Frame of my Mind

Kyoto Garden 26/09/09

Today me and Justin took a trip to the Kyoto Garden in Holland Park, London. As if you couldn’t tell from it’s name, it’s a Japanese style garden created by gardeners from Kyoto – where the Japanese style garden is particularly abundant. It features neatly cut grass (which you weren’t allowed to walk on, though a few sunbathers decided not to abide by this rule) and a pathway surrounding a large pond housing various types of koi carp – very magnificent. Read more…

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What The F’… 11/09/09

You may have noticed earlier that I posted a sarcastic remark here, and a link – Checks on children’s club drivers. This was because I was at work, and didn’t have time to write a proper entry about our government’s latest ‘scheme’. I am of course referring to the new vetting and barring scheme. An attempt to prevent child abuse by requiring all adults who have ‘frequent’ or ‘intensive’ contact with children to be criminally record checked. Anyone who fails the check will be barred from working with children. Read more…

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