The title of this blog comes from the fact that I was around the square mile in London yesterday. I spent a bit of time at Occupy London, the protest camp by St Paul`s. I was not impressed. It was a damp drizzly day so that might have been the reason why there were hardly any protesters, just a lot of rather disconsolate looking tents. I listened to some young men (no women!) speaking on the steps of the cathedral, including a flamboyant clergyman from Wall Street Demo in New York, but they were simply urging everyone to go on the student march to the City today. It is all neat and organised but any clergy or Quaker presence seemed sadly absent. A lot of homeless people have joined them, but there`s nothing wrong in that.
I went on a nice bus ride to Friends Centre in Euston Road afterwards. How I love my bus pass especially when in London! As always when there I met up by chance with old Quaker friends and then later granddaughter M came from UCL which is just round the corner, where she had been busy making banners for the march today. Then we went to an Indian veggie cafe she has found where you can eat as much delicious food as you want for £4.50. We were joined by grandson M so we had a lovely time. I am impressed by the way my grand children are so at home in London and know all the best places. Just as I used to feel when I lived there, oh Lord, sixty years ago.