I went to see the Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre.  It was the best production I have EVER seen.  If you can go and see it Go.  Get stall seats near to the front, although not too near and prepare to be amazed.  I wandered through Covent Garden on the way back, it was wonderful.

This was a lovely hour spent walking around the Christmas Store.  Although I must say, the Christmas Pudding tasting was the piece de resistance of the outing.

I was in John Lewis one evening when there was a call, a call that made me giddy deep inside my belly and one that made me giggle out loud.   Would we like to go and see Monty in his Roof Garden, would we?, you bet we would.

The garden was cool and quiet and very beautiful as the trees twinkled in the dark of the night.

And Monty was his usual well attired self.

Showing off his hosting skills to good use.

Free wine tastings. 

There was biscuit making, I wowed them with my use of subtlety .

And Monty’s personal home to rest in with the use of warm hand knit Rowan yarn blankets and deep cushions on which to relax.

And then of course the views, oh the views..  Oxford Street at its finest. Another magic moment.

As I have been mooching around London for a few years now I thought I would try and make my own calendar for my parents and family.  Being in the middle of Warwickshire they have mostly never been to London and I thought it might be of some interest to show them what I get up to.  So here is a snap shot of what I put together.  Some of the pictures were cropped in the calendar, which I knew before I published it, so these are not exactly ‘true’ as to what my parents received, but you’ll get an idea.  Bear in mind most of these have been taken with a small camera and all without a tripod, I make no proclamations as to the standard of the photography, just taking note that ‘I WAZ ‘ERE’.    This first photograph I used as the cover and then they went from January to December.

Regent StreetBig BenEros. Victoria and Albert Museum. Westminster taken from the London Eye. Buckingham Palace.St Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge taken from Tate Modern.   Tower Bridge. Liberty.The British Museum. Westminster at night viewed from the Southbank.  The London Eye. Trafalgar Square.