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    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.…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    First of the season

    Aperol Spritz. First one of 2016 at Polpo, Farringdon. A lovely lunch of meatballs and other tapas-y things, followed by a double-desert of ‘Panna cotta, Campari and rhubarb’ and a ‘Tiramisu’. Washed…

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    Book haul

    I haven’t read a book for ages – not since Christmas. It seems the only time I get to do so now is on holiday, and I’m probably in a minority here,…