So far this year, there have been three Saturday Nights.
On the first, as detailed in a previous post, I spent a wild evening with some wild women watching reruns of Green Wing in a pub in Bermondsey St, SE1. Oh, and it was my birthday (thank you all for your good wishes).
On the second, I decided at the last minute to accept an invitation to a concert/meditation featuring the amazing Gabriella Kapfer. Didn't know what to expect, but it was a wonderful experience.
http://www.yescarefirst.com/songbird.htm
On the third, my husband and I went to see Much Ado at the National starring Zoe Wanamaker and Simon Russell Beale. What a fantastic performance. Even my husband, who's seriously allergic to anything cultural, enjoyed himself. And we saw Joanna Lumley in the car park! What could be better than that? It was a pity that when we got home we discovered that our house had been trashed by young people with too much coca cola in them, but never mind....
http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/muchado
So what about this coming Saturday? will that be it, now, for the rest of the year? I am doing the moonwalk in May, so that's at least one more Saturday booked up, but I fear that will be it now, and I'll have to spend Saturdays as usual, in the bosom of my family, elbow deep in washing up.
Any suggestions, anyone??
Monday, 21 January 2008
Thursday, 10 January 2008
All The Rage - January 2008
Here we go again!
Another edition of All the Rage and I'm in it, again!
It's a good read.
The theme this month is Forbidden Knowledge
Another edition of All the Rage and I'm in it, again!
It's a good read.
The theme this month is Forbidden Knowledge
Sunday, 6 January 2008
Yesterday it was my birthday....
I hung one more year on the line.
I should be depressed, my life's a mess, but I'm having a good time......
Yes, indeed, it was my birthday. I had a wonderful day.
Presents - usual collection of bogof books from husband:
Paul McKenna - I can make you thin
Bill Bryson - Thunderbolt Kid
Niambh Greene - Confessions of a desperate housewife
stuff from children - candle and home made bracelet
Went shopping for some lovely cheap stuff from Nappy Valley
Then spent the evening in a pub watching reuns of Green Wing with a bunch of likeminded women.
We drank, ate, chatted, made yellow post it note wigs, booed, cheered, sighed, and generally had a wonderful time.
We watched episodes 5 and 6 from the first series, and episode 4 form the second. Then we also watched The Phenomenon from the Definitive Edition.
Then we went home.
Would some men like to come next time? It would be very interesting to get a male perspective on GW. Or perhaps, according to my husband, men have better things to do with their time. Splitting the atom? Anyway, just sign up to http://excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=17848 and you too could find yourself on a leather banquette wedged between a bunch of cuddly women with a white wine too many inside them........
Think about it.
I should be depressed, my life's a mess, but I'm having a good time......
Yes, indeed, it was my birthday. I had a wonderful day.
Presents - usual collection of bogof books from husband:
Paul McKenna - I can make you thin
Bill Bryson - Thunderbolt Kid
Niambh Greene - Confessions of a desperate housewife
stuff from children - candle and home made bracelet
Went shopping for some lovely cheap stuff from Nappy Valley
Then spent the evening in a pub watching reuns of Green Wing with a bunch of likeminded women.
We drank, ate, chatted, made yellow post it note wigs, booed, cheered, sighed, and generally had a wonderful time.
We watched episodes 5 and 6 from the first series, and episode 4 form the second. Then we also watched The Phenomenon from the Definitive Edition.
Then we went home.
Would some men like to come next time? It would be very interesting to get a male perspective on GW. Or perhaps, according to my husband, men have better things to do with their time. Splitting the atom? Anyway, just sign up to http://excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=17848 and you too could find yourself on a leather banquette wedged between a bunch of cuddly women with a white wine too many inside them........
Think about it.
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
All the Rage - December 2007
She's done it again - Leila's come up with another fab edition of All The Rage and I'm in it too!
http://alltherage.org.uk/alltherage-2007-12.pdf
http://alltherage.org.uk/alltherage-2007-12.pdf
Sunday, 25 November 2007
My Day Out at the Yoga Show
Yes, I've been allowed out!
On Friday I treated myself to a visit to the Yoga Show at Olympia. Not to be confused with Erotica 07, for which the ticket touts were out in force.
http://www.theyogashow.co.uk/index.asp
I was all prepared, having perused the list of exhibitors in advance as I had to be back for the school run later in the afternoon. I visited every stand, and bought the following:
support vest top from Yamarama - had my eye on one for ages! Of course, I had to promise my daughters that I would only wear it under at least 3 tops as I am far too old and fat to show it off.
mat bag for £5
yoga pose picture cards for children
a pair of elephants with trunks raised for a friend in Italy as she collects them
a yoga against osteoporosis book for a friend
The demos were interesting - the first was a yoga teacher/comedian demonstrating Yoga for Geezers - how builders can incorporate yoga poses into their everyday lives. He was very good and an absolute hoot. Then there was the legendary Duncan Wong who gave a master class on the cat pose. Not the Duncan Wong who took my daughter's tonsils out.
I also visited the yoga for children stands where I opened up to earnest women keen to bendify my children. I gave my yoga teacher's number away to a woman who claimed to have taught him. I became increasingly upset and demoralised at being in a big room with hundreds of bendy people who all looked fantastic while I could earn good money as a Waynetta Slob impersonator. Everyone I spoke to was really friendly, and there was a great atmosphere, but I felt myself on the verge of a panic attack so was glad to leave.
