Ladies in the Park

1 pm - London
9.30 pm - Adelaide

Now that I have rested, I believe it is time to make my way to my afternoon tea reception.  I am sure...

Journey to the Jewel Tower

London - 12 noon
Adelaide - 8.30 pm

I shall soon make my way to the Jewel Tower for a quiet rest for a while, although...

The Royal Wedding Dress

London 11 am
Adelaide 7.30 pm

The most important moment has arrived.  Here is a picture of the ethereal rehearsal.  I have my back to you, however...

Chatter and Crowds

10 am - London
6.30 pm - Adelaide

The material guests are beginning to fill up the Abbey in a variety of funny costumes, and many of the ladies and other female persons appear to be...

History in the Making

London time - 9 am
Adelaide time - 5.30 pm

While you twiddle your thumbs in a pew, in a deckchair, or whilst sitting on a bus, you may wish to...

Enlightened Royal Wedding Commentary

Time in London -  8 am
Time in Adelaide - 4.30 pm

Ethereal members of the wedding party are now all around me in the Pyx Chamber at Westminster Abbey.  We had a very pleasant journey here followed by a peculiarly...

Seats and Conceits

The seats have been allocated.  The flowers have been arranged.  The transportation and accommodation are both in order.  The institutions are constitutional.  The clothing is quite...

A Constitutional Promenade

Kew Palace is such a long walk from Buckingham Palace and Clarence House, even for horses.  In view of this, and to ensure that my assistance for the royal wedding continues to be impeccably superb, Queen Charlotte has recommended I be provided with...

Weddings a la Mode

Queen Charlotte and I do not appear to have had the same difficulties as the current material royal wedding arrangers concerning our guest listing activities.  Acrobats, jesters and absolute monarchs are...

Cantabile Tales

As yesterday was Maundy Thursday, I had arranged to meet some of my acquaintances for afternoon tea in...

The Next World Enlightenment Forum

It is very pleasing to know that the intangible delights of enlightenment are usually of great interest in my own world and perhaps also in your own, dear reader.  I may be far away from home at present, but my time here is never spent in any of London's...

Twaklin in London

I have had an exceedingly perplexing weekend, dear reader.  London is far more confusing to me than my merry old home town in Australia.  Perhaps you have the ability to enlighten me on...

Safe Tea First

As you may be aware, dear reader, Friday is often the busiest day of my week.  This is especially the case whenever I am...

The Teapots Have Landed

It is very early in the morning here in the grounds of Kew Palace.  I am feeling the effects of something I am told is called jetlag and as far as I am aware it is now the middle of the afternoon in Adelaide.

I hope my staff are managing to...

A Convoy of Celestial Teapots

I have just received a letter from my dear friend Lord John Russell, in which he says that one of his grandsons has finished tuning and polishing the...

Tender Moments

If you have a tendency to be a tender sort of person, you may know something about the tendering process.  Is it something like...

Recipes for Success

When catering for crowds, the quality of the cuisine is usually a disappointment, both to the distinguished chef and to...

Turning Back the Clock Appropriately

As you may be aware, dear reader, I live within the most enlightened of the world's time zones, here in Adelaide in South Australia.  You may also be aware that Adelaide is the true City of Light, even though I have been told that...

How to Avoid Being Foolish

One of the benefits of being enlightened is that it allows such persons to be confident that they are not themselves fools.  So, how do you know if you are enlightened?  How do you know when...