Well another Bank Holiday has swept by! Mine was spent at Hargate Hall in the Peak District. It was Melanie and Adrian's wedding, yes after the stag do and the hen weekend comes the wedding and I have to say it was beautiful. The area was lovely and thankfully the sunhine smiled upon us for the outdoor ceremony on Saturday. Here is a pic of Hargate Hall which was the perfect location, surrounded by gorgeous scenery.




The ceremony was lovely, with poetry readings, violin playing and the groom struggling to get through his vows through the tears (what is it about a man crying? It always sets me off - crying that is), after the vows it turned to a slightly more unconventional ceremony with everyone singing "Puff the Magic Dragon" accompanied by a guy in a dragon suit, the lesson learned here is people should not get drunk and suggest songs for a wedding.

The rest of the day went really well, the food was lush and the speeches were great, bravo to Oliver for nailing his! Much drinking and dancing followed until the early hours - Thankfully we had a dvd player in our room so a Sex and the City marathon made sunday and the hangover bearable. I travelled home yesterday and slept nearly all the way.

It's a good job I did get that rest as I headed straight to Tony's to dump my stuff before having beers with him and Camilla. Our powers of persuasion led to Tony buying a ticket from a tout and coming to see "Scouting for Girls" with us at the Shepherds Bush Empire, They had 2 support acts, the first being a band called "Go Audio" who were really great and got the (very young) crowd jumping, they were followed by a band called "Clocks" who were a bit subdued and a bit pants really. Finally it was time for the main act and they did not disappoint, pretty much singing their entire debut album with a few new songs thrown in, the held the crowd really well. I think they are playing the V Festival so I look forward to seeing them again in a few months.

Very sad to hear that Oscar winning director/producer and actor Sydney Pollack has lost his battle against cancer at the age of 72, He won Oscars for directing and producing "Out of Africa" starring Meryl Streep, I know him best as Dustin Hoffman's agent in the amazing classic "Tootsie", In the last few years he had been involved in production on films such as Cold Mountain and The Interpreter, He also played the role of Will's father in "Will and Grace".




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