The upper walkway of the Tower Bridge in London must be one of the most stunning and unique venues to host a drinks do - or as was the case last night - the Englishman's university alumni event.I didn't really know what to expect, and it was only as we were walking towards the bridge, that I … [Read more...]
Spring in London
Since I've been back from my travels around the Nordic countries the weather here in NW3 has been glorious. The contrast to the snow and ice I left behind in Sweden could not have been starker. On the first day back last Monday when I took the little terrier for his morning constitutional I wore a … [Read more...]
London Life: Children’s Hour at the Comedy Theatre
Image from childrenshourtheplay.comThere's been a lot of conflict about this play in our household. Months ago, my friend, 'the theatre agent', found seats on a matinee that fitted our busy calendars. We decided to treat our daughters to it, thinking that our husbands wouldn't be interested in a … [Read more...]
London Life: Becky Shaw at The Almeida
Well, my wish to have a jolly play next came true. Becky Shaw, a modern, witty play by Gina Gionfriddo, was just what I needed. (Don't be fooled by the poster above)The play, which is set in New York and Boston among other places, centres around the fall-out from a father's death in a dysfunctional … [Read more...]
Small Hours at the Hampstead Theatre
My marathon week of theatre-going started tonight with a one-woman play at Hampstead Theatre. This play, starring Sandy McDade and written by Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime, has been selling out since it opened on12th January with a 'World Premiere'. The run was extended by two weeks to allow … [Read more...]
London life: Sunday night is movie night
I've written before about how, when we moved up to London from the country, we promised ourselves that on every Sunday night we'd go to the cinema. In spite of an initial poor start to this plan, we've recently seen a few more films.Last weekend it was Barney's Version, a film which wasn't exactly … [Read more...]
London Life: Getting out meeting people
Picture from art of the prank website For the last two days I've been forced to work away from home because we've had the builders in the flat. I've decamped into the safe bubble of Soho House, and while trying delve into the deep recesses of my mind, I've not been able to resist half-listening … [Read more...]
London Life: Lost item found
Last week a card was popped through my letterbox. It was from Transport for London lost property office and informed me that they had an item that I'd misplaced. It didn't reveal what it was, but it stated that there'd be a £4 restoration fee.It took me a while to ring them because I had no … [Read more...]
All on my own
One of the reasons we decided to move from the country to the city was that I hated the times when Husband was away and I was left in the large house and grounds on my own. The feeling of being utterly cut off from the world just doesn't suit me - I was born in a largish town in central Finland and … [Read more...]
London Life
When we moved to London I didn't expect to have almost nightly sightings of a fox. The first time I saw this much written about urban animal was in our first week in the city. I was walking the terrier out at about ten o'clock. It was high summer and still hot and humid. First I thought it was … [Read more...]