It’s been the most amazing summer for the ponds (the ladies’/women’s/wimmins’ pond). More visits this year than the last five together. I’ve been on my own, with Marion (ice cream and strawberries), with Alice (despite […]
messing about in boats
Lunch with Tim and Jenny – Albert (72ft wooden canal boat with original 2-stroke engine, chonk……. chonk……. chonk) is on a mooring near Maidenhead. We went half a mile upstream and moored on a little […]
culture
Meschac Gaba’s Museum of Contemporary African Art at the Tate – a wonderful series of themed rooms, each a museum of found objects, or street stalls, or musical instruments, or wedding photographs. Fantastic fun. In […]
judith’s flowers
Judith came, bearing flowers specially selected for their colour… she didn’t know the kitchen had turned yellow. It meant I had to do what I’ve been meaning to for ages – explore Brushes on the […]
giant’s causeway 4
Last day – the rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede. Very very high, originally with a hand-rope on one side only for shepherds to take their sheep across to (yes) Sheep Island. Fine if you don’t look […]
giant’s causeway 3
Rain threatened so we took the car to the Republic on the ferry and drove round the Inishowen coast and for a short moment were the most northerly two people in Ireland. Then on to […]
giant’s causeway 2
Sorted bus times, left the car at Portballintrae and walked the coast path to the Causeway. New award-wining visitor centre smaller than I’d imagined, but rather good. The causeway itself not surprisingly full of visitors […]
giant’s causeway 1
Off to Ireland with Daniel to walk the Causeway cliff path and catch up with each other and ourselves. After driving the coast route from Belfast International we arrived at the road leading to our […]
dangerous things for boys
… or not. Took Ricky early to queue for the Dalston House.
swimming bucket list
Between a long day at IWM in Elephant (overseeing the install of our temporary signs there) and visiting Gwyneth, managed to squeeze a swim in the Serpentine. Something I’ve always meant to do but never […]