columbia road

I have lived 49 years in this life.  Getting old is a hard business and I wish I enjoyed my youth more when I was going through it.  I moved back to London hoping to start a little business but each day, I am getting a bit more timid with the idea.  I am not the fearless, brave person I once was.  But I have to do something, to keep my sanity. I can not just get work here because I don't have the working visa. I was going to get entrepreneur visa and start small business since it seemed like the easiest visa for me to achieve, but I need to start a real business and hire legal workers here. I think selling things is hard, even harder will be having a retail business, so if I do start, will be a very small affair online. But I am almost tempted to just go back to the states, find a job and play safe.  
I live near this lovely artsy street Columbia Road, where a lot of independent artists have small boutiques and studios. I went for a walk the other day just to see whats out there.  The place is busiest on Sundays when there is this famous flower market.  I have not been there on Sunday but on a weekday during lunch hour. It was discouraging because, the street was dead except for a few tourists and homeless people. It would be hard to run shops here.  

cute street corner near columbia road

one of the shops on Columbia Road

cute antique shop on Columbia Road

I have to go back on Sunday to see how vibrant this place is.  The place near it has so many cute little flats, which I suspect are now incredibly expensive and gentrified.  Here is the link for Columia Road businesses. http://www.columbiaroad.info/

For the time being, I must continue my everyday crafts and here is another hat I am making, finally for myself, since the weather here in London is freaking redunkulously freezing.

finally, a hat for myself