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It is amazing to think that there is somewhere so peaceful and beautiful as Regent’s Park in central London. I often go there on a lunchtime, particularly in the spring and summer, when it is full of flowers and […]

I have just finished listening to the audiobook of the first volume of A History of Britain by Simon Schama.
In this eight-disc set, an abridgement of the book of the same name and the first of three volumes, Simon Schama retells the creation of modern Britain. Ostensibly the tale of the monarchy, it takes in […]

Cidade de Deus (City of God) is one of those films that has been on my ’should watch’ list for ages. It’s been sitting in my cupboard for about four months, always getting pushed aside when there was something else (usually something more trashy) taking priority. Anyhow, last night we sat down with a bottle […]

We booked tickets to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Imax last night. I’d not been there since I was sitting through a presentation and the guy two down the row from me had a fit. Very scary. Particularly for Melvyn - between me and the convulsing man - who was on his […]

London is lovely right now. I met up with Emilie Ems, Kathryn and Mark after work and we drank cold cold wine outside the Blue Posts, then sat in Soho Square eating the most delicious sushi. It was warm and still and full of t-shirted people lazing around, lying in small groups, chatting quietly to […]

I’m feeling somewhat hoarse after a late night of karaoke last night. I was determined not to get sucked into it, but we’d already been out all night and most of the afternoon at the races and somehow… well, it seemed the logical next step.
The horse racing was at Windsor. We all had to dress […]

We’ve lived like true chavs this weekend. Probably inspired by our trip to northern Kent.
On Friday afternoon, after getting back from said region, I scooted off to Boots and, for the first time in my life, used one of those high street photo printing machines. It wasn’t a pleasant experience, but I wanted to print […]

Note: What follows is probably my longest blog entry to date. If you dare tackle its minutiae, may I suggest settling down with brew in hand first.
It’s not often I get dressed up smart. The last time was Chris of the Brennan’s wedding to Joanne. The time before that, Helen’s wedding to Mike. The time […]

So, dad arrived from the land of the French tonight. I met him at Liverpool Street, where he was laiden with magazines, clothes for the wedding and French ideas.
We went out to the Angel, our round-the-corner pub-cum-eaterie, ate too much and got to the point of ordering coffee.
‘I’ll have an espresso,’ dad told the waitress.
‘I’m […]