Drink life through a straw.
The yearly reflection is upon us. Winter is no longer coming, it has arrived. And with these cold dark months comes the perfect time to review the year we are leaving behind.
Read MoreSummer's in Heat
June took me back to London. The sensation of flying over the rolling green hills, through the grey clouds and drizzle and landing at London Heathrow was like a homecoming parade. Home.
Read MoreOn...life and other important things
Life rolls on...
Read MorePerfect nights for poetry, crying and summer in the city
New York. Oh New York. Being here so often still doesn't feel real. Like at any moment I might wake up and, having left Neverland behind, be back in the real world of London fog and mild summers. But the dream lives on.
Read MoreNew York - Part 1
New York. It's dirty, expensive, loud and busy. Full of pretense and yet so raw. A city with layers of history and yet, it is modernity on which it operates; out with the old and in with the new. Fitting, I suppose, given it's name and provenance. New York - a new start, in a new place, as true 300 years ago as it is today.
Read MoreCreepies and Crawlies
I was in the Lake District of England for work last week.
Tearfund needed extra volunteers to assist with operating a coffee stand at a conference, so I dragged my flat mate Brenda along by convincing her this would be a great holiday in the Lake District, and a nice break from busy London life.
Well.... by mid-week, Brenda has gone back to London and I'm exhausted. Talking to people all day, being nice and serving/running a coffee stand is hard work!
But, Brenda and I did manage to find some time for an adventure before she headed back to the city. We took a hike through the woods around Keswick.
Yes we are girly.
Creepy little slug thing. Ick.
7 days in Keswick and I must admit, I could get used to this lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty; the lakes, hiking, and fresh air. Although, I was beginning to get a bit antsy for the city. I was sharing a flat in Keswick with a 60 year old couple, and with Brenda gone, as much as I enjoy eating meals in front of the television and getting to bed a decent hour, I was beginning to feel like a pensioner. So... back to London it is. My life in the Lake District shall have to wait.
Tearfund needed extra volunteers to assist with operating a coffee stand at a conference, so I dragged my flat mate Brenda along by convincing her this would be a great holiday in the Lake District, and a nice break from busy London life.
Well.... by mid-week, Brenda has gone back to London and I'm exhausted. Talking to people all day, being nice and serving/running a coffee stand is hard work!
But, Brenda and I did manage to find some time for an adventure before she headed back to the city. We took a hike through the woods around Keswick.
(press play to see Brenda and I at our best)
Yes we are girly.
Creepy little slug thing. Ick.
7 days in Keswick and I must admit, I could get used to this lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty; the lakes, hiking, and fresh air. Although, I was beginning to get a bit antsy for the city. I was sharing a flat in Keswick with a 60 year old couple, and with Brenda gone, as much as I enjoy eating meals in front of the television and getting to bed a decent hour, I was beginning to feel like a pensioner. So... back to London it is. My life in the Lake District shall have to wait.