[ad_1] “Don’t let me hear you say life’s taking you nowhere…” David Bowie is enjoying on Best Hits Radio (the Ken Bruce present) as I do up my prime button and take into consideration a jacket for the climate, which has out of the blue turned dismal. Quickly, I’m heading...
Julie Hamill: Return of Arthur the parrot – a story of modern London
[ad_1] Posters of a putting, emerald-green, lacking parrot with lovely spherical eyes started showing on my feed. His identify was Arthur, and one thing about him appeared to radiate persona. I'm all the time unhappy after I see a pet is misplaced, and instantly felt for Arthur’s homeowners, who I...
Julie Hamill: A wholesome birthday adventure – OnLondon
[ad_1] My daughter Sadie had an enormous birthday a few weeks in the past. She prompt we have fun it with a tour of native suppliers of meals, drink and leisure, a few of which we knew and a few we didn’t. We have been all up for the journey...
Julie Hamill: My cruise on ABBA Voyage
[ad_1] Martin had attended the ABBA Voyage spectacle at Pudding Mill Lane on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park an unbelievable 9 instances. After successful a contest for tickets to the very particular third anniversary present, he invited me to be his plus one and make my virgin voyage as he...
Julie Hamill: My friend Jim died
[ad_1] I’d identified him since I used to be 15 or 16. He moved to London about ten years after me. He lived South, I lived North and when assembly up in Soho pubs we fought about which was finest. He would possibly as effectively nonetheless have lived in Scotland,...
Julie Hamill: Gladstone Park – the Dollis Hill dog paradise
[ad_1] Beforehand often known as the Dollis Hill Property, Gladstone Park grew to become a public park in 1901. It was named after Sir William Gladstone, the previous Liberal Social gathering Prime Minister. He liked it there, with its tree-lined pathways, walled backyard, duck pond, and abundance of sports activities...
Julie Hamill: Risk and reward on Park Lane
[ad_1] The final time I used to be on Park Lane was in 2019 to attend the Amy Winehouse Basis Ball, and it was actually great. The Basis does wonderful work supporting susceptible younger individuals who could also be affected by the results of drug and alcohol misuse. There have been...
Julie Hamill: Lost Souls of Mornington Crescent
[ad_1] Within the shadows of Camden, down by Mornington Crescent tube station, there’s a sleepy little parade of retailers on Eversholt Avenue. It has a few barbers, a cycle and restore store, two magnificence salons, a long-established Japanese restaurant, a barbecue place and, in fact, a department of Costa espresso....
Julie Hamill: I don’t know Bill Nighy, but part of me thinks I do
[ad_1] I noticed Invoice Nighy the opposite day, on West Finish Lane. He seemed precisely like Invoice Nighy. My head went: “Oh! It’s Invoice Nighy. You already know him.” After which: “No, you don’t! He’s an actor. You identical to him.” He strolled previous me, carrying on along with his enterprise....
Julie Hamill: Marilyn Monroe’s long-lasting kiss for womankind
[ad_1] “I don’t thoughts residing in a person’s world, so long as I could be a lady in it.” – MM. While having a great learn of my mum’s Yours Retro journal late final yr, I discovered some fascinating snippets about Clark Gable’s halitosis throughout filming of the aptly named...