My gorgeous god daughter did something pretty amazing at the start of the summer. She chose to cut her hair ... ... and donate the pony tail to the Little Princess Trust, a charity that provides free real hair wigs to children and young people, up to 24 years, who have lost their own hair … Continue reading A Hair Raising {Pony}Tail
In 2012, our nephew, The Brainy Boy, married The Colombian and if you're a long time reader, you might recall that the wedding was in two parts: the civil wedding was held in the UK, with the church wedding held in Cartagena, Colombia. The Colombian is one of five siblings. They are an extremely close … Continue reading Luxembourg Wedding
The Guggenheim Museum on 5th Avenue opened its doors to the public in 1959 and was the recipient of mixed reactions - curiosity, admiration and even scorn. Today, the Guggenheim is recognised as one of the greatest architectural accomplishments of the twentieth century. Art Deco splendour The rotunda was closed on the day of my … Continue reading New York City | The Guggenheim
I'm recently returned from {another} solo trip to the Big Apple; made possible by having enough air miles for a return flight with the airline that is pure and maidenly. Oh, air miles, how I love you! Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan And like my visit last year, I tried to do things that were … Continue reading New York, New York
How I love the look and feel of this traveler's notebook! Turns out that 2018 was an excellent year in which to decide to nourish myself.The last few entries are, as you might expect, Christmas related. There was lunch with two of my local girlfriends. There was that visit to the Royal Albert Hall. And yes, … Continue reading Finishing Up The One Little Word Traveler’s Notebook | Nourish
A new year. A new beginning. I've pretty much dispensed with resolutions these last few years, and, for 2019, have settled on stopping doing the things that aren't good for me.Living in the past: It’s easy to live in the past to avoid dealing with problems or difficulties in the here and now. Even though … Continue reading Five Things to Stop Doing
Happy New Year to you and yours!Throughout 2018, one thing was crystal clear, I absolutely write for me, and for me alone. That you, a reader, may have found something of interest is always a bonus. (I have a post about my thoughts on 10 years of blogging going live later this week.) Becoming more … Continue reading Blog Review | 2018
This year, unlike previous years, I avoided the obvious areas of London when seeking out Christmas lights. Oxford and Regents Streets have had the same decorations for the last few years. Somerset House has a magnificent tree in its inner courtyard, right next to the pop-up ice skating rink. I timed my shot perfectly, as … Continue reading Weekday Walks | London’s Christmas Lights
As I said in my last post about my 'Nourish' Traveler's Notebook, it's looking decidedly fat and bulky. But that isn't stopping me from trying to fill the last few pages. First up this month refers to our annual Non Christmas Christmas Party. It's a lot of work and a lot of fun.I love to … Continue reading OLW | Nourish and the Traveler’s Notebook
Added to my One Little Word traveler's notebook this month is a spread about our closest (and my oldest) friends:The TN is now so fat and bulky, I'm not sure how many spreads I'll be able to squeeze in, even though I have space for nine more.
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