baking this magnificent Galette des Rois that I just cycled home with through the snow!
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Thank you to George of Populations Bakery for baking this magnificent Galette des Rois that I just cycled home with through the snow!
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“I first came to Liverpool in 1972, aged eighteen, & remained for ten years. The city became my ‘University of Life,’ where I made friends, went clubbing, photographed the streets, listened to people a lot wiser than me, & grew up.”
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Phil Maxwell In Liverpool | Spitalfields Life
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January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
“I first came to Liverpool in 1972, aged eighteen, & remained for ten years. The city became my ‘University of Life,’ where I made friends, went clubbing, photographed the streets, listened to people a lot wiser than me, & grew up.”
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A generous welcome/introduction to the kiosk holders of
Whitechapel (photographed by Sarah Ainslie) today from the Gentle Author @thegentleauthor.bsky.social for delicious- looking snacks and phone accessories and more.
Whitechapel (photographed by Sarah Ainslie) today from the Gentle Author @thegentleauthor.bsky.social for delicious- looking snacks and phone accessories and more.
January 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A generous welcome/introduction to the kiosk holders of
Whitechapel (photographed by Sarah Ainslie) today from the Gentle Author @thegentleauthor.bsky.social for delicious- looking snacks and phone accessories and more.
Whitechapel (photographed by Sarah Ainslie) today from the Gentle Author @thegentleauthor.bsky.social for delicious- looking snacks and phone accessories and more.
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So Long, Grace Payne. (at 101) @thegentleauthor.bsky.social republishes Sarah Winman's interview with her. spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/03/s...
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 AM
So Long, Grace Payne. (at 101) @thegentleauthor.bsky.social republishes Sarah Winman's interview with her. spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/03/s...
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spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/03/s... a wonderful piece about an “all round good egg”!Thankyou @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
So Long, Grace Payne | Spitalfields Life
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January 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
spitalfieldslife.com/2026/01/03/s... a wonderful piece about an “all round good egg”!Thankyou @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
Ramble with me through 2000 years of history and culture at the heart of old London, followed by tea and cakes baked freshly baked to a recipe of 1720 served in a 300 year old house. www.thegentleauthorstours.com/p/booking
January 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Ramble with me through 2000 years of history and culture at the heart of old London, followed by tea and cakes baked freshly baked to a recipe of 1720 served in a 300 year old house. www.thegentleauthorstours.com/p/booking
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“Each Sunday, if I can afford it and have the time, I visit Columbia Rd Market to buy a bunch of flowers, seeking what is in season and avoiding repeats, mostly. Here is the story of last year told in flowers.”
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January 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
“Each Sunday, if I can afford it and have the time, I visit Columbia Rd Market to buy a bunch of flowers, seeking what is in season and avoiding repeats, mostly. Here is the story of last year told in flowers.”
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My beloved cat Schrodinger died suddenly on 6th December. spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/31/s...
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My beloved cat Schrodinger died suddenly on 6th December. spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/31/s...
It took four days to complete this year's Breughel jigsaw puzzle, THE TRIUMPH OF DEATH from c. 1562
December 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It took four days to complete this year's Breughel jigsaw puzzle, THE TRIUMPH OF DEATH from c. 1562
Begin 2026 with a walk! Join me for a ramble through 2000 years of culture and history at the heart of old London. thegentleauthorstours.com/p/booking
December 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Begin 2026 with a walk! Join me for a ramble through 2000 years of culture and history at the heart of old London. thegentleauthorstours.com/p/booking
A few tickets left for THE GENTLE AUTHOR'S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS on January 1st: www.thegentleauthorstours.com/p/booking
December 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A few tickets left for THE GENTLE AUTHOR'S TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS on January 1st: www.thegentleauthorstours.com/p/booking
Christmas 2025
December 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Christmas 2025
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spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/o... what a lovely evocative piece . Merry Christmas @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
On Christmas Night In The City | Spitalfields Life
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December 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/24/o... what a lovely evocative piece . Merry Christmas @thegentleauthor.bsky.social
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My old cat Schrodinger sits under the Christmas tree in December 2024
December 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My old cat Schrodinger sits under the Christmas tree in December 2024
My course is suitable for writers of all levels of experience – from complete beginners to those who already have a blog and want to advance or refresh their approach: spitalfieldslife.com/courses/
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
My course is suitable for writers of all levels of experience – from complete beginners to those who already have a blog and want to advance or refresh their approach: spitalfieldslife.com/courses/
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Some brave souls choose to face the feare of failure and the terror of a blanke page. Thrugh harde worke and luck thei come back wyth storyes that bringe us mirthe, or horror, or thrilles, or beautye, or wisdom, or delighteful surreal confusioun. Gen A.I. ys nothinge lyke that. Long live artists.
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Some brave souls choose to face the feare of failure and the terror of a blanke page. Thrugh harde worke and luck thei come back wyth storyes that bringe us mirthe, or horror, or thrilles, or beautye, or wisdom, or delighteful surreal confusioun. Gen A.I. ys nothinge lyke that. Long live artists.
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It ys a such challenging, turbulent, scarye tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum small moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
December 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It ys a such challenging, turbulent, scarye tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum small moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
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Happy birthday Sally - I hope you're surrounded by love and happiness on such an auspicious day.
December 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Happy birthday Sally - I hope you're surrounded by love and happiness on such an auspicious day.
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Happy 100th Birthday, Sally Flood, from @thegentleauthor.bsky.social, photo by Sarah Ainslie spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/13/h...
December 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Happy 100th Birthday, Sally Flood, from @thegentleauthor.bsky.social, photo by Sarah Ainslie spitalfieldslife.com/2025/12/13/h...
Please join me in sending 100th birthday greetings today to Sally Flood, the Whitechapel poet.
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December 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Please join me in sending 100th birthday greetings today to Sally Flood, the Whitechapel poet.
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