Our new place in Crouch End, north London, is surrounded by all sorts of sports clubs and fields. There's tennis, football and cricket pitches galore.This afternoon, when the Englishman and I went for a walk with the terrier, we counted no fewer than six - six - cricket matches going on at … [Read more...]
Crouch End Shopping – Little Paris
There are a lot of independent shops in Crouch End, but one that is a real favourite of mine is Little Paris on Park Road, N8. This lovely store, which stocks everything French, has already been featured in Time Out's 100 Best Shops in London. You can find anything from vintage furniture … [Read more...]
First day of the Crouch End Festival
In pictures:Festival beer and scotch eggs at The Maynard ArmsGuerilla Bunting gang had been at A Special Interest, one of the Barboot locations.Sold!Me with Wendy Saunders whose wonderful paintingsN adorned the walls of Oddbins.Barboot at The Haberdashery It's all in the detail: the light … [Read more...]
Bank Holiday Weekend and The Crouch End Festival
Today is the first day of the festival and I can hardly contain my excitement! In a few hours time I will wander over to Oddbins on Crouch Hill, London N8, to view Wendy Saunders' paintings while sipping on something lovely and refreshing, but before I do that I thought I'd let you have my … [Read more...]
A Swedish Evening at The Haberdashery
I first noticed that The Haberdashery was a little different from the other coffee houses in our new London area of Crouch End because of this sign:It says, 'Unattended children will be given espresso and a free kitten.' I chuckled to myself all the way home - it was such a refreshing and funny sign … [Read more...]
Crouch End Festival 4 – 13 May 2012
Visit the festival site here for more info. At the end of last year, when I told my London friends we'd finally found a flat to buy, and were moving to Crouch End, several of them said, 'You'll love it there - it's a very creative place'. At first I was flattered because this meant they thought … [Read more...]
The Crouch End Knowledge: The Queens
From the outside this pub looks far too large to be any good, and it took some emotional blackmail type of comment from the Englishman to even get me through the door, 'But we said, we'd to try all the pubs!'The thing was that as soon as I'd written the first post about The Maynard Arms, promising … [Read more...]
The Knowledge Crouch End – Part One: The Maynard Arms
In the UK, there's a test called 'The Knowledge' for London black cab drivers. Before being awarded a licence, they have to pass a test of the best ways to navigate the thousands of roads, cul-de-sacs and one way systems in London. Basically they have to carry a complete A-Z in their heads. Not an … [Read more...]