Dear London - All of the festive lights.

December 04, 2016 in Across The Pond

Dear London,

It's here! December is here! Which means that I can don my Christmas jumper (sadly not my festive pj's as I left them in the UK in a moment of absent-minded stupidity), play Christmas music, and drink festive beverages 'til my heart is content. Needless to say, I'm a very happy lady

Dear New York - A Herculean Task

November 24, 2016 in Across The Pond

Dear New York,

In 1577, Sir Francis Drake set off with orders from Queen Elizabeth I to sail around the world, find advantageous ports for English shipping, explore, and generally cause havoc to the Spanish fleets. They were rich pickings at that time, with Galleons laden with gold leaving the New World

Dear London - The world on his shoulders

November 16, 2016 in Across The Pond

This week I practically ran out onto the streets of New York, camera in hand, ready to capture something amazing. New York was the hub of the US election over the last couple of weeks and I was so excited to be in the middle of it. On election night Ed and I wandered into midtown to be amongst the frivolities of election night; we wanted to be there when history was made. 5th Avenue was teaming with security as we passed Trump Tower and The Peninsula Hotel

Dear New York - Natural Frames of London

November 09, 2016 in Across The Pond

Dear New York,

Autumn (of Fall for you!) is definitely here, and with a vengeance. The temperature has also dropped very quickly, and the days are certainly much shorter than they were. I find myself regularly leaving work after dark (not because I work particularly late, but because sunset is now so early!) and we are in the quiet space when it is dark outside, but the Christmas lights have

Dear London - Vigilante Art

October 31, 2016 in Across The Pond

Dear London,

A week has passed since your visit and when the weekend came around we felt that we should be going out to meet up with you to have an adventure. Manhattan is an island full of treats and although we did a lot, we barely scratched the surface with you, and we were ready to go off and explore new and exciting pockets with you. I thought that you may have been missing New York so I'll tell you about our day.