Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen
I had the tickets for about a year and, finally, Savage Beauty at The Victoria and Albert Museum opened last week. Yay, me, my wheels, tickets,…
Right to Benefits?
A week or two back, I was concerned to read media attacks on Katie Price who receives welfare state support for her disabled son, Harvey. The attacks seemed, in…
Continuing Education …
I have been very quiet on this blog so far this year because, in the first weeks of January, I was ill and then, in late…
Helpful Advice
The response to this query below, read on Tumblr at Here’s That Bad Advice You Were Hoping For, really made me laugh. (I’ve included both question and…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
This is my last blog until the New Year and, as tends to happen, time and energy have run away from me. I shall sign off…
Memories on my windowsill …
I am so sad at present, finding it hard to settle my mind. Monday, I received a call telling me of the shockingly unexpected death of…
Spring Restaurant, Somerset House
Wow. Skye Gyngell’s newly opened Spring Restaurant is so pretty – from the Lyndsey Adelman chandelier in the reception area (image below), via Dinesen oak flooring through…
Federer beats Murray, O2 Arena
I saw Roger Federer beat Andy Murray, in the season-ending 2014 Masters ATP World Tour Finals, last night at the O2 Arena. Beat? Well, thrash more…
Stiletto Wheels 