Today was sunny, but the coldest day so far – freezing most of the day and the first day I really have felt the cold, despite wearing my rather unattractive Eskimo hat!
I left behind Crystal Palace Park and headed again through suburban London towards Streatham. In the grounds of Norwood Grove, the building that caught my attention was not the Grade 2 listed mansion, which had a rather dilapidated air, but the charming fairy-tale cottage ‘Lodge’ on the lane before Streatham Common. On a cold, frosty day like today, the wood smoke coming from the chimney pots and the weathered picket fence made it look ever so self-contained and cosy. It reminded me of the historic wood keeper’s cottage in Queen’s Wood, north London, now home to the delightful Queen’s Wood Cafe and Organic Gardens.
Ceesay Nursery School 