Apologies have been a little too busy to give the Blog due attention. Hopefully I can add some Swedish stories and photos after this weekend. Claire and I are looking forward to this trip, Claire because she can meet very tall Swedish men (the men in England are a bit short) and me because its four days in a row off work and I can go crazy in Swedish design stores that are not called IKEA.
Hooray can't wait
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Another A1GP picture for the files
Ironically as I am editing this blog I am listening to 'Disco Inferno' by the Tramps, can you hear the words 'burn, baby burn' when looking at this photo of Kerry and I doing our best Grand Prix girls posing .... no ? perhaps thats the irony that or we should both invest in some lycra.
Many thanks to Gemma, who felt that I should expand my musical horizon, for lending me the random selection of music ... the next track was the Bee Gees heaven help me
Many thanks to Gemma, who felt that I should expand my musical horizon, for lending me the random selection of music ... the next track was the Bee Gees heaven help me
Quest for the perfect brownie
This is a phase ... it will pass, but in the meantime I shall bore you with my quest for the perfect brownie. Given my oven is basically rubbish I think this quest may yet prove to be fuitless.
I have just made this recipe sourced from waitrose.com for my kind neighbour who hung my picture frames for me this morning and cleared up the mess the foxes made last night of my rubbish (yes Luca the foxes were very naughty and spread my rubbish across the green).
They tasted great!
recipe click here
I have just made this recipe sourced from waitrose.com for my kind neighbour who hung my picture frames for me this morning and cleared up the mess the foxes made last night of my rubbish (yes Luca the foxes were very naughty and spread my rubbish across the green).
They tasted great!
recipe click here
Monday, May 7, 2007
Long weekends are restorative
Long weekend in London and it finally hits me that I don't have a boyfriend/love of my life anymore. D and I broke up about 8 weeks ago but until this weekend I don't believe I have really dealt with it on an emotional level, I have a masters degree in denial. In fact numb but functioning was a good description of me over the past few weeks.
For some reason the storm decided to break this weekend, possibly because I have decided to embrace the digital age and go online in the search for love and if I am honest it fills me with horror. I mean really how bad have things got if I have to go public in search of a suitable partner, but I have do something to jump back on the horse. That said it was about time I had a proper bout of weeping and feeling sorry for myself. I don't believe my coping/stiff upper lip behavior is that healthy in the long term. I really did need to put a stop to it all the crap by having a proper cry. I tell you right now I feel fantastic, I even managed to get through my backlog of unanswered emails.
So to my intended point. When a I am dealing with things emotional I tend to shop or cook. Shopping yesterday was a trip to Ikea for retail therapy (before you pass judgement its cheaper than Kings Road, Chelsea, I was aware of my emotional state enough to decide on a shopping trip as far away from third world debt crippling Christian Lamboutin shoes as I could manage). So an excursion with my friend Suzanne to Wembley Ikea was just the thing. This of course is miles away from my local Ikea being in North West London and I live in South West London but tube travel and Sunday papers is healing in a monotonous sort of way.
My big purchase was a replacement to my ratty horrible olive green sofa cover (see photos) and some picture frames that were promptly filled with wallpaper samples (not being artistic I resort to art by cunning, besides when I get bored I can change design). Now all I have to do is ask my nice next door neighbour to drill some holes in the wall so I can hang them.
Healing partially complete I then started on cooking brownies, this is a constant quest in the search for the best brownie recipe ever. This recipe made lovely brownies but it is still not that winning gooey formula I am searching for. But its still very delicious ... and fattening... the results will be given to my work mates tomorrow.
right well I admit that the cover is not a perfect fit or the height of style but you should have seen the other one
hey the newly discovered and now polished wood floors look good! and the framed wall paper not too shabby either!
For some reason the storm decided to break this weekend, possibly because I have decided to embrace the digital age and go online in the search for love and if I am honest it fills me with horror. I mean really how bad have things got if I have to go public in search of a suitable partner, but I have do something to jump back on the horse. That said it was about time I had a proper bout of weeping and feeling sorry for myself. I don't believe my coping/stiff upper lip behavior is that healthy in the long term. I really did need to put a stop to it all the crap by having a proper cry. I tell you right now I feel fantastic, I even managed to get through my backlog of unanswered emails.
