Category: Journal

  • The similarities between VAR and Brexit

    Montgomery T Bear is a writer and adventurer. He is also, obviously, a bear. Born in the forests of Sweden, he has travelled extensively and now resides in London with his landlord Mrs Wilson. I’ve been very excited by the World Cup this summer. Well it seems fairer to say I have been caught up…

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    The Great Masked Ball

    Tonight S and I donned our best masks and finery and headed off to The Great Masked Ball. This Swan Lake-themed immersive theatre and dining experience was one S stumbled across via those kind folks at Design My Night. In the vein of so many of these sort of events, we received instructions and invitations…

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    This is why we can’t have nice things

    I still remember the feeling; that sinking in the pit of my stomach. My heart was in my mouth and I hardly dared take a breath as the results were announced. I had taken my chance and had my say, but I knew thousands of others around the country had done the same and now…

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    Fun in the sun at RHS Hampton Court

    First off, apologies for the long silence. It has been a crazy couple of weeks and one side effect of writing for a living is that blogging can seem like a busman’s holiday when things get hectic at this end. I’m not sure why. I’m probably not doing it right, but there you go. Either…

  • Sunset over the Downs

    This post was supposed to be titled “Nerd Prom” and be celebrating S and I enjoying a night out for her work – but I forgot to take enough photos of us to merit that. Luckily, Mother Nature came to my rescue. Last night S and I got all dressed up and headed up to…

  • Blogging on the go

    I read something the other day which made me think. Like many other bloggers out there I have blogs which I have followed for ages. They are created by writers who I used as inspiration or a how-to guide when I started out and whose work I still follow and try to learn from. A…

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    Who lives and dies after Avengers 4?

    So Avengers Infinity War is in the can. By now most of us know that the film’s conclusion left quite a few of the Marvel Cinematic Universe dead or vapourised – which, for the sake of argument, I am counting as the same thing. But we know there are a raft of Marvel films still…

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    Champagne rooftop nights in Singapore

    I know Las Vegas is traditionally called the “bright light city” but I am going to put in a vote for Singapore to be, at the least, a very close second. Every year my whole industry descends on Singapore for its second biggest annual event. So last week I packed up my case with two…

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    Avengers Infinity War checked something off my bucket list

    I finally saw Avengers Infinity War yesterday. I know, I am a couple of weeks behind most of the world, but it’s been a busy month. I will say this now: if you have still not seen it, then stop reading here. Far from spoiler-free, this post is chock full of spoilers. It’s not unfair,…

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    Country Living Spring Fair

    The weather has taken a turn for the worse, but S and I are not giving up on the summer yet. Since we can’t do actual spring and summer things, we headed up to Alexandra Palace for the Country Living Spring Fair. S is something of a connoisseur of all things Country Living, having designed…