The Invisible Woman....up for an Oscar

Fingers tightly crossed this evening as The Invisible Woman is in the running for Best Costume Design

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Still having adventures...

I'm still having lots of adventures and travelling to interesting places. I've been spending a bit of time on Facebook and letting my photos do the talking

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Recently I saw David Tennant in Richard II and visited BBC Essex Radio studios. I went to see Wicked last year and planning to see Happy Days later this month. 

In January I was on the set of a new commercial for Skyscanner, the voiceover is Matt Smith (11th doctor). It was a very long day but really interesting. The results are great and currently airing on UK channels.

There are photos from costume fittings on The Invisible Woman currently in cinemas starring Ralph Fiennes. The film is also in the running for an Oscar for costume design.

We met a plethora of Zombies in Leicester Square last year......quite a scary experience.

Lots of exciting things.....pop over and see what we've been up to.

Lunch...

Autumn's Granny has come down from Norwich for a visit and took us all out for lunch. We went to our local Toby Carvery

I had my own little plate......roast beef, peas, carrots, roast potatoes, a giant Yorkshire pudding and some pork crackling. My little tummy was fit to bursting after all this. 

The beer wasn't mine, I had a Fruit Shoot, I was just cooling my forehead

After my meal I met Steve and we chilled for a while before dessert. 

Autumn's ice cream was rather large so I did the honourable thing and helped her out. Autumn chose lemon sauce which was very refreshing

We had a lovely meal and a very relaxing afternoon. I'm hoping Granny comes and visits again soon.

Tracking my travels

Autumn had a casting on Thursday so we headed off to London, the weather was lovely when we left but decidedly grey when we arrived, we were hoping it wouldn't rain as we couldn't find the umbrella anywhere

Having fun on the train colouring myself in.

We caught the train from Colchester and got off at Stratford International. We headed for the underground, also known as the Tube, and got on the Central Line

 Autumn and I trying to guess what the next station would be. 

Autumn held my hand as it's really dark down there and sometimes the lights go out.

Me feeling brave enough to sit on my own.

We got off at a station called Bank and had to find the next line to catch another Tube to our destination. It was quite busy with lots of people heading here and there. We got on the Northern Line and headed for Elephant and Castle.

We met a famous dog out for her walk. Her name is SweetPea Smith, she lives in London but is originally from Auckland in New Zealand. She's been in quite a few commercials. She's very clever as she has her own Twitter account and a Facebook page

After we had finished in Elephant and Castle we decided to catch a bus instead of getting back on the Tube and see where it took us. Autumn's favourite building in the whole of London is The Gherkin so when we spotted it we all decided to jump off and find our way to see it close up.

We saw a really, really tall building that looked like it reached the clouds

We spotted The Gherkin reflected in the glass

Hurrah, the real thing

When we arrived we found the base of The Gherkin had been invaded by Dinosaurs!! 

Not real dinosaurs, thank goodness, but made from steel and part of an outdoor exhibition taking place in London this Summer. They are The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.....You can find out more about Sculpture in the City here

I got a little stuck and had to be helped down by Autumn

Me touching The Gherkin

Around the other side from the dinosaurs we found a little shop full of cakes and nice things - Konditor and Cook

Autumn's Mum bought some surprises for us . I couldn't wait to get the box open and see what there was.

They were totally scrumptious as you can see and all washed down with some traditional lemonade

We loved them so much we took some home for everybody. 

On our way to catch the train home we found a big shiny sculpture

It's was created by Ryan Gander and is called "More Really Shiny Things That Don't  Mean Anything"

This is also part of the Sculpture in The City 2013

Autumn and I having a closer look

Very shiny indeed

It measures a whopping 275cm in diameter and looks like a giant magnet has attracted lots of lovely shiny things.

We managed to get on the bus just as it started to rain and got to Liverpool Street Station to catch our train home without getting soaked.....next time we will remember the umbrella just in case we're not so lucky.

I had a little jaunt to Cromer in Norfolk a few weeks back with Autumn's brother Stanley. Although the weather wasn't what we had hoped for we had great fun. 

Stanley's Granny took us for lunch, I even had my own plate of chips which I enjoyed very much

Afterwards we took a walk along the promenade, as you can see it was quite a blustery day and the sea was quite fierce so we weren't able to have a paddle.

We found a giant Hot Dog but we were still full from lunch so didn't get try one

 Stanley gave me my first experience on a Helter Skelter....it was really scary and fast at first but quite exciting so we did it 3 more times. Granny said we could have a ride on the roundabout and I chose the motorbike, not as fast as the Helter Skelter but still fun.

 To finish off we all had ice cream

We had a lovely day but when we got home Autumn asked us all about Cromer. We told her about our day out and the things we saw. She was interested to find out more so did some research and wrote a little report.

Cromer is a little seaside town located on the North Norfolk coast. It's famous for fresh crabs and the theatre at the end of the pier. The church has the highest tower in the county of Norfolk at just over 160ft. There are 171 steps and in the summer you are able to climb to the top for a small fee. Although  it seems to date back to the 14th Century the church fell into disrepair and was restored/rebuilt in the 18th Century.

A lot of the streets are narrow and unchanged from the Victorian era. While small they are crammed with shops, pubs, restaurants and cafes. 

The pier has had many forms dating back to 1391 but the current pier is dated around 1901. It has suffered damage over the years and been repaired numerous time. Storms caused considerable damage in 1949, 1953, 1976 and 1978. In February 1990, gales destroyed the amusement arcade and, on the 14th of November 1993, a 100 ton rig crashed into the pier, which left the theatre and lifeboat station stranded from the rest of the pier

The theatre sits on the end of the pier and has 510 seats. It can be quite spooky as while the performances are in full swing you can sometimes still hear the sea rolling around beneath you.

Cromer has a shingle beach which is patrolled by the RNLI . There is a museum that tells the history of the lifeboats and about Henry Blogg, a famous lifeboatman who received 7 medals for his heroism. Admission is free  and very popular with school children.

Cromer has a carnival which brings lots of people to the town. This year it is being held across the week of 17th to 23rd August. Lots of entertainment and events, there's something for everyone

I love meeting new people. Here I am receiving a head massage from Baby Jack

Baby Jack is going to be a pirate when he grows up