13 April, 2008 | Leave a Comment

One year ago today, I left Paris and returned to London. It was such a happy day for me. It’s difficult to believe it’s been a whole year. There have been many ups and downs over the past twelve months (there always are where I’m concerned), but as I look back, only two things matter:

1) When I left Paris I had a set of goals I wanted to achieve when I returned to London. I’m happy to report that I have achieved every single one of them.

2) While there are things I want to change about my life, I feel as if I am now heading in the right direction. That’s something.

Over the past year I’ve really wanted to try the Hummingbird Bakery, which is renowned for its American-style cupcakes. Yesterday I finally made it! I just happened to be in South Kensington and there it was. After all, you can’t have an anniversary without cake:

[That cupcake on the right is a "nutella cupcake" with three hazelnuts on top. Yum-o.]

I would go on with more anniversary-related bliss and reminiscing, but I am working on a particularly difficult chapter of my novel today.  It’s quite emotionally wrenching to write.  Perhaps this is not the best way to celebrate an important anniversary, but then I must meet my next goal: finishing this damn book!

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1. Silvana Says:

   April 13th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

   Congratulations on this personal milestone for you! I hope that you achieve all your goals for the year ahead of you. I am jealous of the cupcakes you had. They look sooo yummy! I will now go make some crepes…

2. Anglofille Says:

   April 13th, 2008 at 11:21 pm

   oooooh, make me some crepes too!

   thanks for the kind words.

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