🥂 The first of our guests at tonight’s ’open house’ Christmas drinks should be here in the next hour. For now, I’m enjoying the silence, lying on the sofa. Because, if previous years are anything to go by, it’s going to be a late night…
London Life
📸 Yes. It feels just as cold as it looks.
Marking the shortest day of the year this evening, celebrating with the ‘council of the gays’. Braced for a long evening of conversation, music and cocktails.
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🍺 Had a lovely working lunch with a friend/colleague, giving us the chance to sneak in some delicious Paulaner to our meeting. Perfect.
📸 And now the festive wreath is hanging on our apartment’s front door. 🏳️🌈
🎄 It’s that time of year. The tree is up and the lights are on. The countdown to Christmas has officially begun in our apartment…
📸 A welcoming seat?
Snapped these in Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf, on my way home this afternoon. And yes, they’re illuminated from the inside.
🍷 After socialising the last couple of nights (I know! On a school night!), we’re having a quiet night in. I’m making meatballs and pasta and we’re going to watch some more of the excellent ‘Day of the Jackal’ series. While enjoying some of the lovely Beaujolais nouveau we picked up last week.
📸 Golden hour reflected beautifully in the building next door. Gently easing into Friday evening and enjoying the views from my living room.
📸 Incredibly clear and blue skies over Canary Wharf just now. No filters or other edits. Absolutely gorgeous.
📸 Lovely blue skies over West India Quay this morning.
👟 The lightning sale at AllBirds was just too good to pass on. And I got these replacements for some very, very old trainers at less than half price. It’s safe to say I’m sorted for shoes for some time…
📸 A gorgeous, pink hue to the City of London this morning. On the flip side, it’s only 1C outside 🥶
⏰ A Monday morning in November when you wake up to find the hot water heater has failed overnight.
Cue a cold shower. Now wishing great misery on everyone playing videos without headphones on this train to work. Absolute twats.
I’m on the couch, under my weighted blanket, with a hot water bottle at my feet. It is blowing an absolute gale outside and I’m not budging from here until biological necessity requires it.
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📸 No edits or filters required. This sunset over London is perfection.
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📸 I missed this view for the last couple of weeks!
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📸 My first office commute in two weeks… and it’s freezing 🥶 Can’t believe I was sitting in the Tokyo sunshine wearing just a T-shirt just three days ago.
📸 Canary Wharf reflections earlier this morning.
📸 Love this pic I took of my partner at dinner last night. 😍
📸 The sunshine this morning has heated up my living room to 24.5C and I am loving it. Not planning on moving from here for a while!
🥂 Last night’s meal at Marceline was phenomenal.
The service is friendly, attentive and authentically nice. The food has been consistently excellent. The prices are very reasonable and I leave feeling it was a fair exchange. Finally, the physical environment is cute and the ambience is just lovely.
📸 Good morning from a very calm and peaceful London.
📸 Another view of the new installation here in Canary Wharf. Eerie and lovely at the same time.
📸 Nothing special here, I just thought the combination of building angles was nice.
📸 Down at the Southbank Centre for a meeting.
📸 Looking out on a very misty/foggy London this morning.
📸 I know I’ve been moaning a lot about the weather lately, so let me go on the record and say I’m absolutely loving this October sunshine. It has kept me positive and energised all day today.
📸 Enjoying the view from here, selfie edition…
Glad to be home before sunset once again. It’s getting more and more difficult! And seeing as I was in the office by 7:30am this morning, I don’t feel bad for leaving when I did.
📸 Another shot of last night’s stunning sunset over London.
