Saturday I took Rob into London to buy my birthday present :-) Well I would have been happy waiting until the weekend itself but Rob was worrying I wouldn't find anything - I was taking him to Butler & Wilson, so "as if"! :-)
On arriving at South Ken station, we discovered the weekly farmers market so had a quick mooch there, tempted by all the goodies for sale but decided to head to Butler & Wilson before making any food purchases.
That shop is sparkly heaven! :-) Unfortunately the bracelet I had in mind was no longer there (the big cute crocodile on their Online store front page) but instead we predictably got drawn to their skull collection and after quite some time of indecision, selected a rather lovely brooch/corset decoration. Rob was trying to talk me into the bigger version, but at £99, there was no way I would ever dare wear it for fear of losing it! so instead went for a slightly smaller model, which is still slightly terrifying to wear but rather gorgeous indeed.
Back to South Ken for a quick(ish) stop at the pub and then bought our dinner at the farmers market. Got back there just in time, as the stalls were nearly empty!
Although the weather was lovely, we reluctantly headed home early to avoid the football crowds going to Wembley and to give us enough time for an early dinner, rest and change for the evening's gig.
Rome Burns were playing a rare gig in London. Unfortunately for us, they were supporting Nosferatu, a band I had no intention of ever seeing again. ;-) However we were talked round and decided to go, figuring it would be a good social evening at the very least.
As it turned out, a very enjoyable evening. Lots of friends present and I actually enjoyed more than the one band! Was pleasantly surprised by both Last July and Dyonisis, in addition to enjoying Rome Burns' set of course! Sat out for Ghosts of Lemora, as i knew they weren't my thing - fortunately the venue consisted of two rooms, so we could stay out in the bar area and chat to others instead.
No pleasant surprises from Nosferatu though, they reminded me of the reason why I went off the British goth scene in the first place; loud, noisy (in a bad way) and a vocalist who sounded like someone was stamping on his foot. At least the rest of the bands that evening were refreshing proof that the scene is no longer all like that!
Experiencing some slight discomfort from my corset, which just wouldn't behave that evening, and developing a headache from having to shout over the noise of that band even in the bar area, we decided to call it a night during their set. Other than that, very glad we were talked into attending! :-)
On arriving at South Ken station, we discovered the weekly farmers market so had a quick mooch there, tempted by all the goodies for sale but decided to head to Butler & Wilson before making any food purchases.
That shop is sparkly heaven! :-) Unfortunately the bracelet I had in mind was no longer there (the big cute crocodile on their Online store front page) but instead we predictably got drawn to their skull collection and after quite some time of indecision, selected a rather lovely brooch/corset decoration. Rob was trying to talk me into the bigger version, but at £99, there was no way I would ever dare wear it for fear of losing it! so instead went for a slightly smaller model, which is still slightly terrifying to wear but rather gorgeous indeed.
Back to South Ken for a quick(ish) stop at the pub and then bought our dinner at the farmers market. Got back there just in time, as the stalls were nearly empty!
Although the weather was lovely, we reluctantly headed home early to avoid the football crowds going to Wembley and to give us enough time for an early dinner, rest and change for the evening's gig.
Rome Burns were playing a rare gig in London. Unfortunately for us, they were supporting Nosferatu, a band I had no intention of ever seeing again. ;-) However we were talked round and decided to go, figuring it would be a good social evening at the very least.
As it turned out, a very enjoyable evening. Lots of friends present and I actually enjoyed more than the one band! Was pleasantly surprised by both Last July and Dyonisis, in addition to enjoying Rome Burns' set of course! Sat out for Ghosts of Lemora, as i knew they weren't my thing - fortunately the venue consisted of two rooms, so we could stay out in the bar area and chat to others instead.
No pleasant surprises from Nosferatu though, they reminded me of the reason why I went off the British goth scene in the first place; loud, noisy (in a bad way) and a vocalist who sounded like someone was stamping on his foot. At least the rest of the bands that evening were refreshing proof that the scene is no longer all like that!
Experiencing some slight discomfort from my corset, which just wouldn't behave that evening, and developing a headache from having to shout over the noise of that band even in the bar area, we decided to call it a night during their set. Other than that, very glad we were talked into attending! :-)