Known as the ‘nectar of the gods’ Lindisfarne Mead is a rather delicious fortified wine produced on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne off the Northumberland coast. Made with honey, fermented grape juice and fortified with
London Calling
As seems to be the way at the moment, real life has overtaken the blog world: it’s been over a fortnight since my last post. Time for a catch-up methinks. The saga with my elderly
Review: St James’ Court, A Taj Hotel, London
Following our visit at the end of last summer I declared the Taj 51 Buckingham Gate to be my favourite hotel in London. It still is…but the St James’ Court Hotel comes a very close
Oh What a Night…or two.
Whisky Galore! We had these grand ideas that when Rory started University Dougie and I would be able to travel more. In truth, work commitments and moving my aunt up to Lincolnshire (plus all the
Christmas: no turkey, rude reindeer and trouble on the trains
Well what a funny old Christmas break that was. My aunt remained in hospital throughout the period and this just put everything out of kilter. Christmas Day itself was odd as Mum and I decided
Review of The Exhibitionist Hotel – South Kensington
The Exhibitionist Hotel certainly lives up to its name. Behind the demure exterior of an 18th century townhouse in South Kensington, there is a brazen, bold interior just waiting to expose itself to unsuspecting
Pre-Christmas catch-up
Things still a bit crazy here so apologies for the lack of communication from me here on the blog and the lack of visits to other blogs. I mentioned last time that my aunt had
Christmas shopping in London
I thought I would just let you know what’s been happening in the Burgess household over recent weeks. It’s been a very stressful and hectic time spent helping my aunt move into a retirement home