London Haize

Change is good ...

2011-05-08T11:08:00.000+01:00

My Roomie and I have been sharing my place for over a year now. It was a surprisingly easy transition particularly given I had lived alone for years, but we are both pretty laid back and it worked out well. I liked her being here, I realised (or was that admitted) that I actually don't like living alone, who knew I had been kidding myself for so long :) Late last year

That'll be me ... out again...

2010-12-14T21:26:00.000Z

I was talking to my Mum the other day when she asked whether I was going to let the kittens have babies and whilst there is no doubt they would be beautiful I told her no. I said that J (my roomie) probably would not let me give any away and so I would end up with the whole litter. Mum suddenly asked who J was so I explained, again, and that was more or less the end of our conversation. A week

Has anyone found my mind, it seems to be missing ...

2010-12-14T00:36:00.000Z

I am spending the holidays in the US this year so had to get myself organised, with a much appreciated push from my roomie I am all set, presents are all bought and wrapped, tree is up and decorated, cards written and posted. I admit it, I was starting to feel a little smug when friends and colleagues would mention that they needed to start their shopping and asked how I was doing and I could

Halloween ...

2010-11-05T00:05:00.000Z

The kitties joined in the Halloween celebrations in their own special way ...I cheated my way through my first ever pumpkin carving by using a pumpkin carving kit, though I was still impressed with my attempt especially as I hate spiders ...My house mate put me to shame with her much more complicated effort ...And I don't really want to mention the free hand carving she did the following day....

Not one but two weddings ...

2010-10-24T08:32:00.000+01:00

Last month I went to my niece's wedding, it was a beautiful blue sky day, the service was held where they had hoped it would be in a tiny old church in a quaint village in the berkshire countryside and the reception took place on a boat cruising up the river Thames. The bride looked, as expected, stunning but the children almost stole her limelight, this picture makes me smile every time I see

Too full ...

2010-09-17T13:17:00.000+01:00

Occasionally I need space, space to move around, unrestricted, and empty of people, empty of mess, just empty I guess. I don't need it for long but if I cant satisfy the need when it arises, I feel anxious, claustrophobic, angry even. Recently I had one of those days, there were people everywhere, mostly, but not all, were where they were expected to be. I woke early to sounds of people

Spoils ...

2010-09-17T09:55:00.000+01:00

Well, the Women's Rugby World Cup is over for another 4 years :( England made it all the way to the final playing against New Zealand (a repeat of the previous 2 world cup finals) and after a long, hard fought game lost (a repeat of the previous 2 world cup finals, grrrrr) by 1 penalty which gave New Zealand a 3 point lead and final score of 13-10. It was a great game to be watching live with

An International Wager ...

2010-08-26T22:59:00.000+01:00

The Women's Rugby World Cup kicked off in the UK last weekend and I am fortunate enough to have tickets for 2 of the group games and the Cup Final. Last week a group of us went along to the opening game to watch England beat Ireland, it was great fun, we kitted out a couple of Aussie friends, who were passing through, in England shirts, which they willingly wore, though they did keep their coats

Some light in a tough week ...

2010-07-20T00:08:00.000+01:00

We decided that Ollie needed a friend and look who turned up ... meet Lucy She likes snuggling in hoodies, climbing chimney's and sleeping the day away. After a little bit of a boisterous beginning they are adjusting to each other well and alreay have us running around after them :)

The lovely Jean ...

2010-07-13T20:59:00.000+01:00

... You never really now when you meet people throughout your life the affect that they will have on you. 28 years ago right out of college I started working as a Management Trainee in one of our few independantly owned 4* hotels. It was here I met 'C', she is one of those people who are the life and soul of everything and we quickly became friends. After a while I met C's Mum, Jean, a rather

Two sleepy contented boys ...

2010-07-08T06:57:00.000+01:00

I had heard that FGS was in a bit of a hurry to arrive but when talking with his Mum yesterday she filled me in on details of his delivery, 89 minutes after her waters broke he had arrived. Man, that seems crazy fast too me, I laughed as she told me and couldn't help tease her, her family are notorious for being late everywhere. All is good, he is healthy, happy and back home being spoiled by

It is a boy ...

2010-07-07T06:50:00.000+01:00

My 'FGS' (Fairy God Son) was born almost 10 days early at 4:09 this morning. Mother and baby doing well, he was clearly in a hurry, they literally just made it to the hospital before he arrived. Some years back T promised his wife the biggest diamond ring the day she gave him a son, and made the promise in front of his Mum too, LOL, he is going to have to go shopping.

What happened to June ...

