Gnomeo & Juliet, Movie Night

Phase 3 of the Due-Date Party was outdoor cinema time with comfort blankets, posh hot dogs from the fire pit, plentiful popcorn and German apple pie and ice cream, plus hastily halved candles for the now accelerating number of years being marked.

Afterwards impromptu blue vs. red gnome battling - no Shakespearian lessons learnt then!

Paradise Cove, Malibu

After a hard morning locating and then shopping at our favourite home goods store (Target!) it was down to the cove for some beach bar refreshment and a rest or a run... in my case dodging three film and photo shoots, one yelling 'Cut!' and thumbs-upping my progress as I graced the shoreline.

Downtime, UK

Even in the UK we need downtime and within our idyllic country cottage is a mammoth flat screen TV with 3D options. So out come the shades and we're watching Apache helicopter engineering or dizzying Rapunzel scenes. A sense of sea-sickness hit me but the boys seemed immune. Movies on view (from the top) - apache helicopters; Bolt; Braver and more Braver.

Lincoln - The Movie, Capitol Area, Downtown Richmond

Just before Spielberg's epic about the last four months of Abe Lincoln's life finally moves on, we went on location on Capitol Hill in downtown Richmond. Amidst tent encampments, fake snow and a polystyrene White House portico we roamed... James Spader, Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field were not in residence, as a big night shoot was scheduled, but we got to chat to production staff and reorganise wood piles and marvel at ammunition boxes. Released in November 2012, once we have a new president on this side of the pond (or perhaps the same one), this will be essential viewing for all!


Designer's Lincoln blog entry

Goochland Drive-In, Hadensville VA

Happy staff in great T-shirts lined up the trucks and saloons amidst a camping-cinema atmosphere. End of season vegetarian food option was yellow! Fighting robots and Hugh Jackman, toned and under the stars proved the perfect combination for a chilly night out.

Goochland Drive-In