Category Archives: galleries & museums

National Trust kitchen

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Leonie

Our Easter plans for beach picnics where scuppered by the rain and cold so instead Mr Rush Hour made us visit every National Trust property in South Norfolk. Once they’d ransacked the dressing up box and visited the tea room Eve and … Continue reading →

Posted in art, food, galleries & museums | Leave a comment

une femme d’un certain âge

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Leonie

I’ve had my birthday, which despite an unpromising start turned out to be a wonderful day. It began with an essential  trip to the Passport Office at Victoria, the reason for which is a story for another day. The collective panic … Continue reading →

Posted in art, celebrations, galleries & museums | Leave a comment

Snow

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Leonie

“The night is getting smaller” Eve says with awe as she wakes up between us in a bedroom glowing dense white. She leaps out of bed to see if the snowfall she fell asleep to is still there. It is! … Continue reading →

Posted in art, galleries & museums | 1 Comment

Another anniversary

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Leonie

This time for the blog, which was a year old last week.  Like any parent of a one year old I feel like I’ve been on quite a journey, from those first anxiety filled posts as I grappled with the not so … Continue reading →

Posted in food, galleries & museums, parenting | Leave a comment

on the first day of Christmas………

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Leonie

We admired the giant Christmas tree at Somerset House and opened the first window on this brilliant online advent calender from the Museums of Liverpool, full of landmarks from my hometown.

Posted in celebrations, galleries & museums | 1 Comment

Gerhard Richter and some do’s and don’t’s

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Leonie

Let me start by saying for me Gerhard Richter is the greatest living artist.  No one can compare in terms of style, technique and emotional impact, so I have been desperate to see the Tate Modern Panorama exhibition. Busy weekends and illness behind … Continue reading →

Posted in art, food, galleries & museums, parenting, water | 2 Comments

down and out in kent

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Leonie

A few weeks ago we spent the day at Down House, the home of Charles Darwin. This is a visit I’ve been meaning to make since before Eve and Leah were born when I worked for a few years in the … Continue reading →

Posted in galleries & museums | Leave a comment

day trippers

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Leonie

It’s half term and I’m mostly working. Mr Rush Hour has taken the week off, so he’s the one who gets to go to the halloween party (although I was the one who got to stay up late making the costumes…..) and who … Continue reading →

Posted in beach, galleries & museums, water | 1 Comment

Ballet

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Leonie

Well hello there – I’ve lost a weeks blogging due to the brain death of our laptop at home. Apart from missing blogging there has been the angst of worry about recovery of Eve and Leah videos and photos which were all … Continue reading →

Posted in art, clothes, galleries & museums, music | 1 Comment

Cocoon

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Leonie

Today was the last day of my September sabbatical. A lovely summery day in which I had a coffee date with Mr Rush Hour, went for a meandering walk through some local Regency squares, made yet another batch of chilli jam, chatted to other … Continue reading →

Posted in childcare, galleries & museums, parenting | Leave a comment