Isle of Wight hike

A soggy hike in the Isle of Wight, brightened up by the very British essential Sandown Carnival View photos Isle of Wight hike

Regent Street art

Seen just oef Regent St yesterday whilst shopping for Gucci handbag πŸ˜‰

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2017

A mixture of stuff but definitely worth a visit 😊 View photos Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2017

First night of the proms

First night of the proms: standing in the gallery with the gods and the BBC. Photographing the filmmakers: you can see presenter, Katie Derham, below and the women controlling the autocue. Even the “spontaneous” remarks are scripted. Is nothing sacred?! 😊 View photos First night of the proms

Seven Sisters hike

A perfect day on Seven Sisters to celebrate Jigs’ birthday 😎 View photos Seven Sisters hike

Thorney Island hike

Another varied, original and well planned hike by Gary for GO London, one of the friendliest hiking groups around πŸ˜ƒ View photos Thorney Island hike

Indian Film Festival – Newton

Without any plans, we ended up at the BFI to see Newton and director’s Q+A, part of the London Indian Film Festival. It examined the complexities of democracy in India (and around the world) in a satirical, simple and charming way. A lovely small film: catch it if you can 😊

Mayfield Lavender Farm

A relaxing and refreshing day at this lavender farm in Surrey. View photos Mayfield Lavender Farm

Google doodle

Google’s doodle is so cool today😎. You can create your own music in seconds! Here’s mine: it’s mesmerising, even if I say so myself 😁 Read article

Sharia Law explained

For the intellectually curious, an informative description (for me) of Sharia Law without the scaremongering from Snopes, the fact-checking site. Read article