The first outing of the month was on the first Friday; in the evening after dinner at Vico's we went to the Royal Academy to see "Painting the Modern Garden:Monet to Matisse".


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January, arguably the longest month of the year, is behind us ( Read more... )

On Thursday evening, I met Adrian at the Oxo Tower on the South Bank.


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When I look at the pictures taken during the last few weeks, I see a lot of food. But I'm positive we did so much more than just stuffing our faces ( Read more... )

Weirdly I can’t really tell whether the last few weeks, since coming back from the US, have gone slow or fast, a bit of both I guess.
This week I had my last appointment with the ENT consultant, and really after spending just over £2,000 (thankfully paid directly by the insurance company) it’s sort of back to square one.
I am a bit disappointed.
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This week-end was spent (again!) entirely at home, apart from a quick sortie to the local garden centre/cafe' this afternoon ( Read more... )

Every year, GetIntoLondonTheatre offers promotions on many West End shows in January/early February.

This years we booked to go to see "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
I met Adrian at Fire and Stone on Maiden Lane for an early dinner: starter, a pizza and a glass of Prosecco for £15.


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On Tuesday I went to Milano for the day to meet my friends Paola and Francesco.

I took the fast Italo train


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As you may have noticed, I've been struggling to keep up with LJ this year but not to the point of being completely absent.

A few weeks ago I got the chop from a friend's  LJ in one of his periodic culls. I am not sure what 'crime' I committed as I am certain it was I who had commented last, but I'll never know as his is a friends-only journal. ( Read more... )

I haven't quite finished posting about our Tuscan holiday (we've been back over 5 weeks) and I have been neglecting talking about what we have been up to in London too.

We have been to a couple of exhibitions in the last few weeks: 'The Vikings' at the British Museum and 'Veronese' at the National Gallery.


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