Welcome to the Neighbourhood
Umbra Sumus – We are shadows. These are the words on the sundial here in Fournier Street.

Over the coming days, weeks, months and years, I am going to write every single day and tell you about my life here in Spitalfields at the heart of London. How can I ever describe the exuberant richness and multiplicity of culture in this place to you? This is both my task and my delight.













