Wednesday, July 15, 2009 London Probably the strain of everything I have to do in these last few days is wearing me down because I am waking up too early again–today at 6. 30 am. Still, it gave me a chance to tidy up my room which now (with all my packing and discarding of…
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In Stratford–Shakespeare Found–and the Cotswolds
Sunday, June 28, 2009Stratford-on-Avon and Chipping Norton I had no intentions to returning to Stratford-on-Avon while I was in Oxford. After all, I had been there the weekend of Shakespeare’s birthday (April 23) with Stephanie and would not have wanted to waste a day in the same venue. But just a couple of weeks after…
A Relaxing Summer’s Afternoon at the Chelsea Physic Garden
Sunday, June 14, 2009London I am making quick progress on Potter–hoping to finish the Half-Blood Prince in the next couple of days. I like it most of all the ones I have read so far and it is quickly marching to a conclusion. I read about fifty pages when I awoke this morning, after which…
Two More Walks and ‘As You Like It’ at The Globe
Monday, June 7, 2009London My day began with Harry Potter and then the transcribing of an interview with Coreen. Frustratingly, another interview that was scheduled for the morning with an Anglo-Indian was cancelled with no desire on the part of the lady to reschedule it. So, there it went! Another contact bites the dust! Still,…
Seeing Samantha Bond in Stoppard’s Arcadia and Liberty of London
Saturday, June 6, 2009London In keeping with my resolution to always get substantial work done before I goof off, I awoke at 7. 30 am, read some Potter, proofread my blog, caught up with my email, then stopped for a spot of breakfast–make that a whole cup of coffee and some toast with preserves. I…
Dallying in Dulwich! And Transcribing Another Interview
Friday, June 5, 2009Dulwich, London It seems that either I stay up half the night with sleeplessness or I awake at 8. 15 (now this has to be the latest I have ever awoken here!) and panic. Because I had plans to meet my friend Janie at East Dulwich Station at 9. 30, I tore…
Supertour at St. Paul’s Cathedral and Exploring Southwark
Wednesday, May 15, 2009London London slumbered under leaden skies this morning, though, thankfully, the rain stayed at bay. Wearing warm cardigans to ward off the chill, Chriselle and I set off after a cereal and yogurt breakfast to explore St. Paul’s Cathedral. Though I have been there for several services throughout the past 8 months,…
London Pass with Chriselle–Day Two
Saturday, May 9, 2009London The weekend dawned in Holborn with its customary silence as the legal world ground to a two-day halt. Chriselle and I showered, ate our breakfast and set out as quickly as we could taking buses to Kensington and passing through most of the important sites along the West End that I…
In Search of Burberry and The Jubilee Walk (Part 1)
Saturday, May 2, 2009London I awoke at 4. 00 am today (groan!!!) and I could not sleep after that. So, I switched on my bedside lamp and began reading The Order of the Phoenix for an hour. At 5. 30, I felt sleepy again, dropped off (thank goodness!) and then awoke at 7 am. Email,…
Celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday–in Stratford and Warwick
Sunday, April 26, 2099Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick Though I switched off my bedside lamp at 1.30 am last night, I did not fall asleep for at least an hour. Awful tossing and turning and vain efforts to count sheep left me deeply frustrated. Yet, I awoke at about 7. 00. So it is little wonder that…