Shameful!
I can't believe it's been so long since I've blogged.
Too busy? Too boring? Forgetful?
Maybe when I share things on facebook I think I've shared and that's good enough?
Probably a combination of all plus more.
Family
Twas fun to have nieces Leah and Ashlee here for a few days
during their whirlwind tour of England.
We enjoyed having front row seats to War Horse together.
Yes, the stage was right there...
dead bodies and debris under it, which others couldn't see until they moved
part of the stage at intermission. I thought Leah and Ashlee were going to have a horse head in their laps as it fell injured...and the gunshot when the officer put it out of its misery was a bit too close for comfort. Rick was all but in the trenches with 3 British soldiers....Whew!
Great production!
Great production!
...but don't take pictures in the theatre...you get in trouble....
Ardingly Antiques Fair
Yes, again.
Came home with things that are quintessentially British...like...
A sugar shaker...
(which now has cinnamon sugar in it)
A toast holder....
(which is a desk organizer for me)
And of course, more serving thingys....
(1 and 2 are sugar cube servers, 3 is an egg server,
4 is a sugar spoon...complete with holes to shake the sugar out)
I really wanted to get this sign for Rick, but couldn't justify the expense....
(150 pounds or about $225)
Sad. It was made for him!
And I've now tasted ginger beer....
it's like ginger ale on STEROIDS! So strong! But delicious!
No idea what Kaola is...tried googling it but it kept switching to koala bear.
And speaking of sodas, (yes it is soda, not alcohol) here's something else new I tried....
Dandelion & Burdock.
Almost had a weak black licorice taste....but maybe not.
Googling says it's in the root beer/sassafras family...maybe sort of.
Cannot explain it, except that I really liked it.
Christmas in London
Since Halloween is only somewhat celebrated here...
(if we didn't have Institute that night we could have gone trick or treating with friends
to Paul McCartney's home...maybe next year?)
And Thanksgiving is not celebrated....
Christmas comes in November and no one gets upset!
We went to the lighting of Regent Street on November 9...
complete with fashion show, concerts and fireworks!
Fun!
A few days later was the lighting of Oxford Street, which we didn't make it to,
but finally took the bus down it last night.
Love the big balls across the street, lights and icicles in every tree,
fun window displays....
And also went to Covent Garden...
didn't realize all the little shops close up at night.
But let's not forget Harrods at Christmas!
The window displays are SPECTACULAR!
Starting with a train engine, each window afterwards is different train car,
reminiscent of days gone by...
a life of luxury few ever saw...
or see.
Beautiful!
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rats
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will try later.
So, I get the best of both my lives.
Get to experience a small part of Christmas in London,
yet get all of Thanksgiving, Nathan and Serita's wedding, Christmas,
and our kids and grandkids at home.
Life is good.
Warning to grandchildren....
Get ready to be hugged and kissed to pieces!!!!
:)
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