Happy New Year

Me on Christmas morning.

Hope you all had an amazing holiday!

I have been ensconced in family (in-laws!) for a month, mainly in Malibu which has been a mix of Monsoon rain, bikini weather and Patagonia puffer jackets - what's happening to the world?



The rainbow over my brother's house after five days of solid rain...

This year has started with quite a bang - literally. My daughter slammed her head into a door frame on New Years day and had to have seven stitches, my eldest brother Atticus got nominated for a Golden Globe for his score with Trent Reznor for Social Network, my two friends Tanya Sarne and Alice Temperley were both given OBE's and my husband is in full throttle production mode on Universal's Snow White and doesn't have a day off for the next two years! Yikes.


Malibu this Christmas.





We took the family to view Rupert's new office yesterday afternoon - a bungalow on the Universal lot next door to Alfred Hitchcock's (just a minor upgrade from his shed in the bottom of our garden!).
We went on the Universal tram ride afterwards (a must when visiting LA), and all screamed and waved madly when passing his front door. I have not been on the tram in a couple of years and I have to say I was blown away by the new King Kong Skull Island 3D feature - it's amazing - a far cry from the old Eighties hairy beast that used to come and grab the tram and shake it furiously - this one makes you feel as though you are, absolutely, a part of Peter Jackson's world.



Rupert's bungalow on the Universal lot.

To finish off yesterday's Hollywood experience we took my sister-in-law and her husband to CAA last night where Julia Roberts hosted a screening for Javier Bardem's latest movie, Buitiful. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez, this movie is a must see - an outstanding, thoroughly captivating performance from Bardem and his co-star Marciel Alvarez. Remember to take your tissues and wear waterproof mascara - I cried for nearly two hours I think!
Julia looked so radiant and beautiful (she will always be in my top five favourite actresses - I still LOVE LOVE LOVE Pretty Woman!), and gave a very funny, heartfelt speech before the movie, singing praises about her friend and co star (Eat Pray Love) Javier. An equally beautiful and radiant (and very pregnant), Penelope stood by her husband looking adoringly up at him as he shone in his moment. I love them.
Peace love and light this decade to you all.
PS - One of my new years resolutions is to be a better blogger so let's see if I can manage it!