9:25 PM

#KRISHNACASTLE: Episode 5. Everyone needs downtime. They provided 15,000 meals a day during the rebellion. To find out more, head to https://foodforalluk.com - the biggest provider of hot meals in the country. Thanks #foodforall. Love ya. #london #harekrishna #extinctionrebellion #vegetarian

9:21 PM

#KRISHNACASTLE: Episode 4. There was no way of taking down the shrine so we worked around it. Krishna wouldn’t have minded, he was a flute-playing cowherd. The reason you see him depicted a blue colour is because his skin was very dark, like the common man. #harekrishna #extinctionrebellion #london

9:18 PM

#KRISHNACASTLE: Episode 3. The place is a fascinating combination of every #squat I’ve ever been in and every #CrisisAtChristmas kitchen I’ve ever cooked in. I’ve put my roller down for a sec to document the solid work being put in by today’s team in emptying this side of the kitchen, cleaning it and whitewashing it. Those are sacks of #couscous in the middle, and those are fairy lights coming down from the ceiling. #london #harekrishna #extinctionrebellion

9:13 PM

#KRISHNACASTLE: Episode 2. Cooking in bulk is exactly like cooking for one, just scaled up slightly. But for the disappointment when opening a massive can of olives only to discover that it’s actually a vat of ghee. Always give the can a little shake first. #harekrishna #london #extinctionrebellion

9:09 PM

#KRISHNACASTLE: Episode 1. Spent the day repainting the kitchen as a thank you for feeding so many of the #extinctionrebellion. The half-man-half-lion incarnation of Lord Krishna, #Nrsimhadeva, greets visitors as they come down the ramp. #london #harekrishna

During the Autumn rebellion - Extinction Rebellion, that is - Krishna’s Castle fed tens of thousands of people every day. They’re wonderful, and in return the call went out for volunteers to help refurb their kitchen over a couple of weekends in November. Plenty of us heeded the call, I took some snaps in between bouts of painting and before I was whisked upstairs to cook for the other volunteers myself.

They’re based in the heart of London, under everyone’s noses, and you can find out more about them here.

10:58 PM

#CAMELMILK: is a thing, in the shops, here. I did not know this. Your humble correspondent does not get on with milk, else this post would not be ending here. #london

8:51 AM

#THAMES: love a foggy morning, especially when I have a camera handy. ‘Hamme’ in older English means ‘bend in the river’ and this is quite the right-hander here on the way to the station. Good morning. #richmond #visitrichmond #river #foggy #london

11:49 PM

#SHEPHERDSBUSH: well, finally, I get to see the #IndigoGirls after 27 years. Splendid gig. #closertofine #london #gig Thanks @indigogirlsmusic come back anytime!

7:43 PM

#CHEESELOVER: in case you missed it, this launched a month ago, #cheeseconveyorbelt over in #SevenDials which is looking impressive as whole new areas in Covent Garden open up #cheese #London