ENJOYED OPTIONAL £5 tour, from viewing LOGOS HOPE's impressive bow and open deck to bridge and inviting, softly-lit staircases. Striking Faroe Islands artwork, fascinating glimpses of life aboard plus warm, faith-based staff. Spent memorable maritime hour and left with two wristbands and a good book

#DecadeAgoToday BBC1 TV drama NEW BLOOD first screened on this day (June 2) in 2016. Years later, I'd tell series creator, Anthony Horowitz, how fortunate I was to get a speaking role in first of 7 episodes! Have a look www.imdb.com/title/tt4513... then have a watch www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/det...

TRACES OF HUMANITY show in London gets better with each visit. I went several times... for the Gibraltarian Minister's opening, a music/poetry event + again to photograph. Vivid art, interesting lively displays. Powerful themes = history and memory. Thoughtful. Bright gallery. Catch final few days.

INSPIRING JOURNEY from start to finish! Thanks to provided coach, from Sloane Square, I ventured through a Celebration of Antique Delft, Ceramic Tiles + European Artistry. Every stand felt cinematic, elegant + endlessly photogenic. MUST-VISIT for design lovers, collectors + creative travellers alike

AT CERAMICS UNBOUND over two dozen outstanding ceramic artists, spanning Britain, Europe, Asia, etc., transform clay into expressive and bold crafted works. You could say, dynamic (red-and-white striped piece), elegant (pastel blue vessels) and tactile (clustered multicoloured forms). Worth a visit.

BOOKED! So, I am attending the ANTHONY HOROWITZ / @anthonyhorowitz.com event, where the author will be interviewed by MARK LAWSON this evening. It is taking place at the university (TVU, now UWL) where I studied, besides Granada, back in the nineties. Let the book gift shopping begin.

Boarded C3 bus to see three in THE OLD LADIES. Upstairs, for tea + simmering menace. Seated in row two, I half-expected to be offered a cup. Intimacy at its best. Shouts + stares land with precision. Real scares. No interval = no escape! Not staged relic, but one eerie amber chamber of unease. ★★★★★

SIX-BOTTLE TRIP reads like a walking "camino": ALGAZARA begins in mountains; LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE PORT settles into Porto’s calmness; ROCKFERNE BRUT offers crispness; ÁSTER RESERVA moves inland; DIABLO VOLCANIC CAB crosses continents; CASA MARIOL MOSCATEL DE VALENCIA returns us to Iberian Peninsula

ALL ABOARD for today's train ride, full of festive cheer, in the Swiss Alps. 🎄🚆 The Jingle & Mingle 2025, back in London, was great. Winter magic met unforgettable moments! ❄️🏔️✨ Today was all about snow-dusted mountain views. Switzerland truly delivered seasonal sparkle. #SwissAlps #TravelInspiration

📽️ PRODUCER AVAILABLE: 10+ years shaping films — 12+ productions across horror 👻, crime 🔍, romance ❤️, dark comedy 😈 and plenty of drama. From Associate to Executive Producer, Kelly’s done it all for productions on both sides of the Atlantic 🌍🎥. If you are filming, he is the one you want in your crew💥

WENT THURSDAY to see THE WEIR, at Harold Pinter Theatre. My seat, Dress Circle C15, obstructed by a Pole/Pillar — but it didn’t flinch, in the latter half, when an actor shouted the Germans were coming! 😂 Great cast. Brilliant atmosphere PLUS bar on every floor. Glad I caught it before the run ends🎭

SHORT FILM, I acted in, got screened #DecadeAgoToday. Since 2018, THE DOOR has been part of movie, LONDON UNPLUGGED. Film festival #ECIFF is back at same location on Friday 21 November. LOTS of films will be shown, awarded and commented on! Networking and hospitality inc. Only £15 FilmEarlsCourt.com

JOIN ME to attend this year's #ECIFF. I'm hoping to attend today's screening and next week's Gala. A great opportunity to meet filmmakers and view their films! I really enjoyed the films screened and hospitality at the 2024 event. So, grab a ticket and keep the evening of Friday, November 21st, free

GREAT TO READ the listing (eg Instagram instagram.com/p/DQw0jVWCN8K) and reviews for this week's #WimbledonArtFair at linktr.ee/wimbledonartstudios. I enjoyed Thursday night's launch, with the live music and plenty to see within 180 open art studios. Catch the last day, tomorrow (Sunday), if you can

VERY IMPRESSED with wide-ranging age groups participating in the AAF: established artists; graduates + children. Also, the fact that FIVE Seoul galleries (ArtIACO.com + Gallery Cube Seoul [both pictured], Gallery Millcreek, GalleryTableau.com + MookjiArt.com) had travelled all the way from Korea!

