Archive for May, 2009

An evening of culture anyone?

I first sat up and took notice of Bocelli when I heard this song on the radio it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. I’ve never really been an opera fan. I don’t think you can say that unless you have actually seen an opera though! I saw Carmen [...]

I HEART these red shoes!

One of my Christmas presents this year was a page a day calendar which has a different shoe for every day. For the life of me, I can’t think why anyone would think I would want to sit looking at shoes every day though! Tuesday 12 May is my highlight so far – these gorgeous [...]

Colette, France’s most famous femme fatale

You know sometimes you get asked the question “If you could invite anyone to dinner, living or dead, who would it be?”. Well top of my list would have to be the French writer Colette. Or, to give her her full title Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She dispensed with her first name as a schoolgirl as she [...]

Amber is spoiled …

I was whisked away to the Lake District this week. We stayed in a very smart boutique hotel. Our room for the night was a beautiful split level suite with outstanding views of Lake Windermere, chocolates in the room etc etc. You get the picture? Dinner in the Michelin starred restaurant was divine. We chose [...]

Heading up to Glasgow soon …

Just to let you know that I will be heading up to Glasgow at the end of the month 28-30 May. I’m pleased to announce that I will be accompanied by my beautiful brunette friend Sarah Jane www.chicescort.co.uk. We will be staying at a top class hotel as usual. My diary is already quite busy [...]

Bluebells

I just love bluebells. I’d say they are amongst my favourite flower, competing with exotic orchids and lilies. I love their simplicty, their vibrant blue colour and their wonderful fragrance. I love the way they appear to shimmer in the sunlight. You can’t help but smile! The sight of a carpet of bluebells is a [...]

Vegas – final instalment

Our final night in Vegas was just as eventful as all the others. We went to Mix Restaurant (Alain Ducasse) which is right at the top of THE Hotel – a new, very stylish and contemporary hotel right at the end of the strip. The interior of the restaurant is just out of this world [...]