Tim BradfordMar 21, 20182 min readMy Famous Street Standup MomentThere was a bright chill in the day. I was walking slowly up the hill when I saw one of my neighbours talking to two men in red t-shirts....
Tim BradfordOct 5, 20171 min readHigh Speed Metaphor Bloke with LagerI’m trudging back from the park, feeling tired and for some reason dejected by the clammy cold breeze that’s whipping off the pavement...
Tim BradfordJun 6, 20173 min readIt’s A Beautiful DayI’ve written before about rain. About how it makes me feel alive. Today the rain was beating down, propelled by cold gusts of wind that...
Tim BradfordMay 8, 20172 min readTalking About Love on Drayton ParkI’m walking from my car to Tesco to go and buy some chicken dippers… the latest shit food fad in our house – when out of the corner of my...
Tim BradfordJan 19, 20172 min readSince You’ve Bin GoneToday I walk the neighbour’s dog again. On my return leg I am reminded that the rubbish bin at the top of one of the nearby streets has...
Tim BradfordJan 18, 20151 min readThe Portable Bouncing PlaygroundMy youngest has become very excited at the new portable bouncing playground that’s been installed at the western end of our street. Since...
Tim BradfordNov 13, 20141 min read“In Your Days”I’m walking through the park with my eight year old son. He’s asking lots of questions at the moment. The main thrust of all this is that...
Tim BradfordJun 8, 20141 min readA walk in Clissold ParkHad a great walk out in the rain yesterday morning in Clissold Park, during which I outlined my four point plan (or is it seven?) for...
Tim BradfordMay 30, 20131 min readGetting Waylaid While Buying DIY SuppliesYesterday I went out onto Blackstock Road with the specific task of buying a replacement blade for my hacksaw. A nice, simple, job –...
Tim BradfordMar 2, 20121 min readThe SeagullsI’m woken from a dream by the sound of birds. It’s a multi-levelled effect, with blackbirds and starlings in the background, the odd...
Tim BradfordFeb 17, 20111 min readThe Crazy Modernist Building At The End Of Our StreetFor years we looked at the crazy modernist building at the end of our street and said "What a fucking dump!" (It's not exactly Nikolaus...
Tim BradfordFeb 11, 20103 min readThe View Down To Highbury Vale/St John’s ChurchMy late neighbour, Edna Crome, seemed to know more about Highbury then anyone I know. She was always telling me stories about some aspect...
Tim BradfordJan 20, 20101 min readClissold Park/Narnia CrossoverMaybe this theory needs a bit more work.
Tim BradfordJun 23, 20091 min readBottle PenThe stationer breathed a sigh of relief today when I went in and brought four colour cartridges for my printer. "Ha – you thought I was...
Tim BradfordMay 20, 20091 min readUrban Tractor SceneSitting at a bus stop on Stoke Newington Church Street I heard a sound both familiar yet strange. In the midst of the normal sounds of...
Tim BradfordMay 8, 20091 min readQuink (black)"Do you sell Quink?" I said to my local stationer. "Do we sell Quink? Of course we sell Quink. That's a strange question." "Well, it's...
Tim BradfordApr 22, 20091 min readTreadmill late appointment simulation jogI did just over two and a half km on the treadmill in an attempt to recreate that excruciating jog to an appointment or interview on a...
Tim BradfordMar 4, 20091 min readThe acne red faced bloke dogshit incidentThe bloke was in his early 20s and had a stripey t-shirt and a spotty red face. He swaggered out of the King's Head with his dog then...
Tim BradfordFeb 26, 20091 min readThe Origins of DanebottomMy six year old son often asks me, when we walk up Canning Road, to tell him about the Viking battle of Blackstock Road. "How do you know...
Tim BradfordNov 12, 20081 min readTalking with The Dog PeopleWhile the numbers of Dog People frequenting Clissold Park has grown enormously over the past few years, one of the things that hasn't...
