Category Archives: Things I Like

Sunday Music

Cat Power – Cherokee Because it’s beautiful//

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The Weekend

The weekend started on Friday afternoon. Ben and Laura went out to celebrate Ben’s birthday by seeing Level 42 and Ma and I got to babysit Oli. Ol is at the stage where Mummy and Daddy going out is deeply … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

Tonight there will be no Friday Night Cocktail for me. I will be babysitting the nephew, who if we are very lucky, won’t scream blue murder because his parents are out having fun without him! Also because last night Ma … Continue reading →

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LCS at the Smatt’s Rumshack

This week is London Cocktail Week. On Monday the LCS had an event at the Smatt’s Rumshack. I would love to tell you in great detail about the rum and the three cocktails and the three ice cream cocktails (ice … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Cocktail

I made this for my birthday party and Jonny said that he thought it smelled like ‘summer in a glass’, so that’s going to be it’s name.Like all good things, I can’t really take any credit for this. I copied … Continue reading →

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RSC’s Julius Caesar

Theatre this summer seems to have mostly been Shakespeare. We didn’t plan it like that, but we saw Henry V at the Globe, Timon of Athens at the National and last Friday, the RSC production of Julius Caesar. All of … Continue reading →

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Oliver James

I do like spending time with this boy.. As he gets older, I’m completely gobsmacked by the depth of emotion I feel for him. I’m pretty much resigned to not having a child of my own but I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music

Punch Brothers – Rye Whiskey How good it is and the evils of drink…

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Walking, Summer and Graveyards

On Tuesday morning, I had to go and have an x-ray on my wrist. After that was done, I needed to get to a train station and it was a beautiful, sunny day for a change, it’s been miserable about … Continue reading →

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Foodie Penpals – June

My parcel arrived from Dan, delayed slightly by the long weekend. So what was in it? Dan believes that “in order to make great food, you need to start with the basics” and sent his favourite Maldon Sea Salt. I … Continue reading →

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