Brief journeys - 11/11 - down to London town

1. 5.30am to Euston - it's still pitch dark and cold, cold, cold

2. Tea, banana muffin, my journal, a little reading material, and more than an hour en route to enjoy them - suddenly being awake at this hour feels like a holiday

3. To maintain concentration it's important to stay hydrated and not be distracted by sunlight dancing on the table - I fail miserably

4. An afternoon meeting in the Square Mile - it's nostalgic to be back on old stomping grounds

5. Shopping for special paper is one of my very favourite things to do - I don't resist temptation well

6. Regent Street is already wearing her Christmas tiara - and it's started to rain, which adds more sparkle

7. Friends are fun - and good for the soul, specially when taken in liberal doses

8. I don't miss moving at the speed of blur - not at all

9. Indeed - can't say it better than the name of my pendolino carriage does...