London, the Olympics, Hampton Court Flower Show etc

As all blogs have a theme and this one is about writing and living in London I thought I'd update people on what's going on in London at the moment. Well, of course the Olympics are dominating everything. All the underground signs in the centre of town are now labelled to cope with the hoardes of visitors and practically everywhere you go has dire warnings up about road closures. Greenwich for the showjumping, Box Hill for cycling, and Hampton Court for something I can't even remember. We went there last week for the flower show which is such a fabulous day. We got sun (amazingly) and I wanted to buy everything from a fishpond with perspex windows - not sure if that was so they could see out or we could see in - to a set of wonderful modular seating which was far too big for our tiny bit of green paradise. I so wanted it but if we'd got it we wouldn't be able to move in the garden. Anyhow, here are some photos of those gorgeous plants, food for the soul... Other latest news is that I have booked for the Festival of Romance, yaaaayyyyy! In November in Bedford, this is a wonderful chance to meet and chat to romantic novelists. I'm really looking forward to it!