Archive for July, 2006

I went to a friend’s wedding yesterday, which was held in a fabulously posh hotel in Bath. The weather was glorious, the food was excellent, the bride was radiant, the groom was handsome, the bridesmaids were charming, and the best man was hilarious. I met some wonderful people, I caught up with some old friends, [...]


Next weekend is the street party. The little street I live on has a tradition of throwing street parties every other summer. However, in the seven years I’ve lived here we’ve managed to find a reason to have one every year. This year the party is to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of my next-door-but-one [...]


A birthday party. A (mercifully unconventional) stag party. A friend sharing that she has a baby on the way. A memorial stone placed on a friend’s grave. Sweetness and bitterness. Joy and sadness. Laughter and tears.