• Live

    Train pain

    I’ve been moaning a lot on Twitter these past few weeks about (and to) the company that run the rail franchise that I have to use to get to and from work.…

  • Live

    2016: Part 2

    It’s not technically the mid-way point of the year yet, but hitting the longest day does feel like a milestone. It certainly feels a long time since my holiday in India at…

  • Live

    Waiting, waiting

    I should be in Antigua with my parents right now, all of us enjoying our first holiday alone together in a very long time. But I’m not in Antigua with my Dad.…

  • Live

    4 days off…

    …over the May Bank Holiday started in the right way, with drinks and dinner at the local pub. Perfect way to ease into a long weekend. Cheers!   Save Save…

  • Eat

    10 things you learn when you go out alone

    Well, I had a lovely time on my evening out alone. First, hairdressers, followed by dinner at Foxlow then cocktails at The Gibson. I didn’t read much of my book (I blame…

  • Live

    Solitude is the soul’s holiday

    Tomorrow something unusual is going to happen. I am going to have an evening to myself. We are staying in London, but not going out together and I’m so spoilt for choice…

  • Live

    Best laid plans

    Well, it’s fair to say my ‘30 for 90‘ plan didn’t go to…err..plan. I started with really good intentions, but it seems that even 30 minutes of structured exercise a day is…

  • Design

    Vogue 100

    Hot on the heels of last week’s visit to the V&A, this week I took myself off to the National Portrait Gallery to see the Vogue 100 exhibition. The show celebrates a…

  • Design

    Undressed at the V&A

    Undressed, at the V&A is a show dedicated entirely to underwear, and I had a lovely time seeing it yesterday. With 140 men and women’s pieces from around 1750 right up to…