Top photo is Ben and Jiwon on our last nigt with them. We went out for a traditional Korea meal where you sat on the floor with a little table. The lady serving us went crackers with the side/dishes nibbles, so much so that there nearly wasn’t enough room for the food! Jiwon translated the Read more about Korean food[…]
So being the main reason we went to Korea a couple of days after we flew out was the wedding of Ben and Jiwon. The bride looked spectacular in an English style traditional gown: (it fitted her perfectly and the back was gorgeous) the groom looked equally dashing Both set of parents looked lovely and Read more about The wedding of Ben and Jiwon[…]
So the day after we flew into Korea Ben hired a car and we headed off to look at the north side (not the real north but a bit closer than Seoul). The car journey out there took about 2 hours but the scenery was really interesting all the way. When we got there we Read more about The temple (but not of doom)[…]
The final wedding was my friends Nick & Beth. I first met Beth in the loos at work crying her eyes out over her missing cat. Although the cat didn’t come back (alas) and although there were many more tears (mostly from my side as I was dating some very unsuitable boys at this Read more about Beth’s wedding[…]
So for the last week Jam & I have been working non stop on bunting for my friend Beth’s wedding. Unfortunately I got really ill on Monday & Tuesday last week, so we were behind schedule with everything to do. You may remember the fabrics a pale pink, cream and mint green. Jam was an Read more about Bunting – finished at last[…]
You remember my friend Lisa? I made her a wedding dress, you can see that here if you missed it. Anyway Lisa moved back to Sweden pretty much straight after the wedding with her new husband and a year later the family expanded again with the introduction of Theo to the world. I did the Read more about Theo’s Christening[…]
So this weekend we attended the very lovely wedding of our friends Lea and Rich. The bride looked stunning in a gown trimmed with bright pink and the service was lovely, both parties having written theirh own vows and Lea’s sister reading out a poem written especially for the occasion. The awwws kept coming as Read more about Lea’s wedding[…]
So after a year and a bit together my beloved Jam has finally agreed to move into Mason du Rose! To say that I’m really excited would be an understatement but I’m a little scared as well (what if it doesn’t work out? What if Jam can’t sleep? What if I’m actually really annoying and Read more about A Jam plan (or invasion)[…]
As part of the literature festival Hogwarts (or as it is in real life Christchurch College) threw open its doors for families to enjoy its glorious surroundings. As I am Harry Potter mad I couldn’t pass up this opportunity so gathered up some family, (mine are ginned up enjoying the good life in Torquay (which Read more about Lunch at Hogwarts[…]
Every year as part of the Literature festival a ‘chancellors’ Lecture takes place, someone is invited by the chancellor of the univesity to sit and chat with him. This year it was the turn of Vikram Seth. It is no secret in our house that I think Vikram Seth a VERY fine writer (An Equal Read more about Vikram Seth comes to Oxford[…]