As some of you may know it was my birthday on Saturday, and to celebrate it, (after lunch with family, of course) The Englishman decided to ignore (!) his fear of heights and take me on the cable car which crosses the Thames. Since it opened for the London Olympics last year, The Emirates cable car … [Read more...]
Jazz and Swing in North London
Photo: BBC I've been loving the new BBC Two drama, Dancing on Edge directed by Stephen Poliakoff and starring the fantastic Chiwetel Eijofor and Matthew Goode, among other big stars. It's a story of a jazz and swing band in 1930's London, and the acting, direction, plot and above all … [Read more...]
The Shard in London
If you've been reading this blog for some time, or follow my Instagram feed, you will know that I have something of an obsession with the latest - and the tallest ever - skyscraper to adorn the London skyline. You can imagine how overexcited delighted I was when I received an invitation to a … [Read more...]
The Crouch End Festival 2013
This morning I had a great breakfast meeting in the award winning Crouch End cafe, The Haberdashery, with James Bridgman and Vicci Parker about next year's Crouch End Festival.The dates of the of the 2013 festival have now been set (7-16 June 2013), and the planning process is in full swing. There … [Read more...]
Alex Gough Erämaa Exhibition
Alex Gough is a talented Finnish/British painter whose work has previously brought me to tears.I first came across Alex through a good friend who's been following his progress for some time. A couple of years ago, she took me to his exhibition at Orion Contemporary Gallery in St James's in … [Read more...]
James Bond is everywhere in London
I have to admit to being a bit of a Bond fan. I grew up with Roger Moore as the Bond, and have since had difficulty in thinking anyone else can be as good as him in that role (I know, I know, Sean Connery was the original but I'm too young - ahem - to remember him). But, our current Bond, … [Read more...]
A Chorus of Disapproval
Nigel Harman, Rob Brydon and Ashley Jensen.Photo Uli WeberToday't blog is over at my theatre review site, Strindberg's Daughter, where I'm writing about a play I saw at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London yesterday, A Chorus of Disapproval. Hop and skip over there and let me know if you agree with … [Read more...]
Life Touch Massage in Crouch End and my old life in the country.
Eleonora at Life Touch MassageI've been suffering from a painful shoulder since last December. But it wasn't until May this year, when the pain became acute, that I decided I needed to go and see somebody. I found a web page for Eleonora at Life Touch Massage, read the testimonials, and decided I … [Read more...]
A date with a Swedish Prince (well, almost)
Prince Carl Philip with MD of Svensk Form, Ewa Kumlin. The Swedish Ambassador, Ms Nicola Clase, has opened up her London residence to showcase Swedish modern design during the current London Design Festival. I pricked my ears when I heard Prince Carl Philip of Sweden was going to be in … [Read more...]
Alys, Always by Harriet Lane
Harriet Lane's debut novel, Alys, Always, was recommended to me by my old bookseller friend, Danny, at West End Lane Books when I was looking for authors who write about North London for next year's Crouch End Festival (more about this later). I didn't really know what kind of book it … [Read more...]
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