Luckily I was distracted by the scantily clad ladies queuing up for the cash machine outside the Erotica show, but I really needed that cold brisk walk through the park to calm me down a bit!
A bit of Christmas Fair setting up after school brought me back to earth - nothing like trying to find the end of a roll of sellotape to sort you out!
On Friday I treated myself to a visit to the Yoga Show at Olympia. Not to be confused with Erotica 07, for which the ticket touts were out in force.
http://www.theyogashow.co.uk/index.asp
I was all prepared, having perused the list of exhibitors in advance as I had to be back for the school run later in the afternoon. I visited every stand, and bought the following:
support vest top from Yamarama - had my eye on one for ages! Of course, I had to promise my daughters that I would only wear it under at least 3 tops as I am far too old and fat to show it off.
mat bag for £5
yoga pose picture cards for children
a pair of elephants with trunks raised for a friend in Italy as she collects them
a yoga against osteoporosis book for a friend
The demos were interesting - the first was a yoga teacher/comedian demonstrating Yoga for Geezers - how builders can incorporate yoga poses into their everyday lives. He was very good and an absolute hoot. Then there was the legendary Duncan Wong who gave a master class on the cat pose. Not the Duncan Wong who took my daughter's tonsils out.
I also visited the yoga for children stands where I opened up to earnest women keen to bendify my children. I gave my yoga teacher's number away to a woman who claimed to have taught him. I became increasingly upset and demoralised at being in a big room with hundreds of bendy people who all looked fantastic while I could earn good money as a Waynetta Slob impersonator. Everyone I spoke to was really friendly, and there was a great atmosphere, but I felt myself on the verge of a panic attack so was glad to leave.
Luckily I was distracted by the scantily clad ladies queuing up for the cash machine outside the Erotica show, but I really needed that cold brisk walk through the park to calm me down a bit!
A bit of Christmas Fair setting up after school brought me back to earth - nothing like trying to find the end of a roll of sellotape to sort you out!
Monday, 19 November 2007
Well, she cheers me up, anyway........
I've had one of those days.
In fact, it'll soon be the last time I have one of those days.
Some of you will know what I mean - the sick child at home.
Feral Child is still a bit too young to be left alone at home, and Rosa Klebb had a teacher training day, so my usual Monday morning activities had to be cancelled. Well, I suppose I need the occasional break from speed walking around the Common and then going on to crash computers and drink lots of tea instead of doing Good Works.
And then I was really trapped because the communal drain was blocked again and I had to deal with it as it's our garage that gets flooded first.......
So thank goodness for Margarita Pracatan! She used to cheer me up every Sunday evening when appeared on the Clive James show, singing the standards in her own unstandard way! I would also do the best impersonation of her in the office the following morning. In fact, my Mrs Doyle impersonation is quite good too. But that's for another time!
Here's Margarita in action, along with a fab intro from Clive James:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hpkP2mb4SA
Happy days.......
In fact, it'll soon be the last time I have one of those days.
Some of you will know what I mean - the sick child at home.
Feral Child is still a bit too young to be left alone at home, and Rosa Klebb had a teacher training day, so my usual Monday morning activities had to be cancelled. Well, I suppose I need the occasional break from speed walking around the Common and then going on to crash computers and drink lots of tea instead of doing Good Works.
And then I was really trapped because the communal drain was blocked again and I had to deal with it as it's our garage that gets flooded first.......
So thank goodness for Margarita Pracatan! She used to cheer me up every Sunday evening when appeared on the Clive James show, singing the standards in her own unstandard way! I would also do the best impersonation of her in the office the following morning. In fact, my Mrs Doyle impersonation is quite good too. But that's for another time!
Here's Margarita in action, along with a fab intro from Clive James:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hpkP2mb4SA
Happy days.......
Update on tripe from Waitrose
I've just received this email:
Thank you for your response to Sam Holden’s Biting Talk piece. As you can imagine we had quite a response to this feature but I can assure we read every letter with great interest. I can only apologise if you did not enjoy the issue, as I’m sure you can appreciate the piece was meant to provoke debate rather than offend. In any case I certainly hope we do better by you next month!
Your letter will be considered for publication in next month’s issue.
Thank you for your interest in Waitrose Food Illustrated and I do hope you continue to enjoy the magazine.
Yours sincerely
William Sitwell
Editor
I could be in line for something fancy if Outraged from Parsons Green doesn't beat me to it!
And here's Sam Holden's partner's response in the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=492405&in_page_id=1879&in_a_source=
Thank you for your response to Sam Holden’s Biting Talk piece. As you can imagine we had quite a response to this feature but I can assure we read every letter with great interest. I can only apologise if you did not enjoy the issue, as I’m sure you can appreciate the piece was meant to provoke debate rather than offend. In any case I certainly hope we do better by you next month!
Your letter will be considered for publication in next month’s issue.
Thank you for your interest in Waitrose Food Illustrated and I do hope you continue to enjoy the magazine.
Yours sincerely
William Sitwell
Editor
I could be in line for something fancy if Outraged from Parsons Green doesn't beat me to it!
And here's Sam Holden's partner's response in the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=492405&in_page_id=1879&in_a_source=
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