Tag Archives: London

Belfast and the Butler

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Gary

Today was another of our London Days: A visit to a site, a nice meal and a play. And it was a wonderful one. We started off by meeting at London Bridge pier (Mirinda stayed at the flat in order … Continue reading →

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Art asks why

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Gary

I had a Nicktor Night last night. We watched an awful film called Kill List which while getting almost universal critical acclaim was the biggest load of tosh we’ve seen in a long time. Badly edited, scripted and acted, it … Continue reading →

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The burning ferry

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Gary

While I love the ferry ride from Canary Wharf to Waterloo, it does irritate me a bit that it seems to stop at Embankment pier for longer than is apparently necessary. It’s only one more stop and you can see … Continue reading →

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Comedy today

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Gary

The dogs were sent to the kennel, the house tidied for a viewing, my hair washed and face shaved and, finally, I was off to London to meet Mirinda for our monthly trip to the West End. Today we saw … Continue reading →

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A whole hunk of Huns

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Gary

Having finished reading about the Tube and its wonderful engineering miracles, I have just started reading a biography of the very late Attila the Hun. I was rather dismayed to read today about a process called ‘cranial deformation’, which the … Continue reading →

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Eating Lebanese

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Gary

My stupid cold has gone. After a night of two nightmares, a horrendous thirst and a bit of tossing and turning, I woke up feeling much better. As the day progressed I only improved. Except my voice, which is delightfully … Continue reading →

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Blowing leaves close to the sun

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Gary

I was sitting in the Victoria Embankment Gardens, happily reading about the Medici family, waiting for Mirinda, when two guys in flouro tops approached, wielding big blowers. There was a lot of fallen leaves. I say ‘was’ because these guys … Continue reading →

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Duck Woman

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Gary

Today was pretty near as perfect a day as you could wish for. Even the weather proved reliable…if you ignore the wet bit, which didn’t really dampen our spirits any. Even the mad person who accompanied us in the first … Continue reading →

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Waiting with Mr Sullivan

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Gary

Wednesday. Lunch date with my wife. Time and place, the usual. I waited. And waited. No wife. Tried all manner of communication channels to find her. No luck. An hour late, she turned up, all apologetic. She had been involved … Continue reading →

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Bad call

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Gary

If you’re ever in a position of choice between taking the tube from Embankment or walking across Waterloo Bridge, I’d always choose the latter. At least that’s what I thought before today. Sadly, this is no longer true. My newest … Continue reading →

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