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Gone to the wall

February 10, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

I hate shopping but I love Anthropologie. Now that I’ve accepted that everything is double the price I think it’s going to be, even with a generous mental mark up … Read more

Live at the BBC

February 8, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Broadcasting House on Portland Place has been under wraps for months, and now it’s £1bn extension is complete. It’s all very snazzy but I must admit I noticed the new … Read more

Caught in the act

February 6, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

For the first time today, the owner of the house came home as I was taking a picture of their garden. He was very nice about it. ‘My wife will … Read more

Fenced in

February 4, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

My flatmate came back from the corner shop the other week with some bad news to impart. The overgrown but romantic planting – lots of climbers and ivy – outside … Read more

Beauty through adversity

February 4, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

I got lost in Victoria a few years ago and stumbled across this tiny street of slightly dilapidated terraced houses. I remember admiring this sculpture then and was pleased to … Read more

Why?

February 2, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

From a distance these box balls look real, but get a bit closer and there’s something odd about them. They’re a bit too round, and a bit too monotone, a bit … Read more

Abbey Road

January 30, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

Just down from the Abbey Road Studios and the famous zebra crossing is this mansion block front garden. The brick raised beds look like they’ve been there since Paul, John, … Read more

Use both hands!

January 28, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

On this bone-chillingly cold day I went to Kew Gardens with the photographer Paul Debois. He’d kindly agreed to give me some expert tuition on how to use my camera … Read more

Green day 2

January 21, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

This posh terrace of houses really stood out this morning as their front gardens are so green. All of the gardens have a similar set-up – some bamboos, fatsias, choisyas … Read more

Green day

January 18, 2011 by Veronica Peerless

There are often mysterious goings-on at the deconsecrated church next door to my office. Sometimes lasers light up the building for no apparent reason, and then a red carpet and … Read more