"To go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure and entertainment".
I've been gallivanting - going to London and back in under 24 hours, popping into The London Library and a Wren church, attending a literary party, dining in a jewel of a private members' club in a tiny Georgian house hidden away up a narrow alley, visiting the British Museum (to see some of Mrs. Delany's work), spotting Brian Sewell, Grayson Perry and Andrew Graham-Dixon there, avoiding the cameras filming two of them, and all that in scorching heat the like of which we are not used to in Britain in late September!
The main purpose of my visit was that party to celebrate Bloomsbury Books' 25th. birthday. I joined Simon and Elaine, we saw Grayson Perry (so that was twice in one day), Raymond Blanc, Paul Hollywood (from the Great British Bake-off!), and were there with many writers, agents and members of the publishing fraternity, not least our delightful hosts.
My gallivant is over, my carriage has turned back into a pumpkin, and I'm sweeping the kitchen floor again. If anyone finds a glass slipper in that magical marquee in a Bloomsbury square, it'll be mine.
Lovely to see you again! A pity it was too hot and crowded for us to have a really proper chat, but I don't think we did too badly :)
Posted by: Simon T | 30 September 2011 at 11:47 PM
Yes! What a lovely word. And apt in both use and practice in this instance.
I shall be at a Bloomsbury launch party next month, so volunteer to look for that slipper. But not offering much hope: glass, you know ...
Posted by: Minnie | 02 October 2011 at 09:57 AM
I saw the picture of you that Simon posted and it was amazing - you looked exactly like I'd imagined you! (very lovely). Glad you had a wonderful time.
Posted by: litlove | 03 October 2011 at 01:13 PM
You're very kind (and Simon's very bad!).
Posted by: Cornflower | 13 October 2011 at 02:16 PM