Long Weekend in London
It’s Easter weekend – which means a long weekend for us lucky office workers, hooray! It’s Saturday afternoon just now and I’ve not actually left my flat yet today because a friend visited me for a few days this week and we spent three days out and about in London so now I’m catching up … Continue reading
Waffles on Pancake Day
It was Shrove Tuesday last week which is traditionally a day for eating pancakes in Britain. (In some other parts of the world it is known as “Mardi Gras” and is the last day of carnival). The tradition stems from Christian beliefs surrounding the forty days that Jesus spent fasting in the desert, during which time … Continue reading
Imperial Chinese Robes from the Forbidden City at the V&A
I first read about the temporary exhibition “Imperial Chinese Robes from the Forbidden City” at the V&A on Twitter and posters dotted around tube stations back in December, but I just never got around to planning a visit until I suddenly realised that this weekend was the last chance to see it. I decided I … Continue reading
Tea Tasting at The East India Company
The East India Company started life in the early sixteenth century as a group of English merchants interested in trading in the Far East. After being granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600, the company rapidly expanded, and at one point was so powerful that it had its own army in India … Continue reading
A Phone Call from Edinburgh University
I’ve been working an hour or two extra every day for the past few weeks and I was even at the office for most of Saturday as we work up to the close of our financial year, which I’ve actually been finding quite stressful this year as we’ve been one team member down for a … Continue reading
London International Mime Festival
I saw two shows last week that were part of the London International Mime Festival at the Southbank Centre. One of the great advantages of mime is that, like dance, it doesn’t depend on language to communicate with the audience and the Mime Festival consisted of five different shows from France, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark and … Continue reading
My First Ever Ballet Class
I had my first ever ballet class today and I absolutely loved it! I’ve been interested in ballet since my late teens, but at that time I couldn’t find any suitable classes to attend and I ended up doing karate for a couple of years instead. I’ve always been in awe of the way martial … Continue reading
My work-around for posting Windows Live Photo Galleries on WordPress.com
I swapped my blog from Windows Live Spaces to WordPress a couple of months ago, but due to a misunderstanding I was disappointed to discover that my photo galleries hadn’t moved with my blog. When MSN said that all photos would be moved when MSN blogs were migrated to WordPress they meant all photos that … Continue reading
London Ice Sculpture Festival at Canary Wharf
I went to the London Ice Sculpting festival at Canada Square Park in Canary Wharf yesterday morning. Celebrating its third year, the three day event offered the opportunity to observe live ice-carving demonstrations, enter a competition to win a trip to the Ice Hotel in Sweden, and have a go at creating an ice-sculpture of … Continue reading
New Year’s Resolutions 2011
Happy New Year! I hope that 2011 will be a fantastic year around the world. On a more personal level here in my own little world the Christmas decorations have been tidied away in our flat and it’s back to work tomorrow after a two week Christmas break, so I guess that signals that it’s … Continue reading
London Ice Sculpture Festival 2011
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Swedish Christmas Fair
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Learning to Cook
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Scotland Summer 2010
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Samye Ling Monastery
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London Summer 2010
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