Spring seems to be well and truly here in London*, so Jeff and I made the most of it this weekend and explored North London. From Camden Town to Upper Holloway, Archway to Highgate, Muswell Hill to Crouch End, we hit the pavement and saw as much as possible on foot, stopping to enjoy food … Continue reading
Category Archives: London Life
#100happydays
Like pretty much everyone else on Twitter and Instagram right now, I am doing the #100happydays challenge. The idea is that you find one thing to be happy about every day for 100 days, and I’m finding it both easy and overwhelming at once. (1 thing a day = easy; doing something every day for … Continue reading
28 Days Later… belated Christmas edition
Christmas was ages ago now, but this little lady has been busy so I’m only just finding time to write about it. This was Jeff and my first Christmas Day just us (we celebrated belated Christmas with his family another day) and we didn’t want to just sit at home, so we put on our Christmas … Continue reading
Boo! Here’s to a spook-tacular Halloween
Halloween is pretty much the best holiday ever: you get to dress up in costumes, ask your neighbours for candy, and no-one complains. Except for all of England, because that’s a memory from my American childhood and not really the done-thing in this country. And yet, I still love Halloween! Here’s how I’ve been getting … Continue reading
Exploring South London
They say that Londoners don’t cross the river unless forced by employment or the lure of alcohol; only bad things lie on the other side. Well, that’s just not true – the bit about the bad things, anyway. The bit about not crossing except for employment or alcohol? I’d say that’s 99.9% spot on. Here’s … Continue reading
Just hanging around at Dalston House
Last weekend Jeff and I swung by Dalston House, an interactive piece of art by Leandro Erlich, commissioned by the Barbican. The detailed facade of a Victorian terraced house is constructed flat on the ground, with mirrors positioned overhead to give the appearance that people are climbing or falling from the house. Continue reading
David Bowie is at the V&A
Growing up, David Bowie is one artist I took for granted and never really explored. I’d hear his music on the radio and at home, I knew the songs and many of the lyrics. But much like Pink Floyd and The Beatles, his music was my parents’ music. I knew it, I enjoyed it, but … Continue reading
Loving the London Skyline
I don’t even want to tell you when I visited The Shard, so instead I’ll say this post is long-overdue. Lucky for me, this content is evergreen. Phew. Anyhow, I was lucky enough to visit The Shard with a group of Google Local Londoners in exchange for writing several new reviews*. We got there for the … Continue reading
Chris Bracey at Scream Gallery
Holy Moly Chris Bracey’s solo show at Scream Gallery in Soho is cool! Continue reading
Art-filled Sunday: Rain Room at the Barbican and Light Show at the Hayward Gallery
Why hello again. It’s been a while since we’ve talked, and I must say: you’re looking mighty fine! Yesterday I spent the day checking out art in London – first the Rain Room at the Barbican, then the Light Show at the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery. Continue reading
Call me Katie 