tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19954511.post970213461066357688..comments2023-07-19T11:21:16.711+01:00Comments on Kristen in London: encounter in a kitchen shopKristen In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812033421757298431noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19954511.post-19362197933398859682007-03-08T12:04:00.000+00:002007-03-08T12:04:00.000+00:00I came across your blog by a rather round about wa...I came across your blog by a rather round about way, but am thrilled skinny to read it and all the details of your chance encounter. How lovely for you.<BR/><BR/>Btw, you may recognise me from MMOnline? I certainly know sue7 from there too.<BR/><BR/>When I come to London I very often visit the area for parking (which is becoming more and more of a nightmare I find) but have yet to check out any of the local attractions - although that may have to change from now on - especially if I ever chance to come down in the week rather than just at weekends.<BR/><BR/>I have set my dear Other Half on to Matthew watch now that he works in London, but sadly he is in the wrong area I suspect. He is however very close to RADA and - in fact he texted me a pic of the exterior only yesterday- the Masonic Hall Building entrance used for the 'Spooks/MI5' filming. Maybe one day ......cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215506178605316837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19954511.post-41178329605508226632007-03-08T03:14:00.000+00:002007-03-08T03:14:00.000+00:00"Lots of weedy looking chaps and chicks, smoking, ..."Lots of weedy looking chaps and chicks, smoking, clutching their own ribcages in the wind, drinking coffee."<BR/><BR/>...This is one of the -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(I'm leaving the dashes in here because my cat just sat on the keyboard - perfectly timed as all cats are) ...most colorful descriptions...just perfect...I could see the whole thing in my mind. Please tell me your cookbook will be peppered with such great quotes.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10710847532327934163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19954511.post-19043527684239511152007-03-07T22:14:00.000+00:002007-03-07T22:14:00.000+00:00I have actually pm'd you at mm-online with a link ...I have actually pm'd you at mm-online with a link to the Prince Charles (in Leicester Sq).<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure they still live in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham but Keeley's folks live just up the road from Marylebone High Street. IF we were real stalkers we'd work out if the last sighting was on a Tuesday.......perhaps that is grandparents day! No - they wouldn't stick to a routine like that......would they? ;)<BR/><BR/>The Cordon Bleu is in Marylebone Lane and I used to work in the old dairy building in Cross Keys Close. Happy Days. I think Divertimenti might still be in Chelsea but they always had another branch this side of town.Dottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19954511.post-16610294949873541202007-03-07T11:59:00.000+00:002007-03-07T11:59:00.000+00:00Sue7, I couldn't manage to figure out how to email...Sue7, I couldn't manage to figure out how to email you, but I wonder if I publish a comment here with Matthew Macfadyen's dear name, you'll get another alert?<BR/><BR/>It was exciting! I do wish, in a way, that I had just said in a perfectly non-stalker way, "I really admire your work and it has brought me so much pleasure," and that probably would have been all right. But I couldn't do it! I don't think saying that would have been intrusive, though, do you? I would imagine most actors would be pleased. Anyway, yes, I wonder if they have a flat here now? I believe they used to live in Twickenham, didn't they? Perhaps they are flat-shopping?<BR/><BR/>Now then. Where is the Prince Charles? I certainly am up for the trip if it's local. <BR/><BR/>And where is the Cordon Bleu? I would love to take a cooking lesson in French sauces. My husband gave me three courses of my choosing at the Books for Cooks shop in Notting Hill but I haven't organised it yet.<BR/><BR/>OK, must face up to real life now. Thanks for getting in touch, and let me know about the film. I have some flexibility because another mother owes me a favor!<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/><BR/>KristenKristen In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812033421757298431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19954511.post-71574490209405849082007-03-07T09:29:00.000+00:002007-03-07T09:29:00.000+00:00Now that really is exciting. I can tell you exactl...Now that really is exciting. I can tell you exactly where those previous shops were in the high street photos but your news means that he's there regularly.....as am I! I have been going to the Marylebone Divertimenti since 1984 when I worked opposite the Cordon Bleu. It used to be in Wigmore Street but then they moved. I have loads of their stuff in my home. That it just the kind of encounter I love to have. Going about your regular life and finding a bonus event like that. People sometimes don't believe when I say that I've seen this person and that wandering around so I love it when someone else has a magic moment......and WHAT a magic moment. Are you free for a trip to see Middletown at the Prince Charles?Dottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494530584283470285noreply@blogger.com