Week 60 in London

Week 60: 23 – 29 May 2016

It was the week that Chelsea Flower Show took over the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea (not actually a medical facility). Tuesday and Wednesday are days reserved exclusively for members of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), and our tickets being for Tuesday meant that we were in amongst the keenest fans and were also lucky enough to see everything at its freshest.

Highlights of this year’s show included exhibits to celebrate the 90^th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II and the amazing crimson ocean of almost 300,000 crocheted poppies. Stretching from the showground right up to the hospital building, the display was put together by Australian designer Phillip Johnson and inspired by Melbourne’s 2015 Anzac Day display in Federation Square.

The show gardens were displayed a variety of styles and designs, one of our favourites being the ‘Support, The Husqvarna Garden’ designed by Hong Kong born, English raised, Australian resident Charlie Albone and built by Bowral-based company Conway Landscaping.

Everyone has heard of sleep talking and sleep walking but this week Brendan had a strange bout of sleep laughter. Waking Roslyn with his slumbered giggling and when questioned what was so funny, he smiled widely and nestled in to sleep once more.

On Thursday while walking home Brendan passed Jamie Laing from Made in Chelsea, out for a jog along Chelsea Embankment, a fairly iconic strip alongside the River Thames. Meanwhile, Roslyn had a dinner at Hawker House, sitting near former English footballer and current sports broadcaster Gary Linekar.

Following on from work on Friday, we headed straight out to Heathrow for our 10:15pm flights to Turkey for a weekend getaway.

Highlights for the week:

- Chelsea Flower Show

- Brendan's sleep laughter

- Jamie Laing sighting

- Gary Linekar sighting

- Departed for Turkey