An Apology“Are you still doing the fatted calf?” “Sorry?” “The calf – you know the thing on the fire with the stick…that spins – you know – the fatted…..calf?” He tried, eyebrows rising into befuddled vegetarian confusion. “Do you mean…
“But What Will I WEAR??”“Darling, hi, it’s Mum” “Hiiiiiii” I croaked from the depths of my bed. “Darling? Darling? Jem? Darling it’s MUM!” Despite having her number stored in my phone for the best part of 17 years, which means…
The FEAST of FEASTS.Well the seemingly impossible journey was on; bouncing out of the main church doors to the sound of ‘O Happy Day’ and Beyonce’s ‘Love on top’, the challenge was to get from a West Central London church…
Well here we are now, three days after the event, and it was like witnessing an express train speeding through the station.So many great memories, thoughts, smiles, cocktails and people in such a short space, it was head-whirling. I did…
Considering that its now less than a week to go, I think I’d better start planning my speech.From the moment Jem was born, I was aware that this day would eventually come and that there was one certain fact; that…
The Countdown to the day.It’s now less than three weeks to go before the Wedding day. What seemed like a leisurely several months has now been reduced to clearly countdownable days with lists, memos and E mails filling the ethernet….
If music be the food of love, mine’s a large sausage!Unless you are a regular churchgoer, you are more than likely unfamiliar with the concept of corporate singing. I’m not talking about mantra chanting or ciggy-lighter-anthem-scarf-waving- hooks, obligatory at every…
PLANNING. “Why don’t you have a treasure hunt?” he asked, sitting bolt upright, blinking delightedly. “Sorry?” “From the church! From the church to the venue, if you’re worried about people’s journeys there, just make it fun!” “OK….” I reply, silently…
Although this is the year of ‘The Wedding’, it would be somewhat inappropriate of me not to mention that today, the first wife and I celebrate our Thirty sixth Anniversary. Strange that twenty five, thirty and thirty five are given…
It’s roughly two months to go to ‘The Day’, and it’s time for dressing up.We had the first fitting of ‘The Dress’ yesterday. This, I was assured, was not the real thing, but simply a mock up made from something…
