darlings
it’s After Midnight here *saidvaguely* (we are not in earls court now – but with Friends in a beautiful Farrow and Ball painted house).
we must s l e e p.
but first pictures.
it’s been a busy but beautiful 24 hours or more….
thank you to LC who posed with his hand on Oscar Wilde (that didn’t sound quite right). 
doesn’t London look so 1930s and glorious still with its lettering of Places to Go and People to See (we did a LOT of both yesterday and today). 
thank you to IB posing with cuff slightly exposed here. nice job.
and thank you to Mr. Nigel Slater who helped us rehearse at Blackwells (or was it Waterstones?) for the Book display – we spent this morning with our Publisher talking about international rights and so on (such a gorgeous thing to discuss). 
happiness really is a fresh magazine and a hot cup of builder’s tea in a caf’ off Piccadilly. 
but a set at the Albany would be equally divine. 
as were the windows at Fortnums this evening (we have to say that London is Awfully Festive!)
what’s not to love about an Edwardian Arcade?
and a re-commissioned Routemaster bus.
just like in the old films.
we almost forgot to share this with you…..
and now we s l e e p. 
hopefully tomorrow we can introduce you to Simon.
he lives here too.
clue: *purr*
you’re right.
not hard at all.
jetlag, baby, jetlag.
Absolutely love the Oscar Wilde quote. Thoughts on revisiting a place where you used to live?
deep melancholy.
probably due to zero sunshine.
but also a few regrets…….as Edith Piaf (didn’t) sing ;-)
We must have passed each other in the street! Was in the area!!
Can you imagine?!?
bet we did!
wouldn’t that have been funny.
hope we didn’t bash you accidentally with the manhattan portage messenger bag (it happens)
Dearest G
*You – are – in – London!*
How splendid.
How long before the book is on the inside of the window of Waterstones?!?
Yours ever
The Perfumed Dandy
gosh.
we’ve got No Idea if that’s possible. those windows are paid for a long time in advance ;-)
How Gloriaous! X
indeed it was.
but not quite as cRaZY as when we were both Young and Here.
thank the gods.
So exciting to see the book!
that was just the Postcard pretending to be the real thing ;-)
we’ll send you one if you email us your address (because we’ve lost it *sighs*)!
London is much much too lovely, and with Christmas decorations too.Did you know that Fortnum and Mason have (not in winter I suppose) their own bee hives on their roof with their very own bee cams http://www.fortnumandmason.com/c-365-fortnums-bees-fortnum-and-mason.aspx sssh; tis night and the bees are sleeping! And LA I’m yours reminded me of the protocol book (from Oxford Days) which is tucked away in my attic somewhere http://www.amazon.com/Diplomatic-Handbook-R-G-Feltham/dp/9004141421 Looking forward to meeting Simon. Simon Cat not Simon’s Cat ???
LOVE the protocol book! must tell Lanie about it when we see her in December.
yes.
fortnums does a lovely window. and bee hives, we’ve heard.
gosh.
definitely simon the cat.
the other would have been Quite a Different Tale.
Tail?