Tuesday 26 February 2013

Catching up, part 2

More catching up: We're in the market for a new kitchen - can't think of anything better or worse than starting off in Ikea / My daughter spent half term at a Les Miserables music and drama workshop and performed at the end of the week... Master of the house, doling out the charm -- Ready with a handshake and an open palm -- Tells a saucy tale, makes a little stir -- Customers appreciate a bon-viveur / We love Mishkin's, a Jewish restaurant in Covent Garden run by the Polpo & Spuntino guy - I'm particularly in love with their meatloaf, mash and greens / The Roy Lichtenstein retrospective at the Tate Modern was spectacular - it was particularly enlightening for us to see, for the first time, his recent Chinese landscapes which were ethereal and beautiful / The husband and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary at Dinings / Our daughter is heavily into Moshi Monsters now, collecting cards and characters, along with most of her primary school it seems - this is her own photo, taken at a family member's birthday lunch at Toff's fish and chips restaurant in Muswell Hill.











Catching up, part 1

We've been busy chez Shade family: Cakes at Patisserie Valerie on Old Compton Street in Soho / Rambutans and longans from Chinatown / Homemade Cambodian beef loc lac with lime, chilli and ginger dipping sauces / My daughter's favourite shop in Chinatown / Happy Chinese New Year! / Empty plates at So Sushi in Soho / Homemade habas con morcilla / Shopping in Brindisa, Borough Market / Our daughter recorded some songs on cassette tape at the Tate Modern / Tate Modern / Wahaca, Southbank / Churros y chocolate at Wahaca on the Southbank / Outside the Hayward Gallery, Southbank / Burgers in Byron on St Giles / A few trips to the British Museum / Asian rooms at the British Museum / I'm losing weight doing Couch to 5K (again) and fasting twice a week on the 5:2 diet - I'm fasting a full 24 hours each time and feel terrific.

































Saturday 19 January 2013

Currently...

Reading...


Eating... Chocolate from Madagascar and Venezuela.


Dreaming... This is the year we redecorate.


Viewing... Dayanita Singh's File Museum at the Frith Gallery.


Watching... Laptop by Kaushik Ganguly, and Akram Khan's Desh.

Winter wonderland

The snow fell briefly here in London, but we managed to enjoy it... Snowballing in our back garden / Blowing hot chocolate bubbles / A snowy stroll across Hampstead Heath




Wednesday 2 January 2013

Christmas 2012

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here are some of our highlights... A day out at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park / Making Christmas cake / Decorating the Christmas tree / Meeting Santa at London Zoo / Opening Christmas presents / Decorating the Christmas cake / Eating goose and all the trimmings for Christmas Day lunch / We ate an Indian feast for Boxing Day lunch / Our daughter went to see Disney On Ice at Wembley with some of her school friends / We spent New Year's Day on Hampstead Heath