2010-07-05T06:58:00.001+01:00

Seriously this year is just whizzing on by ... My trip to Florida seems so long ago now, it is a good job that I have another trip planned for this month :) when I will also get to spend a couple of days with SquirtyB and her GF. I don't know that I had many expectations about Orlando's Girls in Wonderland Weekend, never having been before but one thing is for sure, I hadn't expected to be

My three day weekend ...

2010-06-01T02:32:00.015+01:00

Dinner with friends, a trip to the movies, a brutal session with my Personal Torturer Trainer, a late lunch, a little shopping, a lazy start, perfectly poached eggs, the pub with Mum, visit with a Brother, a sudden realisation (my nephew is no longer a scrawny kid but a handsome young man), opening christmas presents, receiving a cute photo of my nieces children, the

How much can you actually fit into a single weekend ...

2010-05-24T09:03:00.000+01:00

A couple of weeks back I went to the airport early on Friday morning to pick up some friends who were arriving for a visit from the US. It was Denise's first time in the UK and as she was only here for 4 days we had a LOT to see and do so there was no time to waste. We left the airport during the morning rush hour so I avoided the motorway, making my way home cross country instead and took a

What are the Greys Anatomy writers doing inside my head ...

2010-05-22T20:28:00.000+01:00

... I have just watched the latest Greys Anatomy episode 'Push' which is the one where Bailey is about to go on her 'third' date ... seeing her so uncomfortably out of control but knowing that quietly she is liking it because she is interested in someone resonated with me ... it is how I have been feeling for a while now. I have a crush on someone ... I like her, a lot ... Frequent thoughts of

An 'alarming' week of interruption ...

2010-05-21T07:22:00.001+01:00

Though I have an alarm clock, which is set to go off at 6:30 each day, I always wake up before it does ... I have the clock set to the radio as I dont like the alarm sound. And the radio switches off after an hour so I know if that happens I am running late and need to get a move on. Twice this week I have been rudely awoken by a sudden and unexpected blast of a current Pop Song ... seriously

Ohhh, my garden woke up ...

2010-05-12T01:09:00.000+01:00

... I worked from home today and whilst on a conference call decided to get some air so wandered around the garden, and look what I saw ... ;)

Woo Hoo, a short work week last week ...

2010-05-10T17:51:00.000+01:00

... No work last Monday as it was a Bank Holiday and no work on Friday as I took the day off, fantastic!! Seriously, it should be illegal to work more than three days a week, LOL. I have been struggling to juggle lately, work against an intense need to socialise more, wanting to spend time with new friends against needing to spend time with old ones, wanting to chill out and relax knowing I need

Am I doing this right ...

2010-04-14T06:43:00.000+01:00

... OK so whilst making plans for a friend to stay with me when she moved here from overseas one of the many things we talked about was joining a gym, well in my mind she talked about it and I agreed to go but that may not be her version of events, but regardless of that given my recent hassle with my doctor and the fact that I was getting no exercise I knew it was time to make a change so

A perfect end to the week...

2010-04-09T22:07:00.000+01:00

... a trip to the gym, not for a workout, just to have an hour long swedish massage, simply bliss. NOW I am ready for the weekend :D

Did I miss my stop ...

2010-04-06T07:08:00.000+01:00

After a particularly busy day I ended up leaving work later than planned and arrived at the station just as my train was pulling in, I jumped into the first carriage, found a seat, settled down to read the newspaper as I plugged in my IPOD and disappeared into my own space. A while into my journey I found myself gazing out of the window into the darkness thinking that nothing looked familiar,

Blimey ...

2010-04-06T05:07:00.000+01:00

... It has been a while since my last post (ohh that almost sounded confessional), time has once again flown by leaving me more than a little dazed. So what has been going on? Well, for the first time in about 5 years, I have a room mate, a friend of mine has recently relocated to London from another country and will be staying with me for a time as she gets settled in. She has been here for a

But I only came in with a cough...

2010-03-26T15:35:00.000Z

Earlier this year I had a cough which wouldn't go away, so after putting up with it for a couple of weeks I paid a visit to the doctor (I saw a practice one not mine) and came out diagnosed with a suspected lung infection, clutching a prescription for a course of antibiotics (enough for two weeks but hoping that a week would be plenty), an appointment for a chest xray and another appointment to

Not stolen, just borrowed ...

2010-03-26T00:15:00.000Z

... From my pal over here. A mid week Meme. My favorite moment of the day is ... ... putting my key in my door when I get back home, surely the sign of a true cancerian If I could say one thing to myself 20 years ago . . . ... seriously, think about it, there is a reason why you see men only as friends ... The lesson I keep learning over and over . . . ... stop letting work become so all

Women playing Rugby ...

