The British Museum & Other Stuff

Naked! They weren't shy back then were they?

How's it hangin'?

Does he nose something's missing?

On the way to the Barbican we pass through Lambs Conduit Street. This is the lovely window of Persephone Books

Hungry & tired. Time for Pizza Express.

This is what I always order - Sicilian lemonade + Padana pizza (Goats cheese, red onion, caramelised onions, spinach, garlic oil) yum

Then we walk to the Barbican centre. Note the Tesco bag. Someone used to call me 'the bag lady'.

Been meaning to take this shot for a while. Hot pink splashed paint near my flat, looks grrreat with the leopard!

Sweet Treat!

Thought I'd treat myself to a Panasonic LX3, been meaning to buy a quality point and shoot camera for a while, so after some research, I opted for this camera which is the twin sister of the delectable Leica D-Lux 4 but is way much affordable. They are practically the same and both highly recommended, so I went for the one I could afford. Though if I had money, looks-wise I would go for the Leica. Here are a couple of amateurish test close-ups, in low light and unedited, i'm still going through the manual aaarggh! Don't you just HATE manuals? Why can't it be simple, don't know about you but I have to read a sentence twice (sometimes thrice!) before it registers and I understand all the tech nonsense....


Pinhole effect

Birthday Bonanza

Bro got me an amazing lens for my Nikon, here's a couple of test shots:

Random

Just a couple of iPhone pics....
I like this picture in a weird way. It was taken in an old school Italian cafe called City Snacks on Theobalds Road. Awful food though, such a shame. We were talking about how sad that these old cafes are disappearing from London, but if they all serve bland and mouldy food like we were served at this place, well, it would be understandable. And yes, I said mouldy, I ordered the 'Soho Special' (chicken, spinach and swiss cheese), I realised after several bites why it was 'special' - the swiss cheese had mould growing on it, eek!

Burfday breakfast ooh la la.....

Cupcake bought by Craig from Beas, cappucino made by Craig. Over ripe bananas on the fruit plate, by Craig.

Beas of Bloomsbury

Mmmmnnn delightful vanilla passionfruit icing with blueberries cupcake. We stopped off at Beas for a coffee, plus it was raining outside, so why not. It stopped raining when we were inside, even the sun decided to make an appearance. Of course, when we left the cafe it started to rain. Wowee a whole post about the weather. I haven't blogged in ages, when I finally do it's mostly about the bloody weather. It's like when you haven't seen someone for a long time and you just bump into them in the street and it's a bit awkward, so you end up talking about the weather. Oh dear.




iPhone pics courtesy of Craigski.

Da Barbican

Went for a late night stroll last night while Craig went a tad bit trigger happy with the Nikon. Eagle eyed observers might notice my hair looks a lot sleeker, unlike the withered dry hay I've become accustomed to. Yep finally got it cut + the obligatory blow dry. When the lady asked me what I wanted to do with my hair, I said "please do something with my witch hair!".

Me trying to get beamed up scotty.

Somerset House

The other day.

Piano Saturday

Went for a walk and came across 2 street pianos, part of the City of London festival. There are 19 more sporadically placed at various gardens, streets and squares. I played the only 2 (grade 1 level) songs I know, for a short moment I felt like Mylene Klass while a small crowd gathered. Ok 2 people. And they were at a distance - but looking over in admiration. Thanks to Mrs Worth the piano tutor I gave up my lessons before I got to grade 2, all because she used to hit my fingers with her pen whenever I made a mistake, which would result in me crying and eventually becoming terrified of her.


Below: Jimmy Choo Spring/Summer 2011

Marylebone Fayre

On Sunday we went to the annual Marylebone Summer Fayre which is always a pleasant day out. Never go on an empty stomach or you'll want to eat everything - so much scrumptious food on offer! Cakes galore, food from around the world and good old homegrown fruit, meat & veg. I could easily spend £50 on food alone. Folks sipped on Pimms and lemonade while live bands played. There were also vintage clothes and jewellery stalls. Heaven! We ended the day at our most favourite Fish & Chip shop in the world 'The Golden Hind' where I was offered a complimentary bottle of wine from ole' Tony the proprietor. The perfect end to a lovely day.











The HOG Father!!!

The People's Supermarket

There's a food shop near us which has a new concept that is 'run by the people for the people'. You can become a member of The People's Supermarket and work there for 5 hours a week, in return you get discount off the groceries. This new project is being filmed by Channel Four. So far there are 124 members. Will this new concept catch on? Who knows. It's cheaper than 'Costcutters' anyway...