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Category Archives: Art, jaunts & going out
Two dog night, no dog morning
Saturday. Under clear blue skies we set sail for Manchester. (I lie. We drive.) The hotel’s grand. Victoriana at its best. Come six o-clock we head out, past the old town hall, accessorised for fun with helter-skelter, big wheel and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, jaunts & going out
Tagged Comfort, Crosby, Crosby Beach, Kinky Friedman, Manchester, Music, Poetry, Richard Goodall Gallery, Roger McGough, Texas, Utopia, Wine
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The Grand Local
In hairdressing salons all around town girls coiffed in big rollers sit, patiently, reading magazines, scrolling phones. Waiting for lash extensions, manicures, make-up. Outside, bitter gusts blow rubbish down the street. Men wearing scarves bend into the wind as they walk. Women in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, jaunts & going out, Liverpool, Thinking, or ranting, or both
Tagged Aintree, Beauticians, Crosby, Drivers, Grand National, hairdressers, Lancashire, Liverpool, Races, Sefton, spring
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