Category: Diary

The boyfriend and I were invited to his former coworker’s new home, out in the village of Staplehurst, in Kent. Took a lovely walk out in the countryside with their family dog, Gussie. The wildflowers bloomed everywhere – We had lunch in their home and enjoyed a proper English pork roast with Yorkshire pudding. Then […]

My favourite thing about London is its food markets. In the past year, I’ve had a couple of jobs based in Clarkenwell/Farringdon, and had access to Leather Lane. This market has stands for clothing as well, which I’ve never had the desire to buy from but it’s kind of fun to see the dresses and […]

While looking at TimeOut for things to do in London on weekends, the boyfriend and I came across Hyper Japan Christmas Market. They usually hold two events a year, one in the summer/spring and one for Christmas. We took a while to figure out if we should pay extra for the sushi judging contest and […]

If you’re around London in early November, it’s worthwhile to try and catch fireworks anywhere in the city. The boyfriend and I were lucky that there were free fireworks happening near the river when we went out on a casual stroll. The ticketed events are just as worthwhile. We attended the one Richmond holds on […]

A walk through the lovely St. James’s Park with my old friend Claire. I wish there was something closer to scale when I took the photo, because the pelicans were massive!