The wonderful Anne C. is in town this week with her husband, John. They have been painfully missed by Jeff and I since they moved back to the States last year. We had a lovely dinner at the Mango Room on Sunday night followed by a hilarious search for a cab on a rainy Sunday night in Camden. Last night while, the husbands were out doing business things Anne and I ordered in Chinese food from Lee's. We spent the night eating too much and watching Paris When it Sizzles with William Holden and the fabulous Audrey Hepburn. In its time this movie didn't win any BAFTAS or Oscars but I thought it a wonderful campy 60't flick! The plot revolves around Richard Benson (Holden) who has two days to produce a movie script in a Paris apartment because he has spent the time and money he was paid to write the script living the high life. He makes several references to his drinking whiskey but you always see him drinking what appears to be vodka! He hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson (Hepburn), to help him complete it in time and farce and romance in sue! Tony Curtis is very funny in his supporting actor method actor role.
This morning it is a reunion of friends at Peggy H's. flat. Anne and another friend visiting from NYC are the guest of honours. Tonight Anne, Kathy and I are off to see Avenue Q at the Noel Coward Theatre. Looking forward to it!
Tuesday 16 June 2009
- 167th day of 2009
- 199 days to January 1, 2010
- 192 days until Christmas
Lisson Grove, London, England
- Latitude: 51°31'N
- Longitude: 0°9'W
Map
Westminster
The Amazing Mets
What The NY METS are up to Today?
In second place behind Philly (again!). 4 games back! Lost to the Yankees 0- 15! Here we go again! YIKES!
Flora & Fauna of the Week!
Orchids - mine is blooming nicely!
Quote
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense. - Robert Frost
Today in History: 16 June 2009
- 1858 – Abraham Lincoln delivers his House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois.
- 1904 – Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle, and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; traditionally "Bloomsday
- 1915 – The foundation of the British Women's Institute.
- 1963 – Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 Mission – Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
HAPPY BLOOMSDAY
People
- 1890 – Stan Laurel, British-born actor and comedian (d. 1965) born on this date
- 1938 – Joyce Carol Oates, American novelist born on this date
- 1941 – Lamont Dozier, American record company executive born on this date
- 1977 – Wernher von Braun, German-born rocket scientist (b. 1912) dies on this date.
Joyce Carol Oates
Where is the World is Jeff Today?
15- 18 June: London, England
Jeff in Beaune, Burgundy
From the Photo Archives
Jeff & Beth
Dan & Carrie
Book List for 2009
- June - Being Emily
- May- The Year of Pleasures by E. Berg
- April - The Gathering by Anne Enright
- March - Jennie Churchill by Anne Sebba
- February - Boomsday by Christopher Buckley
- January
Website Links
Boris
Boris on my desk
Bella
Travel Wish List
- Victoria Falls
- New Zealand
- India
- Iceland
- The Palio in Siena
- Budapest
- Stockholm
Italian Word of the Day
- chiuso- closed
- Mercoledi - Wednesday
- Quanto costa? How much is it?
- Martedi - Tuesday
- E brutto tempo - the weather's awful
- saboto - Saturday
- Oggi - today
- Dove e il/la - where is the..?
- Mi piace - I like
- Domenica - Sunday
- Buona notte - good night
- Come sta? - how are you?
- Dove - where
- Mi chiamo - My name is ....
- palazzo - palace
- molto bene – very well
- Fiore - flower
- Gelato – ice cream
- mosaici - mosaics
- per favore - please
- Basta - enough
- Arrivederci - goodbye
- Uscita - exit (oo shee ta)
- Grazie - thank you
- Domani - tomorrow
- Buon giorno - Hello
- Per favore - please
- Ciao- bye!
Memory Aid - where have I been this year?
- May - Burgundy
- May - Wales
- December - Marrakech
- May- Liverpool
- May- Florida & New York
- May- Lake District
- April - New York
- April- Ravenna, Italy
- March - Belfast
- December - Barcelona
- August 28- 15 October - USA
- August - Ireland
- July 14-29 - East Africa
- June 27- July 1 - Tuscany
- June 11-17- Yorkshire
- May 25 - Narrowboat Cruise
- May 15 - Stoke on Trent
- May - Gran Canaria
- April - Venice
- January - NYC
1 comment:
I didn't ask, what did you think of Avenue Q? Was it as rude as I have heard? Going to the theatre is always a special occasion, no matter what the content. Whenever I think of London I always think of all the wonderful sites but also the spectacular theatres. I know a lot of people complain of how American actors come over here to do a play and attempt to build some credibility as a serious thespian but it just adds to the fun. Rob Lowe on stage would have been interesting to see. I've seen Ian Mckellan dance and sing. I saw Ralph Fiennes doing Ibsen. There have been the good bits and the weird and then the very bad (Macbeth a few years ago in a Salvador Dali sort of way) but I am always looking forward to whats new and whats different.
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