Oct 11, Sat, 11-6 > Oct 12, Sun, 11-6 SOUTHFIELDS - LAST WEEKEND for this year's ARTISTS' OPEN HOUSE with 29 VENUES (inc. my FAVOURITE: Rosi's MIXED MEDIA at 253 Wimbledon Park Road, SW19) B: 39, 493 W: ArtistsOpenHouse.co.uk facebook.com/wandsworthartistsopenhouse2023 instagram.com/rosigarciadelrio

BELFAST, Ireland... Only a few days left to view this exhibition of abstract Irish art and drawings in the city centre as it ends tomorrow. Whilst holidaying there, I was fortunate to attend the opening PV and meet the local artist, @mdohertyart.bsky.social Insta: instagram.com/michaeldoherty.art

SWELTERING in London! AI generated image of surreal, humorous ice cream cone with scoop shaped like human head of screen actor, Phelim Kelly, topped with caramel sauce and styled to look like his hair. Surface scattered with colourful sprinkles. Warmly lit, softly blurred. #ThirtyOneDegrees #ChatGPT

GOOD TO BE invited to last month's press conference at Lord's, where I was able to put a question to this cricketer hailing from Oceania...

ATTENDED THS SERIES of lectures in Belfast, back in 2021, and learned a lot about the commercial history of The Mediterranean. I highly recommend you go along this week if you are in Ireland, anywhere nearby. www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ...

#lwf25 Planning to attend this annual event. Namely for Garnacha, Monastrell and Rioja masterclasses, sessions and international wine tastings. Only a short, walkable distance from where I live. Needless to say, I'll be more than merry on my return journey. Might need some form of London transport!

In Belfast, lunch did unfold With stories & handshakes so bold No spuds on plate Yet chicken was great And venue was grand to behold. Three dozen fine tables held fast With moments & meetings that last Noticed another named Kelly Filled with food in my belly Though absence of spuds left me aghast!

CELEBRATION of mostly European wines... A Hungarian bottle possibly outshines my Spanish, Portuguese and Argentinian favourites! Will your next toast be with artistic Campo Viejo, sweetness of Oremus, charm of Porta 6, vibrance of Tarima, tasty Terra Sagrada or New World sophistication of Trivento?

ANNUAL GATHERING at House of Lords for alumni from University of West London. Was called Thames Valley University, when I attended back in 1990s! Just heard our Ealing based institution, rising year-on-year within academic league tables, will soon have a new medical school as well as a dental school

LONDON CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK's DAY... The Irish spirit shone brightly at the Embassy of Ireland recently. A warm Gaelic welcome greeted guests whilst hosts raised toasts to Ireland’s heritage. Amidst the revelry, a sharply dressed gentleman, shamrock on his chest, savoured the tribute to tradition.

BOOK GIFTS spanning genres - poetry, travel, puzzles, self-help, tech! HEANEY offers reflections, while AI anticipates how tech redefines existence. CRUISING and CAMINO both cater to my enthusiasm for travel. GEOGRAPHICAL adds twists, inviting me to challenges, while IKIGAI emphasizes life's purpose

HARD TO BELIEVE it was over a #DecadeAgoToday!

LONDON HOUR, ON THE HILL... At 6pm, last Bank Holiday Monday I entered another dimension! Namely, the last day of the 2024 Notting Hill Carnival, taking place near to where I lived in the mid to late eighties. But just for an hour, as being a teacher I had a couple of lessons to attend in Pimlico.

SPOTLIGHT, yesterday... I did voiceover narration course, which included voice exercises and attendees doing individual recordings, whilst seated, in venue's soundbooth. Interesting, educational and fruitful! Photo reveals location (home of castings): 16 Garrick Street PLUS my nearly-finished latte!