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We’re s-h-o-pp-i-n-g, we’re shopping*

A restaurant near London’s Fortune Theatre where we saw “The Woman in Black”. There were some really nice-looking shops in the Covent Garden area. Too bad we didn’t have time to do a bit of browsing on Tuesday.
Yesterday, Roxi and I ventured into the town next to ours in hopes of a little beginner’s luck [...]

“Girl Day” London Version

Ever since Roxi was a little girl, she and I indulged in what I called “Girl Days”. Basically, they are mother-daughter dates that usually include a girly lunch, a bit of shopping, and maybe a visit to a museum or a movie.
Here’s our London version yesterday afternoon:

First a little lunch. We ate Café de Hong Kong. Roxi [...]

Books make GREAT gifts

Sarah Laurence is hosting a “Blogger Book Boost”! Let’s do our part and help the sagging book sales this holiday season, shall we? 

Not all of the books on my list are new titles. Instead, my recommendations include a sampling of books on topics that I talk about regularly on this blog. 

Cooking
Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer: A [...]

West End Muscial Reviews: “Zorro” and “Spamalot”

I asked Roxi to write the reviews again this time. We went to Zorro with our friends S and Y. Roxi went to Spamalot with Mama DJ, who popped in for a visit at just the right time! [Caution: contains spoilers]
Zorro the Musical
 Garrick Theatre, London. Photo by me on Roxi’s Nikon Coolpix L6 because, once [...]

Kids Week in the West End

We have Roxi’s friend “H” from Texas here for the next couple of days. But I just wanted to stop in to say, if you’re going to be in London August 15-29, and you have a child, AND you both like musical theatre, you can take advantage of Kids Week in London. The deal is [...]

New Friends

I did the most interesting thing on Friday. How can I say this without sounding like a total geek? I met two of my Internet friends! Yes, live and in person. A face to face meeting in REAL LIFE.
Some of you many know Bee from her blog Bee Drunken. What you may not know is [...]

Bright lights

We’re going into the Big City today to take in a show. This is the last thing on our Summer To Do list (yeah, that’s pretty Type A of us, but if you don’t set goals…). School starts one week from today–what a short summer break. On the other hand, I think our girl is [...]

A Week in Pictures

The Natural History Museum, London. This amazing building was actually more interesting to me than the collections inside. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse in the German Romanesque style, the museum opened in 1881. Be sure to spend some time on the outside to admire the mouldings of animals, birds, and other creatures.

Escalator through the metal [...]