Friday brunch - royals on the box

Well, wasn't that lovely. We had a proper Brit style brunch to celebrate the Royal Wedding, with roast beef, yorkshire pudding, cucumber sandwiches, tomato soup, fish and chips, scones, apple pie and Pimms. Not to mention the food less likely to inspire cliched nostalgia: eggs benedict, waffles, pancakes, sushi,

A terrifying near death experience.

Tonight one of my worst nightmares came true. Not the one where I lose my footing and career to my death down a flight of tube station stairs, the other one, the one where i'm running on an out of control treadmill.
It was dreadful.
There I was, happily

Beach Tower

Next month I will be moving into Beach Tower. Here it is:

You can see more pictures here.

We're getting this one on a long term lease, plus it's only semi furnished, so i'm going to have to fit out the whole place from scratch: crockery,

London

Today I am mostly excited about my trip back to London in May. I am planning it, like I do all things, like a military operation. I've already booked in a book club meeting, a trip to the theatre, a museum visit, a hair cut, lunches, days out. I need to soak up some culture,

Three months today

N and I have today celebrated our three month anniversary in Qatar. I marked the day by eating cereal for dinner and watching four episodes of Project Runway back to back. I thought N was celebrating with an extra long gym session, but after a short investigation,

Shoes and cars

I have thirteen pairs of shoes here now. How is that even possible? I didn't come out with anywhere near that number. In fact, I distinctly remember being proud of how few shoes I brought out, that I was travelling light. Then

Kissing

I seem to spend my entire time in Qatar NOT kissing my husband. When we're at work I do not kiss my husband. When he drops me at the shops I do not kiss my husband. When we're walking down the street, or meeting at a