Family Affairs and other matters

I had a meeting last night with my very gorgeous, incredibly talented fashion designer friend and my equally gorgeous and incredibly talented travel PR friend.  We had dinner together at the Buddha Bar under Waterloo bridge.  What an oh so cool place that is. You only have to click on the link to get the vibe….very laid back music, great food, lovely waiters and even better for the older woman….it’s very dark. It would have been the perfect place for me to have lunch after my Sunday afternoon swim because my goggle eyes and wet hair wouldn’t have been seen.

Really, you need to go there with somebody you want to snog. There were lots of people snogging in corners. We on the other hand sat in the middle of the restaurant which was relatively quiet – (well it was Monday night) staring at all the snoggers and spending the entire time looking very uncool. Firstly, I couldn’t even find the menu on the table, let alone read it. So we had to ask for a torch. Then, even though it was light enough, I still couldn’t read the words so I had to borrow my friends glasses. Then we had to huddle together to talk over the music.

It’s a bit like going into Abercrombie and Fitch and pretending that you are not too old to see in the dark, not too old to cope with incredibly loud music and not too old to look as if you really shouldn’t be there at all because frankly you could almost be a grandmother to all the beautifully toned young things that dance about.

Anyway, we made some progress. We discussed plans for the upcoming charity fashion show I’m helping out with and it’s all very exciting.