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[pensnest]

Beast and I went to see 'Putting It Together' at the St James Theatre in London yesterday. A beautifully sung show with five excellent singers and perfect intonation. I knew most of the songs, though not all, and could hear all the words (except, perhaps, some of "I'm not getting married today", but that's not surprising). Oddly, the worst thing about the show was the costuming—it has to be poor for me to even notice, but it was a shame.

We went to the matinée and even after having dinner were a bit early to get our train home, so we wandered about St Pancras exploring the shops. I found Rose Petal Jelly in the outpost of Fortnum & Mason, and this morning had some on my breakfast toast. The flavour is lovely, but it is a bit too sweet.

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[sperrywink]

Sounds like a good time, except the costuming.

[pensnest]

It was a pity that—in particular—one of the female actors was wearing a dress that didn't fit her as well as it needed to. Partly because her 'persona' (not saying character because it's not that kind of show) was of a very wealthy woman who would have been wearing something fabulous by a Name, and partly because I was at one point very worried it was going to expose her entire breast. So was she, but she managed some fairly discreet wrangling.

[kira-j.livejournal.com]

rose petal jelly!!! idk if it's the same but my mam used to make gulkand. i love it sooooooo much, it IS sweet but i can down it just on its own! i should probs learn to make it myself! i haven't had it in years :(

[pensnest]

Apparently there's a lady who used to work at Fortnums, and when she retired to the country, she had lots of roses and thought, what can I do with these? Now she supplies the jelly exclusively to F & M, and once the year's supply is done, it's done till the following season. The flavour is lovely!

OMG I just googled gulkand and it looks *so* good. I see it is supposed to relieve menstrual pain—which would be a fine excuse to sit and spoon it in... This Fortnums stuff is a bit more jam-like, looks to have a rather different texture.

Sadly, I don't grow roses...