Monthly Archives: August 2014

Sunday Music

Yesterday, Ma and I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy. Great movie with an excellent soundtrack. The film ended with Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell version – I don’t really like the Diana Ross version..) … Continue reading

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Birthday Fun

I had a lie in. Went to the theatre. Had cheeky cocktails at the OXO Bar Admired the view… Altogether a really lovely day….

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Tuesday

Sometimes you have a perfect weekend. It’s just the right amount of busy, social and restful and that was what my weekend…. There was cake.Nephew, who thinks that Grandma and Aunty Nic are Daddy’s sisters. Yes, we did set him straight…Family … Continue reading

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Remembrance

Today I could talk about what a lovely weekend I had and I did, it was lovely but today also marks 100 years since the declaration of war that marks the start of World War I. Tonight, to echo the … Continue reading

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What I’ve Read – July 2014

Apparently I’ve read more this year than any year when I first started tracking it, which I’m a bit surprised about because I was thinking that I wasn’t reading as much but here is this month’s list! The City – … Continue reading

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Friday Links

It’s not a terribly happy Friday today. I’m good but the world appears to be in more of a mess than usual. All week, we’ve seen the news about Gaza, it feels unbearable, I can’t watch, can’t listen to this. Then I … Continue reading

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