Photo: Jan's never been keen on having her photo taken The plan for Jan's birthday was a little up in the air. Literally. Lunch at the Fenchurch Restaurant in the Sky Garden at 20, Fenchurch Street - more commonly known as the Walkie Talkie. A tropical garden 150m above the street with 360° views across …
Winter White Weekend
"Who the hell organises an outdoor BBQ in February?" said the lady from the National Theatre Costume Hire (this explains the comment in a previous post). A fair question. The answer was mad Dutch friends. We had been invited to celebrate Jeanne's 50th birthday. She can't help when her birthday is, but an outdoor BBQ? …
Blue Monday? Not here.
Today is Blue Monday. The most depressing day of the year. Apparently. It's not science but a wheeze dreamed up by a travel company. It only applies to the Northern hemisphere as the weather contributes towards the formula to calculate the date. No Blue Monday in this household. Today is the 5th anniversary of my …

