Always Alright
We first saw/heard the Alabama Shakes on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny! A New Year’s tradition in our house, if we are at home, we watch it. I liked them. We watched The Silver Linings Playbook this...
View ArticlePicking Cotton
Last night while I was doing a few things, I turned on the TV and Places in the Heart was on one of the movie channels. It is just such an outstanding movie! As always, Sally Field is amazing!...
View ArticleShirley Temple
Shirley Temple 1928 – 2014 You were my Little Princess, where I dreamed of living in the attic with you as my bedmate and having secret parties with our gorgeous neighbor, Cesar Romero, who would...
View ArticleLet The Weekend Begin
Friday has come at last and I am so happy! My Birthday is this weekend and we are going to start celebrating tonight, with dinner from Five Guys and watching a good movie on our vintage projection...
View ArticleJust Dance!
It’s Wednesday, the middle of the week and it has just been crawling by. Work is keeping me busy, getting all the studio spaces ready for next year, placing orders and tying up any loose ends. But, I...
View ArticleThe Blunder Years
I have long been a fan of This American Life. An episode aired at the end of the May that I missed and as I have been catching up with some podcasts here and there, I listened to it this morning. It...
View ArticleA Gentleman
There are few men today, who are truly a gentleman, a real man’s man. James Garner was one of those men. I grew up watching re-runs of The Rockford Files and Maverick on TV and fell in love. He was...
View ArticleChristmas Shopping in London
I spent the day by myself wandering in and out of my favourite London spots. I had a bit of Christmas shopping to do and my path took me from one end to the other. I passed the lego reindeer in Covent...
View Article“M&M” Date Night #1
As I mentioned in my previous post, this weekend, we decided to try a new Date Night plan of action: “M&M Date Night”. The M&M equals “Movie and Menu”. We want to try and do this at least...
View ArticlePretty in Pink
One of my all time favourite John Hughes’ movies is: Pretty in Pink! The cast is great (Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Andrew McCarthy, Harry Dean Stanton, Annie Potts and James Spader), the costumes are...
View ArticlePicture House Cinema
As we often use cut throughs when in London, we always discover new things. Yesterday while zigzagging around Shaftesbury Avenue, we walked by the Picture House Cinema. They are dotted around London,...
View ArticleStar Wars
I gave Mr. Michie an early birthday present tonight and took him to see Star Wars:The Force Awakens. I booked our tickets a few weeks ago, we were really lucky as we got the last two seats on sale. We...
View ArticleFriday
I’m late out for my walk this morning. I normally go when it’s still dark, but I got caught up in doing things around the house. I’ve mopped the bathroom and kitchen floors and replied to a few e-mails...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Doris Day!
Happy Birthday Doris Day! One of my favourite ladies is 95 years young today! I think tonight calls for a little celebration. We’re gonna curl up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and watch a...
View ArticleSuperheroes
This morning, we awoke to the news of another terrorist attack. This one was at our back door, in our beloved London. Lately, I feel that we need superheroes more than ever. Never doubt their...
View ArticleNovember First
Above are the remnants of our Halloween table last night. I like table decor that you can also eat! We feasted on fall favourites, munched on candy, listened to a great Halloween playlist on Spotify...
View ArticleStar Wars: The Last Jedi
We went on a movie date Saturday night. I had booked the tickets weeks ago in advance to surprise Mr. Michie. It was a packed house. The atmosphere was buzzing! We ate popcorn, held hands and just...
View ArticleSolo: A Star Wars Story
As Rod Stewart croons, “Tonight’s the night!”. We’re going on a date to see Solo: A Star Wars Story. And I can’t wait! Popcorn, holding hands with Mr. Michie, a tub of these heavenly chocolate covered...
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day!
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! {Barefoot in the Park still, 1967 // Pinned HERE}
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day!
“True love is the greatest thing, in the world — except for a nice MLT — mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe.” Billy Crystal as Miracle...
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