2010-03-22T21:37:00.000Z

... The Womens Rugby World Cup tournament is held every four years and later this year it will be hosted in England. Tickets went on sale at the weekend and I have some for two of our qualifying group games, England v Ireland and England v USA. Obviously I am expecting my tickets to be a little smaller than the one being held up by our team captains. ;) And even more exciting I also have

What is it about 1AM ...

2010-03-22T20:59:00.000Z

... it doesn't matter whether I am visiting friends or out on the town, it doesn't matter if it is a weekend or a work night, why is it when I am out that I never seem to arrive home before 1am?

I really needed that ...

2010-03-21T15:34:00.000Z

The last couple of weeks have been more than a little overwhelming from a work perspective, too many deadlines, too many top priorities, not enough people or hours in the day, a sign of the times really but it hasn't made work a particularly nice place to be. For the second time last week, I just left behind the chaos and went out to play. Just before Christmas a friend of mine sent me a you

Surely a train for Pride ...

2010-03-20T17:20:00.001Z

... Why isn't this the train I get to take to work, I know if i did it would make me smile all day long :D

Did I really just say that ...

2010-03-19T19:10:00.000Z

Whilst in the car with three friends last night I took a call from one of the chaps who works for me. We talked for about 10 minutes and when we were done I thanked him for the update, said 'Cheers Lovey' and hung up. I immediately turned to my friends and said 'Oh My God, did I really just say that to a work colleague?', the fact that they burst out laughing gave me my answer. How embarassing!

I am not liking this much ...

2010-03-16T07:29:00.000Z

When did work become so all consuming again, taking over all day and almost my entire evenings? It is my real God-daughters 5th birthday today and rather than being organised as I normally am, at 6:30 this morning I eventually found a minute to wrap her presents. I haven't posted her birthday card and though I am planning to drive an hour to her house this evening to try and get to see her

The sun has come out ...

2010-03-07T18:51:00.003Z

I took this photo of the pond on the high street right around the corner from where I live as I drove by it this afternoon. The angle makes the pond look more like a small lake but it really isn't that big :) It is truly a gorgeous day today but it is still only about 3 degrees (38F) out there and every now and again a bitter wind blows through. While I was out walking I was talking on the

A night on the town ...

2010-03-07T16:43:00.000Z

On Thursday night, BCV and I had arranged to get together again. This time there was to be no meeting up over dinner, we were having a night out 'on the town', and on a school night as well, uh oh!!! She had planned on taking me to two places, neither of which I had been to before. First up we went to a girl bar called G-Spot in Covent Garden. As we were meeting up after work we arrived fairly

Phew, so it is not just me that does that ...

2010-03-02T12:50:00.000Z

So far this year has proven to be a little challenging health wise, a cough that wouldnt go away for weeks, led to a long, long course of antibiotics, a change to my blood pressure medication and all kinds of tests, all of which have fortunately come back normal. Finally the cough has subsided and I am feeling like myself again but my doctor still wants to follow up on a few things and so today

My weekend ...

2010-02-28T20:05:00.000Z

... was made up of ... A trip down to Brighton Delicious Thai Food - Thai Tapas - what a brilliant idea A Casino visit - came out with £10 less than I went in with Six Nations Rugby - Wales v France, Italy v Scotland and England v Ireland - we lost :( Visited with friends in Windsor - this is not a picture of their place :) but they do live close by Booked the venue for K's 40th birthday party

One more reason why my friends are the best ...

2010-02-24T21:05:00.020Z

A friend of mine, who I also work with, popped out to the shop during her lunch break on Monday. She knows how much I love daffodils because they mean Spring is on it's way so she came back with a bunch, for me, no reason, just for the hell of it. How cool is she. And after just two days they are starting to open up, :) And then as I managed to get home from work in the daylight today, I noticed

Out of the mouths of Children ...

2010-02-21T09:23:00.001Z

... I visited my fairy god daughters yesterday and was chatting with their parents over a coffee. A while later the youngest god daughter walked past her dad and as she did he asked if she would take his empty coffee cup through to the kitchen. As quick as a flash and with absolutely no thought she piped up "Why Daddy, have you got round feet or something?" and skipped off. OMG, I nearly

On a more positive note ...

2010-02-16T17:32:00.000Z

... Last week I met up with my new BCV friend. As planned we went to a restaurant in Wimbledon Village, Strada , it is part of a chain that I hadn't actually been to before but she had and I knew that the food was known for being freshly prepared and I can say that the Pan fried scallops on a risotto of leeks, pancetta, white wine, with lemon zest, chilli & basil I ordered was very good. You

I have been a little bit quiet ...

