Every time a friend meets with success my heart swells with pride and then sinks a little lower when I compare my ownvery menial achievements. But no one deserves this success more than my friend Rosie. She single mindedly set out with a goal of opening a deli whilst the rest of us (well me) floundered into our unchosen paths.
Rosie's cafe is in Brixton market in London and I can just imagine what sort of neighborhood character she is. She loud and bold and fun and full of life and imagine her deli ooozes good vibes. Rosie has just published a fabulous cook book called Spooning with Rosie. MY copy made it to San Francisco today and it has totally made my day. Full to the brim with lovely stuff that sounds familiar with a twist and fun to make, combined with fun tales that naturally become associated with good meals and moments of creation.
Rosie has a blog on blogspot (booo!) which is also full of good ideas and inspiration. For a taste of honest London fair buy this book - and watch out for the forth coming TV series - this lady is gonna be a star!
Pimms - an oldie but a goodie!
This weekend it was our local street fair - Haight street, a place that made its name for peace and love and LSD and where today a fit and healthy homeless contingent now sleep on the sidewalks and occasionally defecate on our doorsteps. I love this place and it was high time it and we had a party.
To celebrate in truely English style we threw a PImms party and I even got a bona fide Brit to come along - as if to justify the event. Forget Wimbledon, this was the real deal - blue skies and merry making on the balconies of our fabulous abode.
I ate these fabulously named macho nachos and they worked! I am now a man.
It was a hard week @ Six Apart HQ. Friday saw an upturn of spirits at the Hotel Utah, the Six Apart conference rooms. Can you spot the coolest shades in the room?
What's the most expensive article of clothing you own? Why did you buy it?
My black leather biker jacket nearly bankrupted me and from the looks of it 2 years on you would have thought I got it in a thrift store. I still secretly feel like a closet rock chick every time I put it on though, so worth every penny!
Step 1: Take the pieces out of the packaging and lay them out on the floor.
Step 2: Wonder in awe at how this stack of nonsensical planks could ever possible arrange themselves into a functioning piece of furniture
Step 3: Recruit unsuspecting lanky skate boarder with some DIY experience
Step 4: Run as far away as possible
Step 5: Return occasionally out of the kindness of your heart to fuel said skate boarder with beer and food
Step 6: Return when you are 100% sure it is complete.
Step 7: Congratulate yourself whole heartedly on a job well done. (Comfort skateboarder on loss of his Saturday, assure him it was for an excellent cause)
Life is pretty tough right now
This roundabout really is magical that's why they call it the Magic Roundabout, In fact it's so very magical that people come from all over the world to study its magic-ness. and if, like me, you are from a slightly less magical town called Swindon you get to experience it every day if you so wish. My mum and I took a field trip on my last trip home to share this little slice of magic with my transatlantic crew - and I recorded the goodness for you all. enjoy xx
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