We found Dusty Springfield's grave in a churchyard in Henley on Thames, where she lived before she died. According to Wikipedia, she was cremated, and some of the ashes buried here, and the rest scattered at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.
Monday, August 27, 2007
outing!
I went out with Li-Ann and Andrew, as well as Li-Ann's aunt, on Saturday to Windsor, Bray and Henley. It was a gorgeous sunny day, quite different to a lot of the weather we've had recently. We drove out to Eton and parked and walked through town down to Windsor and wandered around the perimeter of the castle. I went there years ago, and it is very impressive. Lots of security around, but also scores and scores of tourists!
We went down into the Great Park, and noticed that Frogmore House, which includes the mausoleum in which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are entombed, was open (it's only open a few days a year). So we took the opportunity to go and have a look - it was very interesting. The grounds were gorgeous and included a very odd tree with very curly branches. We weren't allowed to take any photos of the tomb, but it was very ornate inside with marble figures of Victoria and Albert.
We went for lunch in Bray at the Hinds Head pub - it's the gastro pub owned by Heston Blumenthal, who also runs the very famous Fat Duck restaurant next door. Thankfully the Hinds Head doesn't have a three month waiting list and doesn't cost at least £80 to eat at! We had a lovely meal, and the others (not me!) enjoyed the thrice cooked chips.
We drove down to Henley on our way home and had a walk by the river. We even stumbled across Dusty Springfield's grave! She lived in Henley before she died.
We went down into the Great Park, and noticed that Frogmore House, which includes the mausoleum in which Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are entombed, was open (it's only open a few days a year). So we took the opportunity to go and have a look - it was very interesting. The grounds were gorgeous and included a very odd tree with very curly branches. We weren't allowed to take any photos of the tomb, but it was very ornate inside with marble figures of Victoria and Albert.
We went for lunch in Bray at the Hinds Head pub - it's the gastro pub owned by Heston Blumenthal, who also runs the very famous Fat Duck restaurant next door. Thankfully the Hinds Head doesn't have a three month waiting list and doesn't cost at least £80 to eat at! We had a lovely meal, and the others (not me!) enjoyed the thrice cooked chips.
We drove down to Henley on our way home and had a walk by the river. We even stumbled across Dusty Springfield's grave! She lived in Henley before she died.
wicked!
Fiona, Simon and I went to see 'Wicked' on Thursday night. The musical, based on the Gregory Maguire book, tells the story of the Wizard of Oz from the point of view of the Wicked Witch of the West - and we see that she was't really all that wicked after all! Fiona and I had tried to see it in New York a couple of years ago, but tickets had cost too much and we missed out on the raffle.
The London production was very spectacular and told the story very well - even though it seemed a lot less dark than the book, especially the ending! But the effects, staging and costumes were all fantastic and mesmerising to watch. Only a couple the songs really resonated and were memorable, but the quality of the singing was fantastic. We didn't realise til afterwards that Nigel Planer (Neil in the Young Ones) was one of the leads. Thoroughly enjoyable!
The London production was very spectacular and told the story very well - even though it seemed a lot less dark than the book, especially the ending! But the effects, staging and costumes were all fantastic and mesmerising to watch. Only a couple the songs really resonated and were memorable, but the quality of the singing was fantastic. We didn't realise til afterwards that Nigel Planer (Neil in the Young Ones) was one of the leads. Thoroughly enjoyable!
natural!
Last weekend we went canal boating to celebrate David's birthday. We hired boat from a place in Odiham and spent the day on the Basingstoke canal, ending up at Crookham for lunch. It was great fun! A bit gloomy in the morning, with full fledged rain by the afternoon. But we still had a great time. I don't think I'll be steering a canal boat again, after nearly crashing the boat - it's a lot more difficult than I thought!
Took loads of photos, which are all on Flickr.
Took loads of photos, which are all on Flickr.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
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