The view from my office this lunchtime. And, below, the view from just outside my front door, by the lake at Reed Towers, where I was working this afternoon. I have lots of reading to get through this week, and this is the perfect spot to do it. It’s probably just about within wireless broadband [...]

I went to the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this weekend – a permanent fixture of the family summer season these days. MyFlickr photos are now available. My favourite was Shades of Barragan – inspired by my favourite architect, Luis Barragan. But I was also intrigued by a new section this year, the Conceptual Gardens. Ecstacy [...]

Ah, the first sign of summer. No, not another public sector strike: the first book launch of the season. My friend Keith, widely touted (by me) as the new J.K. Rowling, launched his first book, Johnny Mackintosh and the Spirit of London, from the roof terrace of his local primary school in East London last [...]