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- USA Trip Days 2&3 - San Francisco
I’ve just read back my post from Sunday and it’s far too obvious that I’d been drinking wine all day and been sitting in the sun. Apologies for that.
The last couple of days have been spent taking in the sights, the sounds, the smells of San Francisco. Yesterday covered most of the touristy parts, starting [...]
- USA Trip Day One - Napa Valley
We arrived in San Francisco last night. I watched Kung Fu Panda, Son Of Rambow and all but the last 20 minutes of Speed Racer between eating and naps on the plane.I have a feeling that Son of Rambow is the only one that didn’t suffer from being on a tiny tiny screen. Speed Racer [...]
- The Assembly
Popped into Leamington Spa’s been-about-to-open-for-ages venue, the Assembly, at lunchtime to buy some tickets for Henry Rollins, who is playing the opening night in a couple of weeks and was treated to a sneak peek at the inside of the venue. I have to say they’ve done a really good job.
It’s a massive (1000 capacity [...]
- I am in the Daily Mail
I got a phone call this morning from my Mum, informing me that a friend of hers had called to tell her that I am mentioned in today’s Daily Mail.
This is because of this. I’d sort of forgotten all about that little exchange, and certainly wasn’t expecting it to crop up in the pages [...]
- Toxin-eating plants
I have to admit, I’m quite fond of my houseplants. I originally bought a few of them when I lived in a studio flat in order to try and help clean the air. Some plants specialise more in cleaning up harmful chemicals than others, and this page is quite a useful guide to what plants [...]