On Saturday we met the missus after her shift and headed into the Garrick Theatre for the current adaptation of Don Quixote they are showing. David Thewlis (as the Don) and Rufus Hound (as Sancho Panza) were brilliant - the whole production was great ( Read more... )

It's back again to Kew Gardens for the Christmas Lights festival thing. I have been to this now every year since it started and am compelled to go now as for me and the missus this was the occasion two years ago than helped transition us from 'hanging out together outside of work' to 'dating' (so an important landmark in our social calendar ( Read more... )

On Sunday it was back to Kew with the missus for our first visit in months. We were both looking forward to seeing the place in its full Autumn glory but sadly we seemed to have missed the boat this year. There was still plenty to see and Kew is always a treat but most of the leaves had already fallen across the bulk of the park. I'm sure that is ( Read more... )

Keeping up the fun, on Saturday we went to see an interactive, walk through 'Fantasia' experience at the Vaults in Waterloo. This was a series of zoned areas set up to reinterpret the various scenes/pieces of music used in Disney's fantasia. Some of this utilised liver performers, some were video/audio installations, others were more fully ( Read more... )

On Thursday my friend Kate visited with my teenage god-daughters (and the boyfriend of the eldest one from University). This was our standard Summer visit with the addition of two new factors: 1) It was the first time they had stayed at my new place and 2) It was the first time that a boyfriend had been brought as an additional guest by either of ( Read more... )

Its been a while since our last trip (unusually long for us) but the missus and I managed to grab a visit to Kew Gardens today. Last time we were there the place was festooned with Spring blossom. Today we enjoyed a slight respite from the blistering Summer heatwave that has been plaguing is for what seems like months. There was some amazing ( Read more... )

I met the missus after work today for a long overdue trip to Kew Gardens. It was the second time I had been this weekend but she was very keen to see the Spring Blossoms and to be fair they do look spectacular - especially in the unseasonable sunshine we are currently experiencing ( Read more... )

I used my day off today to catch up with my friend Sarah and her twins who recently celebrated their fourth birthday. We spent the ridiculously sunny day at Kew Gardens (we are all big fans). Its not the first time that we have brought the twins here but the first time since they have become walking, talking, toilet trained autonomous little things ( Read more... )

Since I had that amazing day at Kew in the snow a few years ago I have been dying for the chance to see it again and as a fellow Kew lover the missus has been equally keen, even though she hates the cold. Throughout last weeks cold snap we waited patiently as we both had to work all week. On Saturday we took our chanc and finally made it to Kew but ( Read more... )

I spent Valentines Day at Kew Gardens with the missus again this year and caught two brilliant exhibitions. First was the orchids as Kew are running their annual orchid show again. (That was the main reason for our visit). The second exhibition and unexpected bonus was the Garden Photographer Of The Year exhibition - something I try to catch every ( Read more... )