The fine art of cheese at Waitrose. Meticulous cut the wheel in half and then carve from one piece of the block. Gordan Ramsey attests that England now produces more varieties and finer cheeses than France. Haven't wars been fought over less bold claims? (Leftover cheese and wine for breakfast this morning. Call it brunch and it is justifiable, no?)
Not sure if this was a riding club-- but very natty for an early clatter through the streets of Kensington... before the coffee shops were even open.

Years ago, there was a musical film version of Oliver Twist called simply, Oliver!. And when the lad is finally reconnected with loving relatives, he dances through a street scene extending the song of the flower sellers, singing, "Who Will Buy... This Wonderful Feeling!" I am quite sure this Cresent was the scene was filmed- and the streetlamp a choreographer's prop.

Wonderfully clever things in the Times this morning.
A selection:
Somerset Maugham: To eat well in England, you have to have breakfast three times a day. To eat well in America, you hvae to be on Death Row."
Martin Amis: "It is clear to me that on your last lap of life, you do't think about work at all."
Also this..... "Men are cinematic, women, theatrical. Men underact and women overact."
Rita Rudner on marriage: "Whenever I date a guy, I think, "Is this the man I want my children to spend weekends with?"