The Museum of Miniature Found Objects is delighted to unveil another Great Moment in World History. The new installation in the museum foyer depicts the eighth-century Emperor Charlemagne enjoying his first taste of Brie de Meaux, the delightful French cheese made with cow's milk. According to Notker the Stammerer, Charlemagne was so enamoured of this cheese he required two cartloads to be sent each spring to his palace in Aachen. And each year the cheeses were anxiously selected by the Bishop of Meaux, who'd introduced Charlemagne to the Brie. 

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Found objects: 

= black cloth cuff: 1.09pm, Sunday 7 April 2013, Bouverie Road, north London;
= blue felt star: 3.26pm, Wednesday 10 August 2011, Dunsmure Road, north London;

= faceted glass earring: 1.51pm, Tuesday 16 August 2011, Duke of York Steps, central London;

= plastic human brain: 2.01pm, Saturday 21 May 2011, corner of Ravenscourt Gardens and Ravenscourt Park, west London;

= plastic pink party favour pipe: 3.00pm, Tuesday 3 January 2012, Robsart Street, Adelaide;

= Republique française medallion: 5.49pm, Monday 21 February 2011, Swan Yard, north London;

= silver plastic wheel: 7.24pm, Tuesday 23 April 2013, Woodberry Down, north London;

= twisted copper ring: 8.51am, Tuesday 9 August 2011, Earls Court Road, west London.

Meanwhile, Beddoes kept watch back at the art gallery . . .

Here is a portrait in tribute to the noble beetroot — beloved vegetable of Apicius, renowned gourmet of ancient Rome. Offered by the Greeks to Apollo in his temple at Delphi, and no stranger to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Shelley immortalised the august tuber in his famous Ode:

                 'O rough-kissed root! Thou hast slept in nature's bosom,
                 Now rendered in all thy glory, a vision of beauty.'

The Museum of Miniature Found Objects announces with great sadness the death of a circus troupe who were due yesterday to give an inaugural performance in the Winston Marsala Potts Ballroom. As members of an ancient fairground dynasty from Nuremberg, their loss has been keenly felt in the circus world. The tragic fatalities were caused by the recent bout of freezing weather. The acrobatic troupe, all performing fleas, were found dead in their box by ringmaster Ernestino Smith. When describing the tragedy, Smith wept, "I'll miss them all, especially Goliath!"

In tribute, the curators at the museum have created this floral memorial in the entrance foyer, in honour of the performers. The museum extends its deepest sympathies.

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Found objects:

= green plastic pepper: 1.09pm, Monday 7 January 2013, Highbury Crescent, north London;

= green plastic foliage: 6.15pm, Thursday 4 April 2013, Selfridge's basement, Oxford Street, central London;

= hairslide with pink fabric flower and yellow stamens: 9.04am, Tuesday 6 November 2012, Rangemoor Road, north London;

= pink fabric rose: 3.14pm, Monday 30 May 2011, Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris;

= pink paper pompoms on sticks: 10.46am, Saturday 8 September 2012, Lordship Road, north London;

= red Lego flower: 11.08pm, Friday 1 February 2013, Fairholt Road, north London;

= yellow fabric sunflower: 1.23pm, Wednesday 24 July 2012, Hungerford Bridge, central London.