Strawberries and Cream…and Pepper
England is still enjoying a heatwave. Whilst there are some places that are heavenly in hot weather, English cities generally don’t top that list, as I’m sure most of my English readers… Read More
The Ivy Restaurant is Old News. ‘The Club at The Ivy’ is Where It’s At
We missed the last race of the day when we went to Ascot, in the hope of beating at least some of the traffic heading from the racecourse into central London. It… Read More
Pageantry Fashion and Even the Odd Horse: Ascot
I know I have wittered on before about how much I love a hat, but it just so happened that this year Royal Ascot was on at the same time that I was back… Read More
Finding Shade on a Tropical Beach (Without Looking Like a Pasty Loser)
I am pale. I am so pale that people always used to want to stand next to me in school photographs (being pale in England is the opposite of being pale here,… Read More
A Retox vs a Detox Holiday
I am vaguely aware that there are some people in this world who go on these wonderful sounding things called detox holidays. Whilst I don’t doubt that they must be pretty awful when… Read More
Giffords Circus
While I am over here in England, I’m using my trip as a great excuse to say yes to everything I get asked to do. The more english it happens to be,… Read More
Asparagus Season
“It’s glacial…get my fur, will you?” may have been a line delivered by Maggie Smith in Gosford Park (recently re-watched, can you tell?) but it also sums up how I’m feeling, having… Read More
