Nomadic Emma

I'm now a godmother, twice over. One in the conventional religious style, one in a more eclectic sense. Even though I'm not a religi...

I think I may have just seen four Abba impersonators, complete with gold hot pants and blonde shoulder-length haircuts singing right next to...

My alarm went off in the dark this morning. I awoke in wonder about what on earth was going on, until it dawned on me. It hadn't yet daw...

1. Where all the rubbish goes. Because I never see it once I farewell it into the wheelie bin 2. Where all the rubbish is going to go once t...

The Pope's in town. Well almost anyway. Transport for London emailed to let me know that the Popemobile may cause disruption to my trave...

Man behind the counter at Boots Pharmacy: "Do you have a Boots advantage card?" Me: "yes. It's in my purse somewhere. Hol...

It's pretty scary to wake up on a Saturday morning and see photos of the second largest city in your country of birth literally shaken t...

I wonder sometimes if the month of September struggles with self-esteem issues on this side of the world. It is a pretty tough ride to follo...

It's getting more and more difficult to deny the fact that I'm a country girl at heart. And weekends knee-deep in ruralness only pr...

We've begun a teapot collection. On Sunday in Hampstead, I started it all by investing in a little red teapot. Last night, our newest me...