The morning after the week before

Monday morning arrives rather too soon, and rather too often. The weeks (and weekends) are rushing by faster than ever. Compounded perhaps by the rather chilly, damp almost autumnal weather, it feels as if the summer of 2006 is coming quickly to an end. Of course, in a weeks time it will probably be hot again, but you can only react to what is happening - anything else is merely a long-range forecast. Which incidentally is for hot and sunny weather for the rest of the month (!).

Friends over on Friday evening. Watched Big Brother - I for one was really pleased that Pete and Nikki were reunited. Less pleased this morning to discover that the Big Brother website is referring to them as 'Pikki'. Where did this craze come from? I blame Heat magazine. Suspect I am somewhat of a romantic at heart - I think they are sweet and really don't mind watching them kiss and cuddle. Other people seem more cynical and tell me that Nikki would do anything to win. Seems to me like she has fallen in love - or perhaps she's just a great actress... Who knows, you decide...

Spent Saturday morning with the gorgeous and oh so stylish Julia, of Marmaladya.com - a new online magazine which launches at the end of this month. As it features Primrose Hill in the first edition, Julia interviewed me about my neighbourhood, where I shopped and ate etc. It was my first ever interview - she bought me tea and set up her Dictaphone and I felt like a (rather lousy) celebrity. I could get used to taking about myself! Thankfully she arranged the photograph for another, sunnier, day as I was really not looking my best.

Sunday afternoon saw me spending some more time in the shops of Primrose Hill - Liverpool v Chelsea turned me into a football widow, so I compensated with a look in Press and Miss LaLa's Boudoir, where I bought a Day Birger et Mikkelsen bra in their sale for £5. It is the most gorgeous little shop and worth buying something just for the scrumptious packaging. I also bought E's birthday present in Graham and Greene, which I won't spoil her surprise by mentioning here, and had a look in some of the other boutiques.

Sunday evening came all to quickly. M and I ate supper on our bed watching Match Point - a brilliant Woody Allen film. The plot was full of twists - just as you thought you'd worked out the imagery, it was turned on its head. Lots of glimpses of places in London as well, which I always enjoy seeing on film. The music was also very enjoyable, rather like one of the early 'silent' films, where people stalk/prowl around to rather silly over-the-top French music and bad things happen. Lots of opera too.

Pole dancing lesson tonight. Hope I have brought along a suitable outfit. Am really looking forward to it, and so grateful to Rachel for her advice. Will let you know how it goes...