and yet another one gone

oh dear, the goodbyes continue - how about a few 'hellos'...

and so many more goodbyes...

... see our listening log for january ...

adé ap

the end of another era - no, not me getting more plants for our garden - but the once beautifully sited and all-time favourite nursery architectural plants has given up its location in nuthurst and has moved further west, which means we are much less likely to go and spend half a day in the centre and then cram the car boot full of ferns, bamboos, etc. 

a few years ago deac was determined to curb my jungle fantasies in that i was only allowed to buy a plant if i could tell him where it would go in the garden. fat chance - i still managed to completely get it wrong, and what looked nice and manageable soon was a monster in the making. our eucalyptus tree, which towers over the house now and should be close to 20 meters high, once came to london in the car - on the front seat, actually...

click on the album on the right side for more atmospheric pics from our darling daughter...  

happy 2016!

a lazy christmas, a lazy send-off for the old year, and a very relaxed start into the new one (watching the magnificent fireworks on the telly) - i get the feeling we all could get used to that. however, having these two lovely girls in the house makes for some activity, and daughter is already very busy with her rehearsals for the next lsso concert. all fine as long as it isn't me ...

geronimo trail guest ranch

we miss you so much! hope to be in the saddle again soon!

just wonderful!

so happy to finally see pics of the cutest arrivel for 2015, my friend and former student annie's lovely little girl inez, who has chosen her parents very carefully and with great skill, because i'm sure that both mum and dad will do everything to keep this gorgeous smile on baby's face, because, after all, if she frowns you're doomed! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! 

just stealing a few hours...

funny enough the closer I work to all the fantastic restaurants in covent garden (my office is now literally on the strand across from roka, cucina asellina, radio bar, the delaunay, etc.) the less time i seem to have to go out at all. but a few stolen hours last night with deac in town meant we tried what will easily become my new favourite place to eat, barrafina in drury lane. no bookings, of course, but worth the queuing for sure, and then so much garlic that my whole office will suffer for a week!