Rebecca's London Odyssey

This is Camden High Street; you may expect to bump into Pete Doherty or Amy Winehouse on this road or in the markets surrounding it. However you would not expect to see me a boring, sometimes respectable over 40 mother of two or infact my own mother, this is not a place we would ever visit unless that is we were bulldozed into it by my over enthusiastic daughters, now that said, I have to report that it was AMAZING! We loved everything, the energy, the art; the drama and excitement were simply fabulous. Would I go again? Well yes I think so as long as I had my usual minder (Jason) with me, with a man like him you never ever feel intimidated he has pointed out to me on more than one occasion he is "A lover not a fighter". Rebecca’s “Band of Brothers” or housemates as they are more commonly known, not that there is anything remotely common about this bunch or in fact anything remotely Northern, Rebecca is the exception.

So from left to right then, first is Charles a smoker and a would be “Dandy”/ “Country Squire” the hair is deceiving but when you meet him speaking to him is believing, he has an air of mad professor about him which I really liked and an honesty and integrity you don’t see often, but he did seem to get lost quite a bit, separated form the group so to speak and Dave (next in line) a very dependable type accepted the responsibility of locating him and keeping him safe he is after all only 18 and his innocence is endearing, Dave (Non-Smoker) a very good looking chap, snappy dresser (Olivia despairs of men who can’t dress properly and she approved, high praise indeed) he is very seriously committed to a career in theatre perhaps musical? He is a proper Londoner with a cockney accent, this gave him a bit of a loveable cheeky quality, and we were all impressed by how mature his attitude was. Then the very, very beautiful Jayne (Non-Smoker) (The photo really doesn’t do her justice at all and I’m so sorry for that) she is sooo gorgeous luscious lips and huge eyes, she speaks rhythmically and it was an absolute pleasure to listen to her, also her accounts of daily life in this mad household were clear and we all felt we’d had a full and thorough description, she seems to be keeping Rebecca in line and for that I am massively grateful! Last but not least is our very own Rebecca she was thankfully very glad to see us and extremely giddy, but once she had calmed down we saw a more mature, more knowledgeable, more relaxed and much more happy Rebecca than ever before, it’s amazing what seven weeks of doing precisely what you’ve always dreamed of doing can do for you! May be I should try it.

This is the "Vintage Boot" shop in Camden Market that Rebecca works in at the weekend, my mum was looking at the boots, she thought they were all a bit tatty, Olivia had to explain they were all previously owned, she was quite horrified!

An artist friend of Rebecca's at Camden Lock, Olivia in the background looking for inspiration.

Old Friends

It was really lovely to share an evening with our old friends Steve & Julie, they moved out to live in Majorca five years ago, we've really missed their company so it was great to catch up on the past five years over a lovely dinner at The Grand

An Evening of Pure Indulgence

Come & Join us for what promises to be a fantastic evening at Pure Beauty, there will be besides a fabulous amazing Flower demonstration some wonderful Elemis treatment demonstrations by Jane, Ella & Emma.

Jane will be previewing all of the Elemis Gift Boxes, last year I left it a bit late and the ones I wanted were already sold out, they are amazing value for money!

You do have to let them know you're coming by 27th October tel. o1253 720101 (Catering & Goody bag numbers) but we'd love to see you there. (Pure Beauty, 154 St. Albans Road, St. Annes)

This is also a unique opportunity to have a good nosey around the brand new extended premises, the rooms upstairs are exquisite, Sally here said it was just like going to an exclusive Day Spa!

So Ring them now and get yourselves booked in 720101
Lets face it we all need a bit of pampering!

Dentist leaves me speechless

Dentist smentist

Today I went to the dentist, I never ever need anything doing (Other than a complete re-alignment job and shiny new veneers both of which I can’t afford) no fillings or scary root canal work in fact absolutely nothing just a scale and polish.

Apparently the last time I went was April 2008 when I had absolutely nothing done and prior to that it was September 2007 and still nothing done, in fact the last time I needed treatment was 19 years ago, I said to Judith who has been my dental nurse for 17 years that I may as well leave it for another year before coming back as there are lots of people requiring last minute emergency work and I don’t want to take the place of someone with a genuine need, this is not possible six months is the NHS rule, other wise it seems I may be thrown on the dentist scrapheap of false teeth and plaque left to fight my way out of braces and bridges never to be seen in an NHS dentist again. Judith pointed out that neither of us would want this to happen, besides all else it would be a messy yet bracing experience.

For 20 minutes every six months I am left completely un-able to talk by virtue of Jim Benson having his fingers in my mouth (He is the only man in my life capable of rendering me speechless) Jason has suggested he should accompany me for my next visit he views it as a perfect opportunity to get his say!