Good Morning

Sunday Slackness

A dull and very windy cold day that soon descended into crappy rain for the rest of the day. Before lunch, I had my usual Sunday music session in the common room and Dawn arrived followed soon by her neighbour John.

I played music by Paolo Conte and The Velvet Underground. She brought her vodka and coke and me a bottle of wine.

For my lunch, I had a slow-cooked lamb shank with veg and mashed potatoes.



I then had an afternoon siesta.

Land Registry

I spoke with a probate officer earlier this week and, during our conversation, he suggested that I contact HM Land Registry as our property is in joint names, jointly and severally. Well, I have done this and obtained a copy of the Land Registry record which indeed shows joint ownership. This is now where it gets complicated and I am uncertain as to whether or not I need to do more such as: transfer land or property to the surviving owner or beneficiary. My best friend Graeme, who's wife Anne died on 30th November, did not so far as I am aware do any of this.

Maybe it's time to consult a solicitor or conveyancer.

Blackheath

We were in Greenwich- paying Mike and Su a visit in their new home- and I got to do what I've been wanting to do for ages and take a stroll on the huge common at Blackheath.

Someone told us the other day that the reason the common has never been built over is because of the plague pits. I don't doubt the existence of plague pits in the area but suspect the common's survival as open ground has more to do with wealthy 19th and 20th century century villa owners wanting to preserve their village green.

In the middle ages Blackheath served as a rallying point and camping ground for a succession of peasant revolts- Wat Tyler's, Jack Cade's et al- and in more recent times was notorious for highwaymen and the gibbets set up to exhibit dead ones and deter their living compadres. It's a storied patch of ground, black in name and- for much of its history- black in nature.




The trees in the photograph are the trees of Greenwich Park and the towers are at Canary Wharf on the far side of the river.

Jazzy's Allsorts

Another mix of music -

Ram John Holder - Brixton Blues

Kylie Minogue - Confide In Me

Sufjan Stevens - Year Of The Ox

P.P. Arnold - I'm A Dreamer

Nico - Frozen Warnings

ENJOY

Just Wondering

Is there any monument or structure that you would like to visit?

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An Extra Just Wondering

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