I am so sorry, Clare.

THE TRAITORS BLANKET OF SILENCE HAS FALLEN 🤐

Cat Burns similarly about to be interviewed on Radio 2 by Scott Mills in order to promote her new record. We have been told NO TRAITORS QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED #spoilers

Yes, this is why mudlarking is heavily regulated, in order that important artefacts are reported and recorded.

They really are!

Found my first white inkwell last year. Tiny chip on the rim but otherwise in good condition. I’d also heard these were for red ink, which is why they tend to come in a small size. Very pleased with mine.

And the tides will vary across the tidal Thames according to weather conditions. There was a storm
surge in the North Sea last week which caused much higher than predicted low tides. Always worth checking live tides versus predicted ones as things can change dramatically.

It’s to do with the need to carry out essential maintenance work on Richmond Lock/Weir. They have to keep these open while the work is ongoing during November and part of December every year. For the rest of the year the river is narrow here so you don’t see much of the foreshore during low tides.

Such a powerful interview.

It’s definitely a big thing in London. I’ve been told the Thames has been adopted as a symbolic substitute river to the Ganges by Hindu Londoners, and also by other faiths too.

I am so intrigued by this. I spot the little figurines and offerings all over the Thames at many different locations.