On Saturday, we found ourselves without plans (due to a technology failure), so decided on a whim to get tickets to Confluence at Sadler's Wells. Akram Khan is one of my favourite contemporary choreographers, and I was really excited to learn more about his creative process and see how he works in a more collaborative context. I didn't know ( Read more... )

It's really amazing how sometimes just little things are just what you need. This past weekend was just that - we headed out to Dorset for some walking with friends and the combination of wonderful company plus stunning landscapes (and being out with them) was just the thing R and I needed to bring this past month into perspective. We're both still ( Read more... )

Dear July,

I hate you. I have my life all working out and plans in motion, then you come along AND SMASH IT ALL TO PIECES EVERY YEAR. This year I have trimmed everything down to the barest of bones, thinking that might help and yet you still manage to muck it all up. Please go bother someone else, far far away from me.

Exasperated,
Me

It's really hard to say how much of raayat and my eating habits are shaped by being so long in Europe and how much is just us really liking good, fresh food. Either way, one thing that is fabulous about summer is the ability to eat food very nearly fresh. Just the slightest bit of cooking to meld flavours together, but otherwise, crispy crunchy ( Read more... )