Work for Idle Hands

Another milestone for my dear friend, and we are all now at an age where we are starting to be relieved to say we have made it! Once again I'm reminded that 10 years have escaped since the last party and my blog is now 20 years old...
Happy Birthday everyone.

[And Chris has published lots more books!]

Posted by Christina at 11:19 am | Category: Red Letter Days | Permalink

I did not like this film.
That's not to say it's not a good film but as a psychological horror: not to my taste at all.
[You might ask why I went to see it ... I ask myself the same question.]

Posted by Christina at 11:19 am | Category: Art and Culture | Permalink

When I saw Sherlock Holmes was playing in Regents Park this summer, I thought to book it with like-minded friends who are also fans. It turned out out be an excellent production - a thoughtful and intelligent combination of The Sign of the Four and The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans from which Joel Horwood has crafted a completely different narrative, albeit with rather strong though arguably fair anti-Empire leanings! The play is directed by Sean Holmes, with Joshua James as Sherlock Holmes, and Jyuddah Jaymes as Watson.
"London, 1890, a city rapidly expanding, devouring all in its path. Fresh off the success of his first big case, Sherlock Holmes misuses his time, until an unknown woman and a mysterious jewel arrive at 221b Baker Street".

[Unfortunately I seem to have (yet again) chosen a day of tube strikes, and the only day for weeks with forecast thundery showers! In the event, the weather was amazingly obliging, and although we took a carefully planned route into London and used the buses, we found that many tube lines were still running, so we were able to take a fairly conventional route home.]

Posted by Christina at 8:02 pm | Category: Art and Culture, Days Out | Permalink