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I decided to consolidate and ended up with a messy title, but it’s the only way I can do this right now and move on to other things. I’ve decided to sandwich the last of my UK days in between two Airplane Timeline entries. It makes more sense this way. Bon appetit!
Oh and I’ve decided that the perfect anthem for this trip is this:
november 14 } a trip to the courtauld gallery to see the egon schiele ‘radical nude’ exhibition with nouri flayhan
an accidental shot captures my interest. my favorite is the earphones. it looks like i’m wearing a lanyard with a leaf on its end
november 15 } it’s back to somerset house for a morning of ice skating. tareq and i took the girls for lessons and i soon found out that we’d be taking lessons too. i was in group 1 (out of 3, 3 being the most advanced)
everything looks pretty and innocuous. until you see the ice
a sea of slips
after a relief-filled non-eventful morning with t and the girls at the skating rink, i met up with sarah at the contemporary crafts & design fair in chelsea
This fair, organized by Sarah and my new friend Piyush Suri, was like a candy store of finely hand-crafted products. My favorites were Karen Henrikson’s hats and Goldborough‘s minimalist Christmas themed cushions and accessories. Also worth a mention is Elizabeth Renton’s elegant ceramics, perfect for that rustic, country look.
the colorful ceiling of chelsea’s old town hall
sarah in her new hat photographed by elizabeth renton’s ceramic display. it was the pomegranates that attracted our attention to this thoughtfully put-together booth
we stole piyush away for a delicious lunch. we all ordered the same chicken salad at the chelsea farmer’s market cafe
eve takes a liking to piyush…
so he puts her in his pocket
hats become her. sarah looks so elegant
that night, party time. here i am with a spanish woman called maria. george took me to this house-warming party which turned into the ‘dutch’ party which then turned into the ‘musical chairs’ party. we left soon after
sometimes you forget you’re wearing the pink glasses with bunny ears. on a saturday night all’s game in southeast london
later on at the crucifix lane club with that night’s friends. i remember sherief and emma’s names, that’s about it. but who cares, really
psychedelic george, psychedelic me
![i love georgie porgie. a big, fat thank you for this glimpse of london night[and day] life](https://prettygreenbullet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ld29.jpg)
i love georgie porgie. a big, fat thank you for this glimpse of london night[and day] life
not the best of ideas. and it went pretty fast
a brontosaurus. i love this museum and i love the building itself
i love this ceiling and these windows and these arches
i love this gorilla ‘koba not human, koba ape’
and i love these steps
big bird
a little later i decided it was time to pop my pret a manger cherry with this swedish meatball sandwich
november 17 } this afternoon it was the churchill war rooms for me. i decided to come here in homage to my 16-year-old son yousef who is a big WWII fan. i took a gazillion photos i plan to share with him, and hope that one day he’ll discover this little gem on his own
ludmilla always cooks me wonderful meals. i feel so spoiled
roxy wants some brocolli
That night I met Thomas and we hit it off immediately. I’ve made quite a few friends this trip and this one was particularly special.
november 18 } a coffee with ludmilla, the domestic goddess
after it’s a bath for roxy. she doesn’t need a leg-up, she already has one
foxy roxy
i am so glad that i got to see anna. i feel like i’ve known her for ages. she interviewed me for canvas magazine once via skype and we really hit it off. after that i met her once, briefly, in june and this lunch at spuntino in soho. i feel like our friendship is just starting to blossom. lunch was cut short because i was leaving that night to kuwait. also, i was having a shit-hair day in case you haven’t noticed. i don’t think i’ve ever seen my hair this bad. ick
anna and a hot dog
of course she’s sad. benedict you have broken anna’s heart
going