Life Trove

I have spent much of my life accompanied by a quiet, persistent shadow: Imposter Syndrome. Even when I was at the top of my class at school,...

In 2023, while working for Volvo in Cambridge, I spent my nights in Duxford and my weekends in London. One particular evening, I was invited...

I have never been much of a cook. In my house, when people smell something coming from the kitchen, they don’t ask, "What’s cooking?...

At the London Zoo, I decided to test my "horse-whispering" skills on a llama. I’d always found that a gentle, deep breath near a h...

These albums and songs were my anthems and soundtrack while I lived in London and Cambridge.  

One of my highlights from 2003 was visiting Brazil. It was a business trip but I got to spend 4 days exploring the region around the Iguazu ...

I'll never forgot my shock of looking outside our hotel room and seeing a naked couple walking past. And two minutes later, another. Tur...

This poem describes a bad experience I had after taking two hash muffins in a coffee shop in Amsterdam.   The Trip Two muffins and the puff...

Ally's wonderful cousin, Adam, stayed with us for a while in Hammersmith Grove. We had so much fun together. Highlights Rollerblading!...

It felt very special to be in Cape Town and able to attend this beautiful wedding between two such dear friends.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 28 Days Later (2002) Love Actually  (2003) North by Northwest (1959) Vertigo (1958) Jaws (1975) Aliens (1986) Alien...