A trip to London and some yoga

I had to return to London last week to see family. I hadn’t planned to be back in the big smoke so soon after leaving, and if I hadn’t been so eager to see my sister and little nephew, I wouldn’t have bothered. Here is the handsome young fella, wearing a little t-shirt I bought […]

Sunshine and showers - from London to Porth

This describes my mood as much as the weather, on Monday 2 July, my last full day in London. The day began sunny (in all respects) as I hit upon the idea of going with my mother to the Anthony Gormley exhibition Blind Light, about which I had heard good things. Serendipitously, it was half […]

Taking my leave of London

I’m recovering from a whirlwind of leaving do’s, phone calls, messages etc over the last few days. It has been great, actually - an opportunity to meet up with people I haven’t seen for a while and bring different groups of friends together. Like Giles and Arvind here, who have never met before but are […]

Getting ready to move

Now that I am back in London making arrangements to complete my move, it feels closer. I have a real sense of being about to leap into the unknown and of leaving behind familiar faces and routines. My mum, who also lives in London is very supportive and seems excited for me. But it must […]

London pride

It has come to my attention that readers may assume that I have come to dislike London or that it is making me unhappy living here. But this is not the case at all! I love London, it is just that I don’t feel the city is the best place for me to do what […]

Leaving London

I will miss London, I am sure. I will miss Hampstead Heath and all the London parks. I will miss the little ‘villages’ within the city - Marylebone, Brondesbury, Hampstead, Ladbroke Grove, Clerkenwell and so on. My route along the Regent’s Canal to work. The restaurants on Charlotte Street, the pubs along the South Bank. […]