And then she said...: March 2007

Tills at The Tate

I had the lovely honour of having my very *old friend Kristin come and stay with me the other week for 24 hours whilst she was passing through London on top secret "official" Australian government business.

We managed to fit rather a lot in - we went and checked out Jacqui & Brad's fantastic new place; bought her a gorgeous new leather jacket; witnessed an attempted bank robbery in Brixton; got lost in Hyde park; ate lunch (& drank some lovely red wine) at the Tate Modern (yet somehow managing not to see ANY art); worked out how to save the world; rode on a 5 storey slippery slide; napped; drank g&t's & sipped cocktails in some of Soho's finest establishments; caught the night bus home (!) & ended our visit with a very memorable breakfast at my favourite local cafe where the waiter invited Tills to go and stay with him in Portugal on her next visit !! I'm not sure if she's going to take him up on his offer or not...

Here are the enormous slides at the Tate - now that I think about it - technically we "rode" art, rather than "saw" it as such, but I'm sure that still counts...

Menko & Tills before the big ride...

Menko & Brad's new street...

Menko outside her new pad...

Kristin shows off Menko's fancy kitchen...

Brad & his brother attempt to put up a new bookshelf...

Kristin's friend Fiona sips on a cocktail...

And finally - the view from the Tate Restaurant...

* old as in, have known her since 1984, not old as in - she is a young looking 84 year old...

Coming to a small screen near you...

Freemasons On Trial

10pm

Sunday 1st April

National Geographic Channel

It premiered in Australia last week and Nat Geo are very happy with it: " Great news! "Freemasons on Trial" was the highest rating programme of the week with a 1.05 rating and 2.3% share. Various repeats across the week also rated well. Bravo!"

Here's a promo I randomly stumbled across the other day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvUcb39U87s+

Sue The Builder (can she fix it?)

Our kitchen table is nearly a 100 years old and obviously people were a bit shorter back then so the legs on it are really really short. Every time we went to sit down, we'd bang our knees on it so initially we added blocks for the table to rest on. This worked for a while but then we kept knocking it off. After being inspired by my friends building tales the other night, I realised that if I got hold of some really long nails and hammered the blocks onto the legs - we'd be laughing !!!

I think the photos speak for themselves....who knew there could be such pleasure to be had from a bit of hammering....

Smoothie Races

My Lovely Kitchen Window

My Spice Rack

My Street

Alfie gets his first football kit...

Elizabeth showing off Alfie's new uniform...

He was beside himself with excitement...

TO A SPECIAL SISTER

It was really lovely having Lib along for a weekend away with my mates. It's not often that you combine those two worlds and it's a shame really. Here are a few "sisterly" shots from the weekend...

No, we weren't texting each other, but I'm glad my text addiction is rubbing off on her !

I'm not at my best first thing in the morning...

Just mucking around...

Awwwwww....

To a Special Sister

A close companion on lonely days,

someone to share with through every phase;

forgiving and helping to bring out the best,

believing the good and forgetting the rest.

Just a small "Thank you"

for all that you do,

to help you remember how

much

I love you.

GOODBYE WILTSHIRE

It was sad to say goodbye...

but as Arnie once said "I'll be back"....

Thanks for a lovely visit !!

More More Country Living...

Tanya takes control...

More Country Living...

I think of all the photos taken of me in my 31 and a half years - this is the HAPPIEST I have ever looked !!! I was loving it !!!

Help...

Pretty...

Jarvis ponders life...

A beautiful portrait of Helen & Jarvis by Tan...

No visit is complete without your very own "Tractor Phil" mug & pen !!!

Tractor Phil really does like Tractors....( I wonder if I could find a Landrover toast holder for Ian?)

Helen is a very talented jewellery designer (you've probably seen me wear her work over the years) and Tanya & I are showing off our new rings...

More of the pretty house...

Ahhhhhhh

My Trip to the Country

My friend Helen moved out to Wiltshire a few years ago to live in the country with her boyfriend Phil (affectionally known as "Tractor Phil") and gorgeous cocker spaniel - Jarvis...Tanya and I used to work with Helen back at Channel 4 so we decided to go down and visit. Being city girls ourselves, we thought it only wise to take along a country expert to guide us, so Lib came along to "interpret" country life for us...