September 2005 Archives
The Barbican Talk discussion forum is a never ending source of local news. Today's discovery was details of the development that's going on next to CityPoint, on the site of what used to be Merrill Lynch offices.
According to SkyscraperPage.com, the Ropemaker Place redevelopment is going to get us a new skycraper:
Height: 93m
Floors: 23
Architect: Gensler Associates
Developer: Helical Bar
Artist's rendidtion
and a quick google gets me the Mayor of London planning decision, from 2003!
- Ropemaker Place initial representation (PDF)
- Ropemaker Place report (PDF)
::phew::
I'd almost convinced myself I'd messed up that 40 minute wander through project management technique.
Now I can stop thinking how to break it to Nigel and Anita that they wasted
Whilst Phil and I were lazing around on the lawns of Forty Acres, the last week of hot and sunny weather wasn't so good for my runner beans.
Before:
After:
Other than lounging around in deckchairs on the patio, reading, and snuggling under the duvet watching Firefly, Phil and I didn't do very much in our week at the cottage. Which is just what we wanted.
That said, we did venture out to Hay-on-Wye returning with another wonderful haul of second-hand books, (and still wondering just how The Granary manages to take 15 minutes to serve a couple of rounds of coffee and cakes ... ). We also made it into Hereford for an afternoon before heading over to dad and Jean's and off to Malvern to watch Daisy Miller at the Malvern Theatres. Excellent venue, not-so-good play. Foodwise, dad and Jean introduced us to the delights of Cafe Zam Zam indian in Malvern, and the fantastic Peterchurch Bistro (?) where we celebrated their 5th wedding anniversary with lots of delicious food and New Zealand chardonnay.
I made chutney too, *loads*. The limited edition Forty Acres range joins the hot off the hob Blanfred Little Plum range, and comes in three varieties:
- apple (it's a bit like Branston pickle, with fewer crunchy bits)
- spicey apple
- apple and red pepper