So to my intended point. When a I am dealing with things emotional I tend to shop or cook. Shopping yesterday was a trip to Ikea for retail therapy (before you pass judgement its cheaper than Kings Road, Chelsea, I was aware of my emotional state enough to decide on a shopping trip as far away from third world debt crippling Christian Lamboutin shoes as I could manage). So an excursion with my friend Suzanne to Wembley Ikea was just the thing. This of course is miles away from my local Ikea being in North West London and I live in South West London but tube travel and Sunday papers is healing in a monotonous sort of way.
My big purchase was a replacement to my ratty horrible olive green sofa cover (see photos) and some picture frames that were promptly filled with wallpaper samples (not being artistic I resort to art by cunning, besides when I get bored I can change design). Now all I have to do is ask my nice next door neighbour to drill some holes in the wall so I can hang them.
Healing partially complete I then started on cooking brownies, this is a constant quest in the search for the best brownie recipe ever. This recipe made lovely brownies but it is still not that winning gooey formula I am searching for. But its still very delicious ... and fattening... the results will be given to my work mates tomorrow.
right well I admit that the cover is not a perfect fit or the height of style but you should have seen the other one
hey the newly discovered and now polished wood floors look good! and the framed wall paper not too shabby either!
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Girls night out
Kerry has just sent me some photos of our girls night out ... visit the Kylie exhibition at the V&A then out to a club in Soho .... so getting to old for this
Anyway Helen, Gemma, me and Kerry being girls about town
Sunday, April 29, 2007
A1 Grand prix ... I am a Rev Head
I went to the A1 grandprix this weekend and it was brilliant. I have loads of dodgy photos for you, with more to come as my friends send over their snaps as well. The Grand Prix was held at Brands Hatch in Kent, which meant that I had to head down the night before to Chris's place so that we could drive their next morning in his very fabulous black Porche 911 (Edwina he is a friend nothing more). Frankly if the weekend ended there I would have been happy - fast car driving in the country - brilliant. But there were more fast cars to come.
Sadly Australia crashed out on the first corner taking South Africa with them ... it was the Chechs fault! Anyway the Germans went on to win with Great Britain coming second there were 4 seconds in it (have a photo with me and the driver)
Pit lane and GB team
Kerry and Chris find Team Aus ... note the writing on the side of the car
Italy ensured their card was appropriately styled for my photo shoot (including the driver see below)
hmm new fashion statement
Germany the eventual winners
team gb again
me being a prat
Mexico for Rueben
The track is empty because the cars were too fast !
The start
me and the second place getter ... note the hat oh yes me being a prat again
Chris my driver for the day but this time the two of us are being prats!
Sadly Australia crashed out on the first corner taking South Africa with them ... it was the Chechs fault! Anyway the Germans went on to win with Great Britain coming second there were 4 seconds in it (have a photo with me and the driver)
Pit lane and GB team
Kerry and Chris find Team Aus ... note the writing on the side of the car
Italy ensured their card was appropriately styled for my photo shoot (including the driver see below)
hmm new fashion statement
Germany the eventual winners
team gb again
me being a prat
Mexico for Rueben
The track is empty because the cars were too fast !
The start
me and the second place getter ... note the hat oh yes me being a prat again
Chris my driver for the day but this time the two of us are being prats!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Easter Monday was glorious and my Friends Magnus and Ulrica joined me for a bike ride from my house in Putney to Hampton Court via a long 15K tour of Richmond Park and the Thames.
What follows is lots of random shots, and one of our little summer lodge Ham House (well it is in my wildest dreams)
The Thames looking back towards Richmond
My summer lodge
Magnus and Ulrica
Ulrica at Teddington Lock
We made it and with enough energy to suck in our tummies
The view from Richmond Hill 20 mins cycling across the park from home
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