Last weekend provided a much needed break in the long stretch between my last ski trip and our two week tour of the USA in September. I took the Friday and Monday off, for a long weekend of enjoying the summer and clearing my head from work ( Read more... )

It's been a busy spring schedule with events for which I've bought tickets months ago ( Read more... )

Four day weekend and ticked eeeeevery box ( Read more... )

This has been pretty much the perfect weekend ( Read more... )

I needed a festival. It's been a couple years. I also needed the break from work ( Read more... )

Last night I took the girl I'm seeing (more on that sometime soon) to her first opera. The first time the Royal Opera has put on Kurt Weill's Rise and Fall of the City of Mohagonny ( Read more... )

Very good weekend indeed, a little of everything.

Friday night at the proms to see the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. The Schumann Piano Concerto is a lovely piece. The new works were also both enjoyable in different ways ( Read more... )

Just had a very lovely weekend away with friends. Better than expected. Ex's oldest friends and her ex-bf's husband (who's marriage is on the rocks). On my anniversary. Yeah, but it was relaxed and calm. Enjoying the moment. Classic British holiday. Not the best weather, not much to do. There's a lot that can be learnt from not worrying about the ( Read more... )

So one of my goals for the year was to get out and do more. I've captured most of the big things up to my trips to Paris and Amsterdam. Here's what I've done in and about London since ( Read more... )

Long time, no post. It's been a very full and enjoyable May and worth a recap.

My mother came to visit for a week, pretty much because she could not escape worrying about how I'm doing without seeing my flat and speaking to me in person, so I arranged her itinerary accordingly. Most important was a dinner with the close group of friends who've ( Read more... )