Category Archives: Britishness

Thoughts and feelings on being a Brit.

Pop Ups

Posted on August 2, 2012 by arrancat

Pop Up I love the idea of pop up businesses. There is something a little Harry Potterish about them. One day they are there, another day not. You could walk down the same street every single day, and never know … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Britishness, Four Birds a Boating/rOwPG, Ocean Rowing, Oceans Project, Product Review, Uncategorized | Tagged art, business, crew, DJ, doodle, glamourama, harry potterish, kendal, launch party, madame, manchester, pop up, san francisco, secret cinema, store, thai food, tukatz | Leave a comment

Restful Days and the 12 Parcels to Tiredness

Posted on August 1, 2012 by arrancat

Today is one of those days where I just have to be, do everything delicately and as I feel ready. I need to rest and be quiet and be in my own protective bubble. Over the years I’ve learnt not to push … Continue reading →

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The Education Debate

Posted on July 26, 2012 by arrancat

Wisdom Teething! I’m feeling a little out of sorts today. The result of my impacted wisdom tooth playing up, pressing on a nerve, which gives me a muffled ear and a constant aching headache, and an annoying tendency to start … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Medic, Britishness, My PhD: Environmental Psychology, Ocean Rowing, Oceans Project, yoga | Tagged grumpy mood, mouth ulcer, shiny lips, wisdom tooth | 1 Comment

Introduction to Ocean Rowing Seminar

Posted on July 23, 2012 by arrancat

Milestone We reached our first ocean rowing milestone today, an ‘introduction to ocean rowing’ seminar, held at Twickenham Yacht Club, in the UK, attended by our team virtually from Georgia, Sweden, and the UK as a webinar along with other race … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Britishness, Environment, Four Birds a Boating/rOwPG, Health and Fitness, My PhD: Environmental Psychology, Ocean Rowing, Oceans Project, Photos, Plastic Pollution, Royal Geographical Society, Wildlife, Wine, yoga | Tagged andrew morris, art, art gallery, atlantic, audiobooks, blog, boat, book, books, builder, cartoon, cash, charlie pitcher, childrens, chris martin, club, coaches, corporate, design, donate, donations, donor, dynamic, entry fee, ergo, essential, excel, fair, fastest, funding, funds, gb squad, global, headphones. attachment, henley, honolulu, in the, international, introductory, ipad, ipod, item, kenneth, kit, leander, london, machine, mental, money, monteray, mosquito bites, museum, new ocean wave, oars, ocean rowing, online, pacific ocean, panel, phase, physical, polyphasic, preparation, psychological, publicity, race, race participants, racing, rannoch, regatta, resting, river, rowing, roz savage, sally kettle, sea, session, sleep, sleeping, spares, speaker, speakers, spirit, sponsor, sponsorship, sports, story, support, swimming, team, thames, training, travel, twickenham, water, waterproof, waterrow, webinar, willows, wind, wine, wset, yacht | Leave a comment

A Night of 1000 Queens

Posted on June 21, 2012 by arrancat

Reblogged from Little London Observationist: On an aimless walk through the streets of Chelsea last week, we stumbled upon the Chelsea Arts Club building on Old Church Street. The front of the building, nestled in a pretty residential area of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Britishness, Photos | Tagged 1000, architecture, bright, Britain, british, buildings, celebration, decorated, diamond, east, elizabeth, jubilee, little, london, night, observationist, painted, party, pink, queen, queen's, street | Leave a comment

BT Artboxes, Spotted by Where The Art Is

Posted on June 20, 2012 by arrancat

Reblogged from Little London Observationist: Have any of you spotted the BT art boxes yet? Where The Art Is has shared a few shots of them in the Flickr pool. Enjoy. Any favourites? Have you found any yet? Are you … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Britishness, Photos | Tagged art, artboxes, box, brit, Britain, british, british telecom, bt, call, english, life, little, london, observationist, phone, photo, red, spotted, telephone, where | Leave a comment

Pacific Specific and Charlie

Posted on June 17, 2012 by arrancat

Its easy (especially in the comfort of your own home) to underestimate the emotional side of rowing an ocean and also how much psychological preparation is needed for a row, well beyond the physical aspects of training, and in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Britishness, Explorers, Health and Fitness, Ocean Rowing | Tagged charlie and sarah, japanese coast, tony humphries, travel, unfortunate times | Leave a comment

London's BT Art Boxes

Posted on June 16, 2012 by arrancat

Reblogged from Little London Observationist: BT Diamond Jubilee Art Box by Ryan Callanan. Photo by Alex Ellison. As you may know, the BT Art Boxes were launched in Trafalgar Square yesterday. They’re being moved to different homes around London this … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Britishness, Photos, Uncategorized | Tagged art, artwork, box, boxes, Britain, british, british telecom, bt, celebrationlittle, eccentricity, jubilee, london, observationist, painting, phone, queen, red, telephone | Leave a comment

5 London HDR Photographs from Fred255

Posted on June 15, 2012 by arrancat

Reblogged from Little London Observationist: Fred255 is a talented London-based HDR photography artist whose work I very much enjoy sharing with you. He’s recently contributed five new pieces to the Flickr pool. Near the Royal Victoria Dock Old part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Britishness, Photos | Tagged blog, Britain, british, characters, city, expat, fred255, hdr, john, kortland, life, little, london, londoner, observationist, people, person, photographs, reblog, street | Leave a comment

20 Street Photographs of Londoners by John Kortland

Posted on June 14, 2012 by arrancat

Reblogged from Little London Observationist: It’s been a few weeks since I’ve caught up with John Kortland. Let’s see what fabulous characters he’s captured on the streets of London lately, shall we? Photos and captions all by John. Rock bottom … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Britishness

Pop Ups

Restful Days and the 12 Parcels to Tiredness

The Education Debate

A Night of 1000 Queens

BT Artboxes, Spotted by Where The Art Is

Pacific Specific and Charlie

London's BT Art Boxes

5 London HDR Photographs from Fred255

20 Street Photographs of Londoners by John Kortland

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