Another major interview
It’s for the same job that I’ve been discussing these past few months. It’s for ‘job #1′. The really quite senior role …
Dateline Europe – the beginning
We met outside a tube station in the West End. He had a nice smile. Green eyes; salt and pepper hair. Good teeth …
Nina and her dummies
Prior to taking an indefinite leave from Twitter, I tweeted quite extensively about Nina Conti having watched two documentaries that she had been in – …
Ducking and diving with the devotchkas
Like swans they glide, effortlessly through the water. I see little movement above the water. This is in contrast to the middle …
Review – The Mimic (Channel 4)
Really enjoyed this. It was billed as “a heart-warming comedy series” and that’s actually how I experienced it. It centres on the …
He’s got the look (redux)
I’m having to call this post ‘redux’ as, what with this blog being five years old, history tends to repeat itself and …
Homemade Middle Eastern comfort food
I was feeling out of sorts yesterday (it’s called post-holiday blues) so turned to food for comfort. I’d been wanting to make …
Post holiday blues
To every ying there is a yang. Or something like that. The big downside of coming home from an exotic holiday is …