Right now I'm off to the airport for my trip to Stockholm - back home Sunday evening.

I'm going to see Esbjörn Svensson Trio- sexy rock/jazz tomorrow night. On Saturday I'm having dinner at Erik's Gondolen after drinkies in the Icebar

Yay for birthdays

Over the years I have been given all kinds of things for presents. A large number of the items have been hand-made by the giver. Test pressings of albums, hand painted throws and figurines have all made their way into my household. I am fortunate to have such a creative bunch of friends. Although I wouldn’t necessarily have chosen to buy some of ( Read more... )

I have been getting increasingly fed up doing and re-doing all the housework, whilst my two children sat back and watched. Yes, they do bits and pieces but yesterday, enough was enough. They were going to pitch in properly ( Read more... )

It's back to work time today ( Read more... )

At last I am on proper holiday.I have one more teleconference to do on Monday then I will be genuinely incommuncado - away from the evil clutches of work ( Read more... )

The UK is hot-hot-hot. 37c expected tommorow. There is a lot of moaning going on about the heat, but at least we can say we have had a summer this year. I'm due down in London on Thursday and will have a three quarter hour tube journey out from Euston. I am not looking forward to that ( Read more... )

Right now I'm a tad ticked off.I had just finished a long post for elsewhere when my son lurched over to give me a kiss good morning.. guess which button he hit? f12. All lost grrrr ( Read more... )

My sister in law, or rather ex sister in law, since my divorce, got married on Saturday. My ten year old daughter was one of her bridesmaids. On Friday night, as arranged, I took my daughter down to my ex mother in law's house so that she could stay overnight and get her hair done with the other girls. My son was to be taken down the next day, on ( Read more... )

From the expensive to the economy, each UK supermarket chain or food outlet has a certain type of customer associated with it. Right or wrong, the product branding is aimed squarely at those customers ( Read more... )

I must stop obsessing about Green Wing and get something done.. the trouble is the clips and comments people are posting make me giggle so much.