witch way is up?

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what are witches? What is it to be a pagan, wicca, druid type person? Are there more unusual folks out there than meets the eye? I think so and I’m lucky enough to attract all of them to my programme. Sometimes I worry I am in the wrong place, today I knew I wasn’t. I … Read more

Here today Scones tomorrow

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The perfect scone. Two halves – warmed Raisins and currants. Jar of cream. Jar of raspberry jam. Roadside caff in Pimlico. Cup of frothy coffee. Three new books. Warm sun. Taxi back. A quiet evening. Send your thoughts to Tehran, whatever mess you’re in it can’t be as bad as the mess that Achmanismad has … Read more

mundee

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Tonight B and I went from Clapham South to St. Pancras, How things have changed. The train sped through Kentish Town, West Hampstead, Hendon, Mill Hill, Cricklewood, not necessarily in that order, and then Elstree and Boreham wood. I used to stand on the bridge and let the steam of the train go up my … Read more

Grounded

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I wore green today and walked fast. i fell over last night and knackered my right knee, the last two times I grazed my left knee. I thought I was losing it, NO, said my acupuncturist, you just need to be grounded she said.So she put needles in my big toes, bellie, arms and wrists. … Read more

Ben Dearnley

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Tonight B and I went to see her best friends project in Mayfair. It may sound grand, well it was actually, but they arn’t It’s a wonderful set of sculptors by BEN DEARNLEY. Sportsmen and women that he has cast in bronze and marble. The torsos of Ade Adepitan, Christiner Ohuruogu, Marc Foster and Debbie … Read more

gardenin’ sunday

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the top shed hasn’t been looked at since 1988. There were more spiders than in Regents Park reptile house. Seven bags of flowers pots and forty eight tons of rubbish. Jim bought me a coffee at the garden centre then we planted up HANDEL, a blousey rose, a scented jasmine and a spindly climber from … Read more

Life

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Go to see Jude Law’s Hamlet, he carries it off. Ron Cook is terrific as Polonious. Penelope Wilton glides as Gertrude. I fell asleep during it because I do three hours live radio. DUET FOR ONE with Juliet Stevenson Henry Goodman is a testament to good acting and good writing. I went alone on Friday … Read more

Cantona cinema

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27 degrees and I took the Clapham Junction route.
Down Falcon Road, on the train and then a sweet little trip to Waterloo.
There was a free SOUTH AFRICAN newspaper on the seat. A story about branding people on the buttocks who had HIV made we wonder about the sado masochistic nature of the human under stress.
When you go to bed with someone, it said, turn them round and look at their buttocks if they are branded – well you know the rest.

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It’s still only Tuesday

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a boat ride in Brighton a car ride to work a train ride to London a walk in the park a trip to the movies a trip to a show It’s still on Tuesday So onwards we go…..

Dawter and mum

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The weather was soft and warm when I walked in this morning. St. James Park was full of tourists feeding the squirrels. There’s something about the tourist when they crouch next to the furry rodent, they all think they are the first to entice the sqidge into eating from their hands. The greedy little beggers … Read more