On Saturday London played host to the biggest public demonstration Britain has ever seen. About one million people converged on Hyde Park to protest against the probable war with Iraq. Being a tool of corporate greed I had to work, but Kathryn was there and she took some photographs. You can find them in the …
Snow chaos
So shouted the headline from the Evening Standard seller’s stand I could see through the window of HMV. Snow Chaos. Snow Chaos? This is indicative of the hyperbole employed by the tabloid press. And also the British pre-occupation with the weather. And also the inability of London to deal with any hint of snow. Or …
2003
I managed to survive the hell that is retail at Christmas time in London; working long hours while my wife was enjoying business class flights to the ridiculously warm Antipodes. My sister stopped by on her way to Zurich and seemed to bring a trace of the Aussie (well, Melbourne) weather with her. The Christmas …
We got married
Hi. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Since last I updated the journal we have: Been to Australia Got married Moved house And before we left the UK my sister and nephew came to stay with us. Gosh that was a long time ago. First things first, in case you don’t know – maybe you …
The second Austral concert
What are we doing? Well, the recent past has been mostly taken up with organising the second Austral Sinfonietta concert. Held at the same venue, it was, by all accounts, an improvement on the first one last year. The orchestra played extremely well (after a scarily small number of rehearsals) and the audience was at …
Proposal
Kathryn and I are engaged. Here’s how it happened. Monday morning. Very, very morning. Approximately 3.20 AM. The kind of time when you really wish you had gone to bed at 9 PM like you were planning to. The plan was to catch the night bus from Sloane Square to Liverpool Street for the Stansted …
The first Austral concert
Well, well, well. Long time, no update. The last couple of months have been rather hectic for me. The last weeks doubly so. On Saturday night (21st) I conducted my first concert in London. Not a hugely important event for most people in London, but a rather big deal for me, as you can imagine. …
Nothing to say
It is Tuesday. We are leaving for Cornwall on Thursday, and the thought of getting even further behind in this travelog has spurred me to update the site. As it is late and these things always seem to take longer than expected I will keep the witty observations on life to a minimum and the …
Matt & Donna Leave
Well, once again we find ourselves alone in a strange city. Not that strange really after a year and a half but still just as interesting. As I write I imagine Matt and Donna must be nearing Brisbane. I can imagine how they must be feeling – like shit. I wonder what Virgin will make …
Ireland
The date is August 2000 and you are awake far too early and walking down Spencer rd, Acton… The plan was to walk to the minicab at Crown St and get a 5 min cab ride to Northfields Tube to catch the first tube to Heathrow for our 6.50 flight. This would have worked fine, …