Asha’s Adventures

The lovely Nic organised for us all to go ice-skating at the Natural History Museum on the Sunday following the Gangsters party. Luckily everyone who went ice-skating had been at mine the night before, so we were all feeling somewhat worse for wear together…

Nothing like some fresh air to sort out one’s hangover though.

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We had a party on the weekend, a pre-christmas, post-asha’s birthday bash…was a heap of fun, with everyone getting right into the Gangsters and Glam theme. Anna, the hostess with the mostess, my party-prep idol, went all out with decorating, including having quotes from gangster films all over the walls - was so cool. A really top night…

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Had a lazy weekend, chilling out in London. Went for a walk through Battersea Park, checked out the old power station, then headed across the bridge into Chelsea. Had dinner of crabs legs, prawns and mussles at the Big Easy ... [Continue reading this entry]

We took an Australian choreographer to Dartington near Totnes in Devon as part of Dance Umbrella On Tour. So a number of us went down to watch the performance and look at the venue. It's an amazing space... Dartington ... [Continue reading this entry]

Danielle came to London to meet her folks and we had a day on the river, enjoying all the sites of London from the vantage point of the Thames, finishing with a couple of hours at Greenwich... [Continue reading this entry]

Dance Umbrella 2006 finished with a bang (fireworks included, thanks to Guy Fawkes night) on Sunday 5 Nov. The Gala: Martha @ The Wells was a resounding success, a fitting tribute to farewell Val, after 28 years at Umbrella's helm. ... [Continue reading this entry]

30,000 people from all over the UK converged on London for a march against climate change. We started outside the US Embassy at Grosvenor Square, listened to speeches by different action groups, a bishop, some MPs, and others. There was ... [Continue reading this entry]