London Raven
@londonraven.bsky.social
Former university professional, now Freelance Writing & Research.
Here for Culture/Music/Politics/News/Brit-Asian bits. Eltham, SE London.
Blog: http://londonmasalaandchips.blogspot.com
Here for Culture/Music/Politics/News/Brit-Asian bits. Eltham, SE London.
Blog: http://londonmasalaandchips.blogspot.com
Well this #DarbarFestival programme on #SkyArts now is a bit delightfully unexpected…
December 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Well this #DarbarFestival programme on #SkyArts now is a bit delightfully unexpected…
Flock of parakeets descend on our garden, taking turns at the bird feeder...
#parakeets #london #selondon #eltham #SE9
#parakeets #london #selondon #eltham #SE9
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Flock of parakeets descend on our garden, taking turns at the bird feeder...
#parakeets #london #selondon #eltham #SE9
#parakeets #london #selondon #eltham #SE9
A new #Plumstead Poet Laureate was crowned last night! Jonathan’s poem about poetry-reading took the baton from Lviss David (@imtheplumbingpoet), with Elsa and Karen the worthy runners up 👏🏼
12 shortlisted entries were read @oldmillplumstead last night to a packed audience ably hosted by @robgthom
12 shortlisted entries were read @oldmillplumstead last night to a packed audience ably hosted by @robgthom
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A new #Plumstead Poet Laureate was crowned last night! Jonathan’s poem about poetry-reading took the baton from Lviss David (@imtheplumbingpoet), with Elsa and Karen the worthy runners up 👏🏼
12 shortlisted entries were read @oldmillplumstead last night to a packed audience ably hosted by @robgthom
12 shortlisted entries were read @oldmillplumstead last night to a packed audience ably hosted by @robgthom
Back from #Madrid, still reeling from seeing #Radiohead on night 2 (5 Nov). An amazing night, a wish fulfilled.
My video clips of every song that night: youtu.be/XMSS4InE49k?...
#radioheadeurope2025
#radioheadnighttwo #radioheadnight2
My video clips of every song that night: youtu.be/XMSS4InE49k?...
#radioheadeurope2025
#radioheadnighttwo #radioheadnight2
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Back from #Madrid, still reeling from seeing #Radiohead on night 2 (5 Nov). An amazing night, a wish fulfilled.
My video clips of every song that night: youtu.be/XMSS4InE49k?...
#radioheadeurope2025
#radioheadnighttwo #radioheadnight2
My video clips of every song that night: youtu.be/XMSS4InE49k?...
#radioheadeurope2025
#radioheadnighttwo #radioheadnight2
Happy #Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas (the #Sikh celebration)! 🪔
Made my two favourite burfis:
1) Carrot, recipe: familymealsrecipesdiary.blogspot.com/2024/11/diwa...
2) Milk, Coconut & Pistachio: adapted this recipe: masalaandchai.com/milk-barfi/
Made my two favourite burfis:
1) Carrot, recipe: familymealsrecipesdiary.blogspot.com/2024/11/diwa...
2) Milk, Coconut & Pistachio: adapted this recipe: masalaandchai.com/milk-barfi/
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Happy #Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas (the #Sikh celebration)! 🪔
Made my two favourite burfis:
1) Carrot, recipe: familymealsrecipesdiary.blogspot.com/2024/11/diwa...
2) Milk, Coconut & Pistachio: adapted this recipe: masalaandchai.com/milk-barfi/
Made my two favourite burfis:
1) Carrot, recipe: familymealsrecipesdiary.blogspot.com/2024/11/diwa...
2) Milk, Coconut & Pistachio: adapted this recipe: masalaandchai.com/milk-barfi/
Glad to have visited ‘Ancient India - living traditions’ at the #BritishMuseum yesterday – a #Diwali treat for myself, before the exhibition ends this Sunday, 19 Oct (a bonus was that it was half price using our #ArtPass).
Great essay on the exhibition by @willdalrymple.bsky.social below…
Great essay on the exhibition by @willdalrymple.bsky.social below…
October 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Glad to have visited ‘Ancient India - living traditions’ at the #BritishMuseum yesterday – a #Diwali treat for myself, before the exhibition ends this Sunday, 19 Oct (a bonus was that it was half price using our #ArtPass).
Great essay on the exhibition by @willdalrymple.bsky.social below…
Great essay on the exhibition by @willdalrymple.bsky.social below…
Eynsford looking beautiful in today’s sunshine, and enjoyed a great roast lunch at its Castle Hotel pub ☀️🍁🌾🍴
#eynsford #sevenoaks #Kent #autumn #roastlunch
#eynsford #sevenoaks #Kent #autumn #roastlunch
September 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Eynsford looking beautiful in today’s sunshine, and enjoyed a great roast lunch at its Castle Hotel pub ☀️🍁🌾🍴
#eynsford #sevenoaks #Kent #autumn #roastlunch
#eynsford #sevenoaks #Kent #autumn #roastlunch
Well, Croatia was a gorgeous revelation… hvala!
#croatia #split #splitcroatia #podstrana #omis #adriaticsea #hvratska
#croatia #split #splitcroatia #podstrana #omis #adriaticsea #hvratska
September 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Well, Croatia was a gorgeous revelation… hvala!
