Much of a muchness

Things that make you go 'hmm'…

Monthly Archives: June 2009

Back – but not for long….

15 Comments Posted by Diane on June 26, 2009

Just a flying visit as I am off to Glastonbury shortly. Talk about from the sublime to the ridiculous. Fab holiday sailing in Corfu with my lovely sister and her husband and my delectable niece, periods of absolute bliss punctuated by moments of high stress (mooring) and terror (being in a tall pointy boat in [...]

Families, Photography, Places, Travel, weather boats, Corfu, Greece, Paxos, sailing, yachts

Some things never change

23 Comments Posted by Diane on June 8, 2009

When I was first married, we lived in Cardiff and our best friends were a couple, Richard and Glynis, who have remained our friends for over thirty years. I am godmother to their daughter (hence the wedding reading – she is getting married in October) and Richard is the godfather to my #1 son. In [...]

Birthdays, Book arts, Bookbinding, Books, Families, Food, Handmade books, Illustration, Music, Photography, Places, Travel, weather Abbotsbury, birthday card, Blur, Bruce Springsteen, Corfu, Crosby Stills and Nash, Glastonbury, J.R.R.Tolkien, Lily Allen, Madness, Neil Young, Riverside, Roverandom, Spinal Tap, Status Quo, The Barber of Seville, West Bay

Planes, trains and automobiles

13 Comments Posted by Diane on June 3, 2009

Well, I’m back. I have so much to tell you that it’s all a bit daunting, so I’ll start at the beginning and take a few short cuts. I went to see Julia Fordham perform at the Pigalle Club in London. She was quite amazing as usual, her extraordinary voice never fails to send shivers [...]