And so it begins

We all fly in to Tel Aviv today for the commencement of our conference. Early morning start at Heathrow for me but an enjoying breakfast in the lounge while I wait the boarding call.

And so it begins

We all fly in to Tel Aviv today for the commencement of our conference. Early morning start at Heathrow for me but an enjoying breakfast in the lounge while I wait the boarding call.

Resting on my laurels

After church a quick bit of train (station) spotting while I was in the vicinity of St Pancras and King’s Cross Stations. King’s Cross       St Pancras So it was farewell to Bloombury …. … as I moved to

Resting on my laurels

After church a quick bit of train (station) spotting while I was in the vicinity of St Pancras and King’s Cross Stations. King’s Cross       St Pancras So it was farewell to Bloombury …. … as I moved to

For all the Saints

No visit to London would be complete without Mass at All Saints’ Margaret Street in Fitzrovia.   Fr Michael Bowie, Assistant Priest, was the celebrant. A former Rector of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney, we both attended St Martin’s

For all the Saints

No visit to London would be complete without Mass at All Saints’ Margaret Street in Fitzrovia.   Fr Michael Bowie, Assistant Priest, was the celebrant. A former Rector of Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney, we both attended St Martin’s

“Say it with gin”

This evening I walked to the Old Vic in Waterloo for their production of Cole Porter’s classic musical High Society, directed by three-time Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman.    The production was in the round and I sat on the

“Say it with gin”

This evening I walked to the Old Vic in Waterloo for their production of Cole Porter’s classic musical High Society, directed by three-time Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman.    The production was in the round and I sat on the

A busy day for royalty

These days you just pop into hospital to deliver a baby and then go home moments later. The Duchess of Cambridge so that today at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. Moments later appearing with a daughter,

A busy day for royalty

These days you just pop into hospital to deliver a baby and then go home moments later. The Duchess of Cambridge so that today at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington. Moments later appearing with a daughter,

Hay Fever

Just opened at the Duke of York Theatre (a Theatre Royal Bath Production) starring Felicity Kendall. I enjoyed it, though I preferred the production with Penelope Keith in 1983. Noël Coward said it was “far and away one of the

Hay Fever

Just opened at the Duke of York Theatre (a Theatre Royal Bath Production) starring Felicity Kendall. I enjoyed it, though I preferred the production with Penelope Keith in 1983. Noël Coward said it was “far and away one of the

Inside St. James’s Park

I heard the minx remark, She’d meet him after dark, Inside St. James’s Park, And give him on From Iolanthe Not sure I would venture there or into any park after dark, hard enough to avoid the gypsies in daylight.

Inside St. James’s Park

I heard the minx remark, She’d meet him after dark, Inside St. James’s Park, And give him on From Iolanthe Not sure I would venture there or into any park after dark, hard enough to avoid the gypsies in daylight.

More Morrison mysteries

Subtitled : A Wapping Mess So many questions, so little time to find answers, and even fewer facts. On Wednesday I reported on the story of Alexander Morrison the Younger (1761-1816?) who was a ship chandler and coal merchant in

More Morrison mysteries

Subtitled : A Wapping Mess So many questions, so little time to find answers, and even fewer facts. On Wednesday I reported on the story of Alexander Morrison the Younger (1761-1816?) who was a ship chandler and coal merchant in

“Not your grandmother’s musical”*

* The Independent  Indeed it was not. The Book of Mormon was very funny, produced by the creators of South Park, but I found that I preferred that kind of humour in cartoon form. I felt uncomfortable  with some of the

“Not your grandmother’s musical”*

* The Independent  Indeed it was not. The Book of Mormon was very funny, produced by the creators of South Park, but I found that I preferred that kind of humour in cartoon form. I felt uncomfortable  with some of the

55 Broadway

Splendid example of 1927 architecture – the tallest building in London at the time, and still the home of The Tube. Still working to show the number of trains passing a certain point on each line, though I couldn’t understand

55 Broadway

Splendid example of 1927 architecture – the tallest building in London at the time, and still the home of The Tube. Still working to show the number of trains passing a certain point on each line, though I couldn’t understand