Mud, Market,

I needed to look for a copy of the three bears-we have a few at school, but I want a new one. This provided the perfect excuse for a trip to Greenwich and all photo opportunities that this incurs. We parked next to the park, and walked past some lovely houses on our way into the centre. I found a kind of modern, jazzy copy of the book, where mother bear makes chilli rather than porridge. The rest of the story followed the traditional lines though!

This is the sad state of the old second hand market, that has now been knocked down to make way for who knows what?

We were excited to see a film being made in Greenwich today. Everything was wrapped in tight security, though we could spot some extras through the fencing. We had no idea what the film was, but whatever it was, the film company had hired the whole of the naval college site, which is often used for films. The last one I saw a glimpse of was Sherlock Holmes, and the one before that was The Duchess. For The Duchess there was a whole street scene, complete with market and about 200 extras. I could catch glimpses of the carriage and possibly Keira Knightley inside. In the film the scene lasted for about a minute! All that preparation and then such a short part of the film-the wedding scene-if you have seen it. No wonder films cost so much!

I found out the film through google-Pirates of the Caribbean. So Mr Depp is in town!

A worn angel.

Tins.

Strange mushrooms near the market.

Beautifully arranged vintage stall.

Things for ladies.

The mud is what I paddled in when I came home. It was raining but I put on my waterproof trousers and jacket and went out there anyway. I put ballast along the gravel boards at the bottom of the fence (A French Drain is the exotic sounding name for this messy operation) I am supposed to leave that uncovered so that water can drain away.

Then, I tried my best to move the earth back to where it used to be, and have roughed out a border area, and tried to flatten the rest. next weekend is time to remove debris, and the following weekend I will turf it, if turf is still available. I got very, very dirty doing all of this!