2010-02-16T16:04:00.000Z

... well if only that were really true. cough! cough! cough! A cough for almost 4 weeks led me to a week long course of antibiotics for a suspected lung infection and a chest X-ray to determine the extent of the infection. A week later, still coughing, a follow up appointment with the doctor, no xray results yet, they could take up to another week to come through, seriously? In the meantime, a

The thing I love most about Mondays ...

2010-02-08T19:16:00.000Z

... is when I get home from work it is very obvious that my cleaning angel has visited. My home will have been dusted, washed, vacuumed and polished until it sparkles. And the icing on the cake is the freshly laundered bedding in my room. I am truly spoiled, I know, but I will admit it only here though :D Today, when I returned from work, everything glistened as expected, and I found a very

100 posts and an anniversary ...

2010-02-07T20:52:00.000Z

It is my blogging anniversary today! On this day one year ago I posted my first entry (well actually it was four posts in one day, I had been saving them up, LOL) and can honestly say I had no idea where it would lead. There were two people that had an influence on me starting my blog. The first was a lady who no longer writes but hers was the first blog I read. I contacted her late last year

Because I need to unwind ...

2010-02-03T22:39:00.002Z

… I borrowed this from my pal the 8th day planner because she said I could :) 1. When was your first kiss? I was at home with my family and my friend John when we had a power cut and whilst the lights were out I landed a kiss on his cheek, he squealed just as the lights came back on and told everyone I had kissed him. I went bright red and my family teased me for ages afterwards. And now it

Where is my head at ...

2010-02-03T20:19:00.001Z

On the days I don’t need to be in London I work out of an office near Gatwick Airport and have been doing so for a well over a year. My journey takes me through some country lanes before reaching the motorway. Today as I drove my mind was wandering on goodness only knows what when suddenly I looked around and didn't have a clue where I was. Absolutely nothing was familiar. I carried on along the

A BCV connection ...

2010-02-03T17:37:00.000Z

Before I get into this update I have to confess to having a facebook account. I know! I know! All I have said about the devil that is Facebook! But I created an account last year just to check out a friends photo's from Gay Days. And in all of this time I have only ever posted three comments in response to other people posts so I figure it doesn't really count, LOL A couple of weeks ago I

Casually dropped into the conversation ...

2010-01-30T23:32:00.000Z

Obviously a glutton for punishment, my nephew came back yesterday to tackle a couple of other little jobs that needed attention, gotta love him :) Last night over a glass of wine we got talking about the future, more specifically his, he is at a crossroad and wants to make a career change but doesn't know how or what. As we chatted I told him about a friend of mine who made a recent life

Do you ever get that feeling ...

2010-01-25T18:46:00.001Z

As I left work tonight something didn't feel right ... Normally, there is back to back traffic on the road opposite ... And this is the motorway, seriously, this is the M23/M25 junction which is always tailed back… Where was everybody ... Was today a Holiday that I have completely forgotten about ... It really was the strangest of feelings ... I am glad to be back in the comfort of

Hey, that doesn't sound right ...

2010-01-22T13:10:00.000Z

My nephew is visiting or a couple of days. Well, I think it is a bit of a stretch to call it visiting, he is doing some work in my loft (attic) for me. :) Unfortunately he was laid off before Christmas and has not found a new position yet so I asked if he wanted to earn some extra cash tackling a job I have been putting off for ages, he is a good person, he said yes, yay. Win Win!! Anyway, this

Just a few lines in an email ...

2010-01-21T08:02:00.001Z

... left me feeling, really happy and then almost immediately scared. How mad is that? OK some background, just before Christmas I went to a party in a bar organised by people in the group I first met up with in June last year. Seriously, I must have come a long way, as even though I went alone, I waltzed right into the pub with no hesitation and with the attitude of belonging there. After

Where I live ...

2010-01-18T02:36:00.000Z

8thdayplanner asked if a recent photograph I posted was of my neighbourhood, it was, here are a few more ... I live in a Victorian Semi built in the 1890's in what I think is an ideal location which means it is easy for me to get into the centre of London, close enough to the train, the tube, the airports and the motorways... is suits me just fine. The pictures were taken at various times over

Gosh, really ???

2010-01-17T12:00:00.000Z

I was catching up with a friend on Friday and as we were talking I suddenly realised that apart from going to work (only on the days I had client meetings and couldn't work from home), I hadn't actually been out since I came back from the US 10 days earlier. Seriously!! I hope this isn't an indicator for how the rest of the year is going to shape up. Granted we have been experienced some

An extra long weekend ...

