a little night music…

May 31st, 2009 - No Comments - Category: my diary

As you can imagine, preparations for my week in the City of Lights are well underway; thanks to the beautiful summer weather I have been laundering, mending, sorting and packing and most satisfyingly of all, have spent a happy afternoon decanting household essentials into little containers in order to avoid having to buy full size [...]

flash bang wallop what a picture!

May 21st, 2009 - 2 Comments - Category: my diary

As the not-entirely-subtle clue to the right of this text may have let on, I am very excited this week to have chosen, bought and finally today collected my brand new Nikon digital SLR camera (spanking new in fact, but I digress). This is (and see right) my first attempt!
My poor old compact has seen [...]

ooh la la!

May 8th, 2009 - No Comments - Category: my diary, tours

An eventful couple of weeks has led me to concede defeat and not-too-grudgingly book my long overdue trip to Paris! Regular readers will know that it has, astonishingly, been over a year since my last visit to my favourite city and whilst I am both pleased and flattered that the oft-discussed credit crunch has decided [...]