In which I decide to live in a palace
Gold everywhere. Grand staircases. Portraits of… myself. This is how I’d now like my home to be. A home that houses rooms created for the simple reason of hanging pictures. Or to entertain one’s...
View ArticleBoris, you made my day
Having been spent a few summer weekends in various parts of Europe, I recently spent a very Londony Sunday ticking 2 things off my London to-do list 1) tried to spot ole’ Liz at Buckingham Palace and...
View ArticleVodka vultures and pretentiousness
While my usual nights out in London are spontaneous after work drinks or a dance-off in Infernos, involving an outfit decision based respectively on either what I was wearing that day in the office or...
View ArticleGuest blog by an inner city cockerel
‘Allo me old china plate, I’m Henny, a cockney cockerel currently residing at Vauxhall City Farm. This little part of London is home to me and some other not-quite-as-good-looking animals. People come...
View ArticleWhen I grow up, I want to be a bus driver
Now that I’ve revealed my tube-obsession in my last blog, it’s time to confess that I actually quite like transport in general. So much so, that my ‘Plan C’ was to be a bus driver. From experiencing...
View ArticleBorough Market. For face-stuffing and a little bit of history
When my parents were in town recently, I took them to Borough Market. It’s got traditional features, a fantastic range of food to nibble on, products to buy as presents, and coffee shops and pubs – a...
View ArticleThe importance of German beer
When Ryan first told me about the pub Katzenjammers, I had to do a double take. ‘A pub, with cats in pajamas? This is the best date ever!’ I thought. It seems I misheard, as where we ended up was an...
View ArticleAnother day, another palace. Trying to get in with the Royals.
I got slightly over-excited recently and wrote about how I’d like to live in a palace. Buckingham Palace to be precise. Can you imagine having your own palace? And sometimes open your doors to paying...
View ArticleAn award, for me?
I found a lovely comment on a post earlier this month from Alex Raphael telling me he’d nominated me for the Versatile Blogger award. I was incredibly excited, proud of myself and appreciative of the...
View ArticleSheffield’s festival line up
I’ve only ever been to one-day music festivals but it is on my list of things to do in life to go to a big one: camping, mud and all. Perhaps a one abroad? Even better! Or… I could just stay in...
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