2010-01-11T22:49:00.028Z

Just after Christmas I headed to the airport to get a flight to the US so that I could bring in the New Year with new friends and also to meet some blogger friends for the first time. Traveling to both Florida and New York at this time of year causes challenging packing decisions and when I arrived in Miami I couldn't wait to collect my luggage so that I could put away my winter coat and jumper

A weather update ... because I am so British

2010-01-02T11:28:00.000Z

When I left cold, damp London a couple of days ago I took this photo from my seat on the plane, no worries though I was heading for the warmth of Florida. Yesterday when I arrived at my friends home I took this picture before getting out of the car. I think the rain is stalking me, but I guess it should be some consolation that Florida rain is at least warm rain ... Today I am travelling

Yes, I did only just get home ...

2009-12-29T08:03:00.000Z

... When it comes to Christmas and New Year I can still count on one hand the number of times I have missed going home to my family, we have our traditions you know, and aside from one year when I had to work the other times were as a result of illness... Christmas day and Boxing day are spent at my Mum's with me driving her around to visit my brothers and sisters and their families, and as

Totally unrelated to Christmas ...

2009-12-24T11:42:00.000Z

It is quiet in the office today as only K and I in so I decided to take advantage of having some breathing space and catch up on my personal email. A couple of days ago my friend who happens to be called Mrs Brown sent me this link For the Love of Mrs Brown, and I will admit to wondering what I was going to see when I tentatively clicked on it, LOL. OMG, seriously go and check it out, it is

So do you remember Ida ...

2009-12-18T14:49:00.000Z

... I dont think I will ever forget her!! Somehow I managed to arrive in New Orleans on time and met up with my friends. They had arranged for a ‘party bus’ to take us from the airport to the port and whilst enroute persuaded the driver to take a slight detour and drive through the French Quarter as half of us had never been to New Orleans before. What a star he was he not only drove through

A Christmas Meme ..

2009-12-14T19:58:00.000Z

Stolen from the lovely lady who is the 8th Day Planner ... 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper, always, I love wrapping presents. I tried bags once but still ended up wrapping the present first which seemed a little pointless. 2. Tree - Real or Artificial? Real, Real, Real. I love the way the tree makes my car smell when I pick it up and the house smell when it is in doors. It

The weekend started early ...

2009-12-14T15:03:00.000Z

Blimey ... At the last minute I was asked to attend an unexpected meeting in London on Friday and part of my business partners cunning plan to entice me into town was the promise of a nice lunch afterwards. The meeting went incredibly well so on a bit of a high we headed over to The OxO Tower for lunch. We had not made a reservation so were pushing our luck a little given the time of year but

Plans for the weekend ...

2009-12-07T01:40:00.000Z

Had I had any sense I would have chilled out and stayed home this weekend, ... I only got back home on Wednesday after being away for over a month, ... I have been suffering badly from jet lag ever since ... I had a mountain of mail to sort through ... I had the worlds largest pile of laundry ... The fridge was in serious need of being filled ,,, Christmas cards need to be written ,,, I cant

I haven't forgotten ...

2009-12-07T01:13:00.000Z

... I still need to blog about the 'sweet' cruise, I will get to it soon, maybe even later this week if it doesn't get too crazy ...

The morning after the night out in DC ...

2009-11-23T22:53:00.001Z

Email I sent to Squirty on Sunday morning ... I woke up to bright sunlight wondering what time it was. Looked at the clock, it was 7:15 and my flight leaves at 8:25. So much for my 6:30 cab.   Jumped out of bed, dressed in record time, managed to get a cab straight away and thankfully made the flight. I'll be the stinky hung over one :(   I think my head hurts!! Damn that tequilla. LOL

Eating, Drinking and General Merriment ...

2009-11-23T22:45:00.000Z

... The evening I arrived Squirty came to meet me for a drink at my hotel. I will confess to a slight feeling of apprehension, we had been exchanging emails for quite a few months and had spoken on the phone, but there is nothing quite like meeting face to face for the first time. A few of my friends expressed concern that I was planning to visit someone I had never met before in a place I

Ahhh Richmond, getting there and the touristy bit ...

2009-11-21T16:30:00.001Z

... Arriving at JFK, I got talking to the chap who was helping me to check in my two bags at the kerb side when he suddenly said we needed to go inside to check in, I was a little surprised but followed him regardless. It turned out that he had spotted my visa waiver and figured that even though I had been in the US for 4 days I shouldn't have to pay to check my bags, and he was right, how nice

New York, New York ...

2009-11-04T03:14:00.000Z

... so good I am coming here twice. This part of my trip ends tomorrow, but I will be back the day before Thanksgiving to spend another six days in the city before heading back to the UK, but more on that when the time comes. On Sunday not long after I arrived and checked into my Hotel I headed off to Nutley, New Jersey to the A.N.G.E.L Initiative fundraiser, they put on

Later today ...

