You are currently browsing the category archive for the ‘London’ category.
When the winter finally settled in properly, and we had one of those bright crisp days with ice lingering in the shadows, I managed a walk along the Thames Path between Twickenham and Richmond. It’s one of my favourite walks to do anytime with no special planning, and there’s always a fine hearty lunch waiting somewhere at the end of it!
On this day, the path was almost empty with the occasional dog walker and a robin who followed me a little of the way. And in the top left picture you can see the old Star and Garter home for ex-service personnel, now being converted to luxury flats – I would certainly be tempted by that view if I had the odd couple of million to spare!
Ok, so I haven’t posted for many a long month, but, dear blog, you have been in my thoughts! And dear blog readers (if there are any left), you have been in my thoughts too.
I have even taken the odd photo in the vain hope of uploading and keeping the blog up to date! So I shall start to pop the occasional item on here and see if I can get back into the swing of things! What can I say, I hope to see more of you in the near future….
One remarkable thing happened in my absence – the vine at the front of our humble west London abode produced an abundance of grapes! It wasn’t even a great summer, so should we ever have a hot few months, I’m preparing to move into wine production…
A sad day for veggies, especially London veggies, when Covent Garden institution Food For Thought closes its doors for good on Sunday 21st June. A former banana warehouse was turned into a vegetarian restaurant in 1971, it was a favourite spot of mine. It was brilliantly quirky with it’s basement seating – and nearly always a queue up the stairs waiting to be served. It was always a mystery how the staff did it – keeping so calm while serving in such a tiny space. It will be missed.
Sadly the year in our veg garden hasn’t started too well, since we just had a couple of trees taken down and our raspberry canes and rhubarb got rather crushed in the process. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.
But, for all of us hoping to eat some produce from our gardens (or allotments) this year, the Edible Garden Show this weekend sounds like just the inspiration needed to get us back on our feet. Now, if they could just organise plenty of sunshine for our north-facing plot….
The Edible Garden Show, Alexandra Palace, London, 20th – 22nd March 2015
For Foodies, spring heralds not just warmer, longer days, but also the opportunity to celebrate the best food from the most passionate growers and producers at the country’s many and varied food festivals. To kick start things, there are a couple coming up at the end of this month for those of us in the south of the country.
First of all the Brighton Vegfest happens at the end of this month, then moves to Bristol in May. A full on festival of all things vegan, the weekend includes among other things, cookery demos, film screenings, comedy and yoga area, as well as exhibitors and food village.
VegFest Brighton, 28th – 29th March 2015, Brighton Centre BN1 2GR
The same weekend, but in Islington in London, is the Chocolate Festival. Promising the country’s top artisan chocolatiers under one roof, this sounds like a chance for some serious indulgence. The Health Trail features raw and free-from chocs if you feel like staying on the right side of virtuous!
The Chocolate Festival, 27th – 29th March, Business Design Centre, Islington, N1 0QH.
offmotorway 