Category: Shopping
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Movie Filming
I was heading home the other day when I turned the corner and this is what I saw, a frenetic movie set. When I asked our concierge what was going on, she told me that they were filming a Jason Statham movie. I love Jason Statham in his action movies, but he’s even better when…
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More Random, Odd & Miscellaneous Things
Happy Wednesday! We’re well on our way to Friday! Mike wanted me to work from the WeWork space in his building. It was very nice to have breakfast and lunch (the spread was really something) with him, since normally during the week, we don’t eat any meals together. Plus, we did a couples POL at…
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Coco Chanel
I was lucky to be invited to join a friend (thank you, Anne) at the V&A (a/k/a The Victoria & Albert Museum), since the show was sold out, to see the absolutely amazing and robust collection of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel clothing, jewelry, and of course her famous perfume. I was blown away by the displays…
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Fuerteventura, Canary Island
Our first port of call was Fuerteventura, the second largest of Spain’s Canary Islands. It sits in the Atlantic Ocean 100 km off the north coast of Africa. It’s known primarily as a holiday destination due to its white-sand beaches and year-round warmth cooled by constant winds. The multitude of beaches that wrap around it…
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Thames-Side Studios and Art Installation
I first met Eunice Bossman-Okai at the wonderful Chef Paule B Vertus Supper Club, which Mike and I attended in our building. Eunice is a friend of Dot and was selling her beautiful, one of a kind, handcrafted jewelry that evening. I purchased a pair of black and silver earrings from her and asked her…
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Festive Fayre at Hampton Court
I decided to buy an annual membership to the Historic Royal Palaces. Hampton Court is one of their protected palaces and the bonus was the Festive Fayre was taking place the weekend we decided to visit. It was easy enough to take the train for a little over an hour to Hampton Court and a…
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Battersea Power Station
As I mentioned, we took a lovely ride on the Thames Clipper to Battersea Power Station. Until my sister mentioned it, I had never heard of the Battersea Power Station. Wikipedia says: “Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station, located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Nine Elms, Battersea, in…
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Odds and Ends
Happy Veterans Day to any veterans who happen to be reading. Thank you for your service! It is celebrated as Armistice Day here. I’m sharing the odds and ends I’ve accumulated in the last month. CrispsWhen my nephews were here in July they liked checking out the strange flavored crisps found in London, so now,…
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It Takes All Kinds . . .
in Covent Garden. You never know what you are going to see in and around Covent Garden. We left the tube stop at Tottenham Road to see this incredibly long line to get into the new Lids store on Charing Cross Road, which actually snaked around the corner down Oxford Street. It could have been…