2009-11-01T07:05:00.000Z

... I will be arriving in New York. And not one to let the grass grow under my feet I am immediately heading out to this, a good line up and a good cause, what a way to start a vacation. I heard about the fundraiser through my friends Denise and Donna owners and hosts of My Lesbian Radio.

A facebook account ...

2009-10-26T21:32:00.000Z

I was talking to my friend CG recently and she asked if I had a facebook account, which I don't, well not really, I do have a London Haize facebook account but only so that I could see some pictures that friends from Florida were posting, I don’t actually use it. CG was asking because she wanted to know how she could get updates from my holiday, as she didn’t want to wait until I came home.

Gosh, is it really almost time …

2009-10-26T13:31:00.000Z

… Back in April this year, I took a deep breath and booked myself onto the first ever Sweet Caribbean Cruise. I booked and paid for the cruise quickly so that I wouldn’t, or rather couldn’t , change my mind as I was going by myself. Anyway the cruise was way in the future, seven months away to be exact. Blimey though, if this year hasn’t just flown by and November is almost here. This coming

Dinner in the dark ...

2009-10-20T17:54:00.000+01:00

… This last weekend the group of friends that I go out for dinner with every couple of months all managed to get together for the first time since March, when we were getting together in June, I couldn’t make it because I was busy doing this, and then in August one of my friends was sick. We were all happy to be finally getting together. We take it in turns to choose where we are going and on

A rather late review ...

2009-10-20T16:01:00.000+01:00

... Our plan was a simple one; we were going to have a relaxed dinner before watching the show. But we were delayed leaving home, setting off almost an hour after we had intended to and as a result by the time we got into town and parked the car we only had 45 minutes before the show started. We found a restaurant close to the theatre; I had to laugh when CL asked if I wanted an appetiser.

A new show ... it must be the weekend ...

2009-10-08T22:56:00.000+01:00

On Saturday CL and I are going to the Vaudeville theatre in London's West End to see a show that is only opening tonight ... how exciting! The show is The Rise and Fall of Little Voice which was a movie and show originally out in the late nineties. I have seen the movie before but can't remember the detail though and I didnt get around to seeing the stage show when it was originally on. If you

A pretend pet ...

2009-10-05T19:32:00.000+01:00

... Tina's comment on my last post reminded me of this story. After I was burgled the chap next door came round to check that I was OK and whilst we were talking he told me that he had bought an electronic dog for his ex-wife when he was traveling a lot. He said he still had it and asked if I would like to use it. I didnt really know what he was talking about so he explained that you plugged it

A good deed ...

2009-10-03T23:27:00.000+01:00

Quite a lot of years ago I was burgled whilst I was out at work. It was in the winter and I was running late that morning so came down the stairs, straight out the front door and was in the car without noticing that I hadn’t pulled the curtains in the lounge. I returned home, put my key in the lock, turned it and pushed but nothing happened, the cheeky buggers had bolted the door from the inside

The long weekend in Cornwall ...

2009-10-02T18:50:00.000+01:00

... was fantastic fun. I arrived quite a bit later than I had intended to as I had stopped off to see 'B' on my way, so rather than arriving mid afternoon I turned up with just 45 minutes to spare before our dinner reservations, which were, fortunately, in the restaurant of the hotel we were staying at. My friend had booked us into a hotel that also offered self catering apartments and villas.

Ummm ... What ???

2009-09-29T20:53:00.000+01:00

A couple of nights ago I received a text from my friend B, all it said was ‘another one bites the dust’. When I read it I was a little concerned so called to check if everything was OK. B was very upset as she had just found out that her partner had been cheating on her. Having been caught out, he tried to pass a lot of blame onto B, even accusing her of also having an affair for the past six

Plans for the weekend ...

2009-09-25T13:06:00.000+01:00

... Blimey it has been a while since I last posted. Where on earth have the last two weeks gone ... Tonight I am going to visit some friends I havent seen for over a month, this is really unusual as we normally get together every couple of weeks so it'll be good to see them and my god children and to have a really good catch up on everything that has been going on and keeping us too busy to meet

Plans for the weekend ...

2009-09-12T05:35:00.003+01:00

... I have absolutely none, YAY.The house is tidy, the laundry is all done, the garden is straight, I need a quick trip for groceries but that is only chore that needs to be done.So why is it then that I am wide awake at 5am when I could be sleeping, especially since I have struggled to wake up every single morning this week, hmmmm!

A friend in need ...

