Caught 1:32 train into London
Now for the Amazing Co-incidence: In the original Ladykillers film, Mrs Wilberforce was played by Katie Johnson who is Cherry's Dad's mums cousin:
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| Kate Johnson |
She bears a very close resemblance to Cherry's dad, so there is a family connection. The new theatre production stars Marcia Warren, who's mum was a neighbour of my mum, so we know her:
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| Marcia Warren as Mrs Wilberforce |
The show was excellent, played with the right combination of seriousness and farce. The set was a brilliant. The audience loved it, it is going to have a long run, and is ideal Xmas family fare. Afterwards we went to the stage door and Marcia kindly saw us in her dressing room. What a delightful gracious lady.
She gave us a glass of champagne and the director popped in for a quick chat on his way home, we felt a real part of the stage scene.
We then walked via a pub to have dinner with Lule, Ami and Elle (the Paris cyclists who were treating us a thank you for organising the ride) joined by cousin Hannah at The Chancery Retaurant which was very good, with lots of wine and craic.
Tube back to arrive home at 11:45, with no feeling of horrendous London crowds that we got last time we came up (or is it down?) to town. It has been a fantastic day.
Sun - Tried new trick to clear out gutter leaves by using the leaf blower outside the upstairs windows... only partially successful, and sprayed soggy black mess on garden!
G&N came round to do Xmas cards and presents, the its off to Rose & Crown for lunch.
After the usual nice lunch (I had 2 pints of Wagtail!) we finished off the Xmas cards, took G&N back, then collapsed. Over for another year, TG.
Mon - W3D1 S29C58 - well I missed the long run yesterday, so went and swam first thing, then out on Common for for 44mins run. Golly it was cold. I jogged around, one good thing being the cold meant the mud wasn't mud but was solid frozen. Managed about 6km, not very good but its still 6 months to go. So I have caught up with yesterday's exercise and am only a cycle behind.
Caught 10:02 train, then tube to Kennington, then to Brixton to pay for extra door fobs for Jon's flat. I won't go on about the process I then followed. Eventually I was told it would be up to 10 days, and they would call me. They did on the way home, they had made a mistake and I could pick up the fobs as they were to be programmed by the porter rather than at the office (where the fob programmer is temperamental). I think I'll go in tomorrow and fit a new light for Jon in his toilet as well, so popped to Homebase in Hemel to get same.
Off to see/hear the gorgeous Ben Fogle give a talk for the CW Bookshop at RMS
Amazing how he came from nowhere as a guinea pig on the BBC Castaways (the first reality fly on the wall show) programme to be an "adventurer", often with James Cracknell...and a jolly nice chap he was, very interesting, natural and perceptive talk about his life. Shows that you don't need A levels to get on in life, just a positive inquiring attitude. A true Victorian amateur. And a trim body!
Tue - Up to Kenington to get door fobs for Jon's flat and fit new light in toilet. Back to CW on 13:27 train, walked home via vill to get some shopping. Mowed lawns and picked up leaves. Changed into full cover gear for a run round Common (Its W3D2 29R). Did 3.96k in 30mins. It was cold. I think i'll just drop the missed cycle from the last couple of days. Now to cook myself an early dinner, then off to Highgate for the obligatory Messiah rehearsal....which went fine as I have done this so many times, its a risk though to go onto auto pilot. Chatted to M&A afterwards, back home by 11:30.
Wed - W3D3 S38C78. Walked to vill to post parcel. Into long cycling gear, cycled to William Penn (2.4km), swam (with drills) for 38 mins, changed back into light cycling gear for 45mins spin class, then back into longs for headwind gusty cycle home. Walked again into vill for another parcel, I think that about makes up the required quota.
Building works inspection at H's, its really getting on a treat. Wine tasting in evening, Xmas drinks. My nose and palate seem crude compared to others as I can't detect as much as they claim, still it was full of interesting info.
Thu - Rest day. Packed for trip to Zurich, coffee in vill then up to London with Mrs M to see Degas exhibition at RA- he did have a fetish about ballet dancers. Walked to M&S at Marble Arch, bought myself a suit and Jon some shirts (all 25% off). Off to Covent Garden to meet up with Nadia, where I left them to drop off champers and flowers for Marcia Warren (its the Ladykillers first night) at Gielgud Theatre, back home by 7:30. Mrs M met up with Lulu to see Sleeping Beauty.
3 days in Switzerland next!!!!!
We are all in love with Ben Fogle now!
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