The Editor’s Choice

This page is about my views, interests and life in London. There are useful links to other web sites that I recommend and also you will find information related to arts, education, entertainment, society, health and personal information about me.

London

To find out more about acivities, events and attractions in London click here

These are some of my favourite museums:

The Tate Modern is one of my favourite museums. Opened in May 2000, the Tate Modern is the UK's premier museum of Modern Art. The museum is imaginatively housed in an old electric power station right in centre of London on the waterfront. Find out more

Sir John Soane's Museum

This museum was left to the nation in by Sir John Soane in 1837, on the condition that nothing should be changed. Sir John Soane, who was one of Britain's leading 19th century architects, developed a neo-Classical style of his own and designed the Bank of England.

Children Fighters

National Children Bureau

National Children Bureau promotes the voices, interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives.

The Children's Society

The children's Society works with and for children to help them deal with life's harshest challenges and face the future with confidence.

Save the Children

Find out more about Save the Children’s Education Unit and global child rights education or explore it's library of resources for teachers and youth workers. Save the Children's Education Unit works across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to promote global child rights education in schools and youth groups.

Good Health

Oysters are an excellent source of protein, vitamins (B12, B3, B, B2 and E) and minerals especially zinc, copper, iodine, selenium, potassium and iron). They contain omega-3 fatty acids.

Oysters supply protein for tissue growth and repair, and many vitamins and minerals involved in essential metabolic funcions and maintenance of the health of tissues and organs. vitamin E and selenium have potent antioxidant activity and may help to prevent diseases, including cancer. Omega-3 fatty acids protect the heart and circulation and may help to prevent disease.

Books you won't forget

My Story

Dave Pelzer's remarkable journey from a child who lived in terror of his unstable, violently unpredictable mother's every move, to his emergence as an inspiration the world over, is a remarkable tale of survival and the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. My Story brings three volumes together, following Dave from a childhood and his dedication in helping others overcome similar adversity.

A Million Little Pieces

A magnificent achievement and a fulfilling, unforgettable experiance. Frey's brutally candid memoir has a youthful vigour and poetic tone that sets it above all previous addiction stories... an extraordinary and deeply moving book that will make you think about family, friendship, love, religion, death and perhaps most of all, the human sirit - Irish Sunday Independent.

My Sister's Keeper

Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and injections to help her sister, Kate, fight leukaemia. Anna was borne for this purpose, her parents tell her, which is why they love her even more. But now she can't help but wonder what her life would be like if it weren't tied to her sister's...and so she makes a decision that for most, at any age, would be too dificult to bear, and sues her parents for the rights to her own body...

Plain Truth by Judi Picoult
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Make Yourself

Caipirinha

Caipirinha a cocktail made of cachaça (a Brazilian sugarcane liquor), lime and sugar. Cachaça is a spirit distilled from sugarcane. Caipirinha is one of the most popular drinks in Brazil.

Igredients: 1 lime cut in quarters, sugar to taste, 6 tablespoons of "Cachaça", crushed ice.

How to prepare:
1. Place lime quarters and sugar in a short glass
2. Squash with pestle until lime juice is extracted
3. Add "Cachaça" and ice
4. Mix and serve