2009-09-11T11:22:00.003+01:00

My BF lives on the south coast, about 100 miles away and her 84 year old mother ‘J’ lives about 5 miles from me so I tend to keep an eye on her for my BF, I’ll take her grocery shopping, pop it to see how she is from time to time and whenever my BF comes to visit ‘J’ will generally come over as well.Earlier this week I had a phone call from my BF, she was in a bit of a fluster after having spoken

Last Minute Weekend Plans ...

2009-09-08T23:35:00.005+01:00

On Friday I decided I needed to get out and meet some more people so checked whether there were any upcoming events I could join in, amazingly there was something scheduled for Sunday so I was bold and asked to be added to the guest list to meet some ladies for lunch and possibly a trip on the water afterwards.I decided to drive into town, in spite of the restaurant being on my tube line, as

A summary of a few weekend’s ago …

2009-09-08T16:11:00.009+01:00

Fantastic flight, the plane section I was in was virtually empty, possibly less than a dozen people taking up seats where capacity was around 40 and the hour delay in taking off from Heathrow was more than compensated for in Miami by a record exit, from plane to car, in just 30 minutes. Amazingly enough when I returned to the UK, I was in a cab on the way back to my house, before the flight was

Because Squirty said so ...

2009-08-29T13:15:00.005+01:00

... I have only ever responded to one meme in my life, but seeing as my pal Squirty said I should write 10 honest things about myself who am I to argue with her? 1. I never passed my driving test until I was 26, at that time I had lived most of my adult life in London so didn't need a car to get around but having moved down to the south coast this was no longer true. I also failed my first three

Plans for a long weekend ...

2009-08-27T22:15:00.003+01:00

... Monday will be the last bank holiday until christmas so I am making the most of the last long weekend for a while.Early tomorrow morning I will be heading for the airport to take a flight to Miami to spend the weekend with Denise and Donna in South Florida, that is right I did say 'for the weekend', I get back to London on Tuesday morning.It will be a blast, the ladies seem to have made

This last weekend ...

2009-08-26T05:51:00.010+01:00

... my friends had a house warming party though they actually moved last October J There were two things I should mention about the party, firstly my friends all have families so there were going to be children there and secondly it was a 'themed' party. It was a 'P' party, the instructions that came with the invite were that you had to come dressed as anything beginning

Friends or more ...

2009-08-25T19:32:00.006+01:00

... So I decided to speak to CL, to tell her how I was feeling, to explain my confusion and hopefully to do so without creating any uneasiness between us.We had a really long talk ...I explained to her why I was feeling confused and she apologised if she had been misleading me in anyway.She told me she wasn't ready for another relationship, I told her that was OK but that I was ready and I did

A confusing time ...

2009-08-25T05:44:00.007+01:00

Things with CL left me feeling very confused recently.When I came out to my friend C recently I told her I had been seeing someone and afterwards my comment made me stop and question whether that was actually true. When I heard myself say the words out loud I found myself thinking 'actually I don’t really know what it is that we are doing.'I do know what we have is developing into a very strong

The last one ...

2009-08-16T00:51:00.007+01:00

In spite of the progress I have made in coming out this year I hadn't spoken to one of my closest friends, 'C'. Out of all of my friends she is the one I have known the longest. I didn't expect the conversation to be a difficult one, that wasn't the reason I hadn't spoken to her, I wanted to tell her face to face but whenever I saw her she either had her 11 year old grand

Sensible, nah ...

2009-08-07T19:49:00.003+01:00

I have a date tonight, a date with CL I have been looking forward to all week as this is the only day we were both free.Two days ago I started to feel a little unwell, and whilst I am a lot better than I was I am not 100%. I still have a bit of a fever and feel a little light headed every now and then and if I thought about it rationally I should probably stay home. But I really, really don't

Unusual sights when travelling ...

2009-08-07T12:10:00.007+01:00

I had a meeting in Newcastle this week so decided to take the train. During my homeward journey yesterday I noticed a lady getting on at the same stop as me, she was wearing a headscarf and the biggest ever sunglasses which made me wonder if she had something wrong with her.Anyway, we had been travelling for around an hour before we reached the first stop at which point a family got off the

Why did that scare me a little ...

2009-08-04T15:59:00.006+01:00

I was talking with a friend the other day, she is one of the group of us who get together for dinner every couple of months and we were trying to come up with some possible dates for our next get together that it is her turn to organise.She suddenly turned to me and asked whether I would be coming alone or if might bring someone with me this time. She knows about CL, as do the other friends we

The weekend that wasn't ...

2009-08-02T21:48:00.012+01:00

So I headed off to Pride on Saturday as planned, stopping at Starbucks for a coffee and a sandwich before hitting the motorway toward the coast. The staff, in Starbucks, were enthusiastically chatting about what was going to be happening in Brighton and this added my increasing excitement. However, the nearer I got to the coast the heavier and more persistent the rain

Ooh, it's been a while ...

