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 😃 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
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
Wendover Wood
After Saturday’s marathon walk, a beautiful circular “recovery” walk from Wendover with OAC. Thank you Sara for improvising and keeping us in the protective forests as much as humanly possible instead of the 32c heat 😎 View photos Wendover Wood
White Cliffs of Dover
One helluva walk along the coast yesterday with Uliana and a great bunch of people with the Outdoor Adventure Club View photos White Cliffs of Dover