It feels like it's been raining forever. After such a wet summer, it's shaping up to be a washout winter too. Very hard with an energetic two year old who just needs to get out and run off some steam every day (otherwise she forces mummy to chase her round and round and in and out of the adjoining doors of our lounge and dining room only stopping when mummy collapses on a heap on the floor). But a brief respite from the rain enabled us to have a canal walk along the Regents Canal from our house to the Angel. The brisk walk, some glimmers of sharp winter sun and even a few green daffodill tips poking through the ground really lifted my spirits. A cosy night in with a Vietnamese take-away from our local canteen finished the day off nicely.
Bookswise, I'm currently reading Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, The Unknown Terrorist by Richard Flanagan (thanks for the recommendation Victoria) and still dipping in and out of the Mitford Sister's Letters. I've been internet shopping again (Amazon I'm afraid, looking forward to you opening Simon and Tim!) and have a large pile of lovely winter themed books to read with O, which I'll talk more about later.
7 comments:
I so enjoyed looking at your Islington pictures as that's where we used to live. We used to walk over to Angel through all the lovely squares (our favourite was Gibson Square) and then go sit in Galipolis and read the Sunday papers, eating pitta breads and hummus. I miss that a lot!
It looks like the most lovely fresh day!
I love Gibson Square too, it would be amazing to live in one of those beautiful houses!
When did you move away and how did you decide where to move to? What is the biggest adjustment that you feel you've had to make as a family? I'd love to hear more about your experiences.
We love living around here, but it's going to be so expensive to gain even just a bit more space, and then there is the schools issue too. Some of our friends have started to move away from London, but we are really torn between wanting to stay here and the benefits that no longer living in the city could bring.
Hello,
Amazon eh? no good can ever come of this internet thing.
Katie and I are also in the London/not London decision. We're looking a 2 bedroom places now that we have bump, and being in my position of starting a new business it's all a bit scary. I think we may have to stick here for a year or so. Gibson Square would be acceptable though.
I love the dinner in front of the fire - what is it about a naked flame that is sooo romantic and comforting? We're starting to get less interuptions at night and having a few more civilised dinners, but we're not quite shaggy rug in front of the fire - yet!
thanks for the tip about teasmith - I think I'll be heading there sharpish - it sounds perfect for my current quest...
I lived in Islington too, good lord, perhaps we were all there together wandering in and out of Gallipolli (and Castle Gibson...) until I moved South of the river to a nice big house...
come on down!
Thanks for the sweet comments about the tops - the drawstring bag is a great idea. I keep thinking I should get organised to take some to markets and the like, but I just don't seem to have that extra energy to get me there. Leila's 1 already, shouldn't I have an overflow of energy by now .... !
Oh! I've just discovered you comment back on your blog - will have to remember that!
A few months before we left we ended up being taken out for dinner by a man who lived in one of the Gibson Square houses - even more impressive on the inside, so incredibly tall and thin and this particular man's house was piled high with books on every surface and lots of eccentric interesting things to look at. Luckily I managed to refrain from confessing that we had been drooling onto his and his neighbours' front steps every Sunday for the previous two years.
We moved away in 2001 when I was pregnant - I very much wanted to stay in London, but Ian had really had enough. I still miss it, but love where we are now, and know it was the right move for us...deciding where was a very lucky and well-placed pin-in-a-map decison...literally! I'll happily tell you all the pros & cons if you want to hear them, but don't want to clutter up your comments bit (I couldn't see an email address).
Thank you so much for your lovely comment on my blog - gosh, Florence Broadhurst untrimmed wallpaper! So wise to save it for a house further down the line...I didn't even know wallpaper could come untrimmed - that must be a sign of extreme exclusivity!
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