#croatia #split #splitcroatia #podstrana #omis #adriaticsea #hvratska
#croatia #split #splitcroatia #podstrana #omis #adriaticsea #hvratska
Mildly amusing things seen on lorries on the motorway…
August 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Mildly amusing things seen on lorries on the motorway…
June 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Last night’s performance of Hamlet Hail To The Thief at the RSC in #Stratford-Upon-Avon was extraordinary. The staging, the actors but equally the musical melding of the iconic #Radiohead album with the drama of #Hamlet. Dark, moving and stylish.
June 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Last night’s performance of Hamlet Hail To The Thief at the RSC in #Stratford-Upon-Avon was extraordinary. The staging, the actors but equally the musical melding of the iconic #Radiohead album with the drama of #Hamlet. Dark, moving and stylish.
Epic coastal walk from #Margate to #Broadstairs last week. 10km of sandy bays, cliff pathways, pubs (cider at Captain Digby Inn at #KingsgateBay), beachside cafes (ice cream at #Nāmaka on #StoneBay Beach) and fish/chips at The Mermaid at Broadstairs before the 4 min train (!) back to Margate.
June 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Epic coastal walk from #Margate to #Broadstairs last week. 10km of sandy bays, cliff pathways, pubs (cider at Captain Digby Inn at #KingsgateBay), beachside cafes (ice cream at #Nāmaka on #StoneBay Beach) and fish/chips at The Mermaid at Broadstairs before the 4 min train (!) back to Margate.
May 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Can’t wait to see #MarriageMaterial next week. Just finished rereading the book. Great inspiration (too close to home, actually!) for my own book project (what a punga…) #writing
May 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Can’t wait to see #MarriageMaterial next week. Just finished rereading the book. Great inspiration (too close to home, actually!) for my own book project (what a punga…) #writing
Great performance of Much Ado About Nothing in Oxleas Woods #SeverndroogCastle last night by the #HandleBards, actors who cycle between venues, props & all. Skilful use of comedy, minimal props and staging 🎭
#shakespeare #London #Eltham #SE9 #Woolwich #SE18
#shakespeare #London #Eltham #SE9 #Woolwich #SE18
May 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Great performance of Much Ado About Nothing in Oxleas Woods #SeverndroogCastle last night by the #HandleBards, actors who cycle between venues, props & all. Skilful use of comedy, minimal props and staging 🎭
#shakespeare #London #Eltham #SE9 #Woolwich #SE18
#shakespeare #London #Eltham #SE9 #Woolwich #SE18
Still digesting the experience of seeing the amazing #TallTales film at Soho's @curzoncinemas.bsky.social, of the album by @thomyorke.wastehq.social and Mark Pritchard. The visual imagery was mind-blowing. Atm I'm liking Back In The Game & The Spirit, so the least processed-voice tracks I guess.
May 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Still digesting the experience of seeing the amazing #TallTales film at Soho's @curzoncinemas.bsky.social, of the album by @thomyorke.wastehq.social and Mark Pritchard. The visual imagery was mind-blowing. Atm I'm liking Back In The Game & The Spirit, so the least processed-voice tracks I guess.
Celestial performance last night by #LetMeInPresents @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social in ‘An Evening with #Radiohead’. 👏🏼📻🤖
May 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Celestial performance last night by #LetMeInPresents @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social in ‘An Evening with #Radiohead’. 👏🏼📻🤖
Happy Heatwave Friday!
May 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Happy Heatwave Friday!
Exhausted watching the #LondonMarathon! From #Woolwich Common this morning. Such admiration for these runners :)
April 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Exhausted watching the #LondonMarathon! From #Woolwich Common this morning. Such admiration for these runners :)
Well I enjoyed this at #ElthamLibrary last night. Lots of talented writers & readers. (Wish the Library, #Greenwich Council and more #Eltham (& nearby) peeps were on here rather than the ‘other place’ so such events get more traction) 🤷🏻♀️
April 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Well I enjoyed this at #ElthamLibrary last night. Lots of talented writers & readers. (Wish the Library, #Greenwich Council and more #Eltham (& nearby) peeps were on here rather than the ‘other place’ so such events get more traction) 🤷🏻♀️
Good to catch Arpita Singh’s only solo exhibition outside of India, yesterday at Serpentine North, Hyde Park.
#SerpentineUK #ArtExhibition #ArpitaSingh
#SerpentineUK #ArtExhibition #ArpitaSingh
April 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Good to catch Arpita Singh’s only solo exhibition outside of India, yesterday at Serpentine North, Hyde Park.
#SerpentineUK #ArtExhibition #ArpitaSingh
#SerpentineUK #ArtExhibition #ArpitaSingh
Nice trot around the #Pirates exhibition at the #NationalMaritimeMuseum yesterday and a tasty first visit to the little #Korean #London Naru restaurant on Crooms Hill, #Greenwich.
April 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Nice trot around the #Pirates exhibition at the #NationalMaritimeMuseum yesterday and a tasty first visit to the little #Korean #London Naru restaurant on Crooms Hill, #Greenwich.