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... )

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

For years I've been wanting to share a fine dining meal with my favourite cousin. He's spent his life in restaurants and besides which, we're kindred spirits and don't get to spend much time together. I wanted to take him out last year for his 50th but couldn't make it happen, so this year I thought maybe we could do it for my 40th. Originally I ( 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... )

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... )

• 4x on the bike this week and last, 145 miles
  
• Credit card paid off, joint account paid off
  
• Treated myself to a bit of extravagant shopping, mostly nice stuff for the shower, paid in cash
  
• Been feeling detached this week from the ex, no strong feelings good or bad towards her
  
• Have a few things in the diary: craft beer festival tomorrow, new restaurant ( Read more... )

Amazingly, yesterday (and today) was sunny. Wife out at the rugby with a friend, and I needed to get out of the house. Firstly, so I wasn't home alone thinking about things too much, secondly to enjoy the sunshine ( Read more... )

First time going as a pommer - queueing up on the day to stand in the arena. Also first time seeing the Vienna Phil ( Read more... )

Hm. Don't even have a userpic for my wife and I together anymore. Shame, I always liked the userpics but still can't see the point in paying for lj anymore ( Read more... )

(Hm. Missing the 'couples' icon ( Read more... )