ANONYMITY FOR WHAT?

Talking of personalised number-plates....


The other day in Bury Street, Mayfair, two posh cars were parked one behind the other. There was this Jaguar...

For what remains unsure - suggestions, please!

The other vehicle was a Bentley bearing the number-plate...


Maybe the choice of 'ANON' derives from the definition 'straight away; at once'. Otherwise it must be an abbreviation of 'anonymous', which would, surely, be just a tad self-consciously pretentious...?

Photos: David Weeks

MEANWHILE...

Out here: the moon still rises behind the mountains...

But, sadly, when it rises tonight, we will be back in London...

MEANWHILE...

Out here: the sun still sets behind the church...

MEANWHILE....

Out here: sun-worshippers worship...

MEANWHILE...

Out here: the little red boat is still safely moored...

MEANWHILE...

Out here: David continues to unwind...

MEANWHILE...

Out here: Priests fish off the end of the jetty...

MEANWHILE...

Out here: kids are jumping off the front of fishing-boats...

LEST WE FORGET

MEANWHILE...

Out here: grapes are ripening on the vine...

IN SEARCH OF THE SUN...

Blogs will be less frequent for a week or two as we seek to bring a little sun-and-sea healing into our lives: David after his double-hernia op, and me after... well... the ongoing struggles with arthritis...

By the time you read this we will be en route for our favoured sun-spot: the tiny resort of Emporios at the far end of the Greek island of Kalymnos...

Occasional, brief, reports will emanate from time to time...

HISTORY FOR KEEPS

If you enjoyed my recent cycle of radio plays, The History of Titus Groan, based on the books by Mervyn Peake and would like to own it for keeps – or if you missed any or all of the six one-hour episodes – you may like to know that it is now available for purchase and download from AudibleGo – and for just £6.74!

The production features a stellar cast headed by Miranda Richardson, Paul Rhys, James Fleet, Tamsin Greig, William Gaunt and Carl Prekopp with David Warner as the Artist and Luke Treadaway as Titus Groan, 77th Earl of Gormenghast.

ORDER HERE!

THE WORKING WEAK

Here's our friend, folk singer Michael Grosvenor Myer with a comforting thought with which to begin the next seven days...

You'll find more folk songs on Michael's YouTube Channel

PLUMB CRAZY

The other week, magicians in The Magic Circle were being circulated with an offer to buy a unique vehicle number-plate for a mere £5, 500...


But perhaps the most dedicated collectors of 'personalised' number-plates I've ever come across is the company, Pimlico Plumbers.

Crossing Vauxhall Bridge one night, we noticed a van ahead of us...


...with an interesting number-plate...


Ever since, we've been spotting other Pimlico Plumbers vans with similarly idiosyncratic plates...



And one of the best – LOO 2 WET...


There are, apparently dozens more that we''ve not spotted yet, such as:

W4TER
7O1LET
C15TEN
8ATH
DRA1N
B1DET
TAP I5 ON
A LE4K
LOO 2 OLD
TAP S7OP

I think I'm going to start an I-Spy Book of Pimlico Plumbers Number-plates and try to collect them all!

Here's the full roll – bog-roll would be better! – of their impressive collection. And if you own a likely contender for the list, they may well be in the market to buy!

THEME AND VARIATIONS

In case you missed it (most people have!) I have launched a new blog...


...so far fourteen favourite photos of my favourite city and the people who live there, but many more to come!

Check out Venice Variations.