2009-07-30T19:44:00.005+01:00

... since I last posted and I only wish it was because I had been too busy partying.It has been a frantic two weeks at work having to cover for people on holiday but there is only one more work day to go until they are all back, thank goodness. I will be getting my 'revenge' later this year. :DFortunately it hasn't all been work though, I happened to have a meeting very close to where Coffee

An impulsive weekend trip ...

2009-07-20T22:18:00.006+01:00

Many of my friends will be on holiday in various European locations during the last week in August taking advantage of the last long weekend before Christmas (OMG, did I really just mention Christmas in the middle of July, shame on me!).I was feeling a little left out so last week when I was busy exchanging emails and calls with my pals, Denise and Donna of My Lesbian Radio, I half jokingly

We talked and talked ...

2009-07-19T23:08:00.005+01:00

Did I already mention that CL is from Malta? She decided, after first checking whether I ate seafood, to cook a typical Maltese dish, mussels and prawns slowly cooked in white wine, with tomato, onion, garlic and herbs and served with bread. Simple, well cooked and incredibly tasty food coupled with a nice cold crisp white wine, what more could you ask for on a warm summer evening. As requested

Dinner plans ...

2009-07-18T16:55:00.007+01:00

This morning I sent CL (Coffee Lady) a text to check that our dinner plans were still on. She called me back to confirm that they were and that she was really looking forward to it, 'Me too', I replied. As she will be cooking for me I asked what I could do to help and what I could bring. She told me nothing on both counts, she already had everything covered.I can't possibly turn up at

Like buses ...

2009-07-17T18:59:00.006+01:00

There is a saying over here that goes something like "you wait ages for a bus and then three come along all at one". There was a point at the beginning of this week where I felt that could be applied to my plans for Wednesday night.It was a friend’s birthday on Wednesday and when I saw him and his family last weekend they told me of their plans for dinner and said I was welcome to join them. I

Coffee ...

2009-07-13T23:02:00.005+01:00

... I didn't get around to sending her a photo and as the idea of the rose and the newspaper still made me laugh the next morning before I left home I picked a rose from my garden and grabbed the local paper. When I arrived though as I got out of my car I couldn't bring myself to take them in with me, I thought it could possibly draw too much attention to me/us, what a idiot I can be.Anyway, I

Ahh I remember now ...

2009-07-11T21:06:00.007+01:00

... the thing that distracted me from recalling my week. A few weeks back now when I was trying to find out where I could go to meet up with some local lesbians I found myself checking out a couple of dating websites (a first for me) and before I knew it I was creating an account on one. I didn't get very far though as I was running late for

Time to confess now ...

2009-07-10T19:22:00.005+01:00

Come on,Somebody,Anybody,You can tell me,I won’t be angry,I probably wouldn't even want it back...... But just who was it that stole my week?This morning it suddenly hit me!It's Friday today! Today is F R I D A Y!How on earth can that be possible? And worse still why can't I remember getting to this end of the week?I do remember Monday ... I remember it clearly, because, that was the day that

Encore, encore ...

2009-07-05T08:53:00.005+01:00

Just so that you know, Sister Act was bloody brilliant. I knew that the show hadn't been open long but I didn't know that the premier was only a month ago.Fabulous cast, fabulous set, fabulous costumes and fabulous script. And there was a standing ovation to end it all.My Fairy God Daughter thought is was the best show she has seen so far and I am a little inclined to agree with her.You can

Weekend plans …

2009-07-02T21:36:00.008+01:00

This weekend I am taking my god daughter to the theatre to celebrate her 10th Birthday. We are going to see Sister Act.A trip to see a show has become a birthday tradition for us. On her previous birthdays we have seen Mary Poppins, Fame and Grease.It is funny though, she is not 'officially' my god-daughter, her younger sister is, but a few years back she got quite upset and asked why this was

Two more down ...

2009-07-02T21:01:00.003+01:00

Last night I had two friends over for dinner, and as one of them lives a few hundred miles away they both stayed the night. The one that lives out of town is the person I was working with last summer, who distracted me for the entire day with the low cut top she was wearing and the way she looked in it, which forced me to admit to myself just how attracted to women I was. I was really looking

Recalling the weekend ... Sunday ...

2009-06-29T22:49:00.004+01:00

I am planning to attend another group gathering in a couple of weeks and this one is very close to where I live so I thought that I should probably come out to some of my local friends just in case I bumped into someone we all knew.Not long after M&J headed off on Sunday, A arrived for lunch. I have known A for years, we used to work together and we still catch up every few months with a couple