I know I shouldn't complain, but my goodness it's hot in London today.You know that humid, it's-going-to-rain-any-moment-but-it-doesn't, kind of day with hazy sunshine and no breeze whatsoever.On days like this, in spite of the proximity of Hampstead Heath, I do miss our old place in country. What … [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...]
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...]
It seems I miss swiss chard…
Last night at a party, quite by surprise, we bumped into the couple who used to live in our flat. I'd met the lady once before, on our second visit to view the place, when she was visibly stressed by having strangers in her home. He baby was crying and all she wanted to do was to get rid of us and … [Read more...]
A view from a window
I was inspired by Tania Kindersley's blog post yesterday (you must read her words, they are always inspiring or/and thoughtful) to put up pictures I took over the years out of the window of our old house in the middle of nowhere in Southwest England.It's taken me a little while to be able to look at … [Read more...]
Viewing houses – again
This morning husband and I went to an open viewing of a flat, which the estate agents described as 'unmodernised'. A building site would be more appropriate description, though it's true that what we saw could be a lovely ground floor apartment with large rooms, a cellar and a garden in a … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
I can hardly believe another year has passed.A lot happened to me personally in 2010; much of it just a vaguely laid out plan in December 2009. All Husband and I knew was that we probably wanted to move from the house we'd been living in for the past 15 years. We both wanted to change our working … [Read more...]
Painkillers and life changes
When I walk into the kitchen this morning the first thing I see is an empty packet of ibuprofen, a packet which I only bought two days ago. The first thought I have is how selfish can he get? He took the last of the painkillers for his bad shoulder, leaving me nothing for my bad neck. (Husband and I … [Read more...]
Is becoming a bag lady the future?
Shopping for food has become a bit of an issue in our new London household. Or rather the lack of any such shopping. As the person who's at home the most during the day, it should naturally fall upon me to provide food for us all. Besides, apart from a brief spell by Husband as Supply Officer, … [Read more...]