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Equinox is tomorrow and Spring has sprung here at the Clapham Common. A few days ago the girls and I went for a walk to the common for exercise and we had a small photo shoot. It was fun. The formatting is making me crazy. Blah Blah Blah blah Blah Blah […]
There is a poster in most of the tube stations, and has been for at least a couple of months. It is Jack O’Neill at Pleasure Point. Click the picture to see a larger image. For those of you who are not familiar with Santa Cruz and surf culture. Jack O’Neill is the inventor of […]
On Friday, 2 March 2012 I went to the Royal School of Needlwork (RSN) at Hampton Court Palace with Emeline and Eliana. We were enrolled in the Introduction to Embroidery Class. It was a dream come true. 14 years ago I came to England for three months while working for Borland as a marketing manager […]
One of my favorite meals from my first trip to Europe with my Dad while I was in my 20’s was raclette. I think I had it in Switzerland, but I can’t remember for sure, Dad do you remember where we had raclette? It is very simple. Boiled potatoes with melted cheese. The special raclette […]
To regain some control over my emotions and energy levels, I went off refined sugar for about 1.5 years. Unfortunately, I have completely fallen off the no sugar wagon. High tea with cream, sugar and scones and clotted cream have been my undoing. Combine that with a wonderful French bakery just around the corner and […]
I have been in London since November 25th, 2011. This Friday, February 10th, 2012, our things from the US should arrive. I have a mix of excitement, relief and panic. It is amazing how little I’ve really needed since we’ve been here. Somethings that I have had to buy and have used repeatedly are: scissors, […]
I had hoped to eat chinese food and watch Sherlock Holmes with Jeff and the girls on Christmas Day. I had heard from more than one set of Jewish friends in the states that this is the formula for Christmas Day. I thought it sounded like a good idea. However nearly everything was closed on […]
When you travel to France you look forward to the food. So last night did not disappoint. We went out to dinner, reservations were at 8 pm. It was festive and fancy, but welcoming and not stuffy. The menu was all in french and unlike the crepe menus I could not figure it out with […]
Did you know the color Chartreuse comes from a liqueur made by monks in France? Me neither, but I do now. I have often found describing colors difficult. Jeff and I particularly have trouble with Khaki (is it tan, green, brown or grey). Our ideas are very different. Now I know why there are […]
We started a bit later today, Wednesday, 28 December 2011. Cold chance of rain. To prepare for tomorrow and make Jeff comfortable with our departure, we did a practice run, from the flat to Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon. We got our tickets and then with a sigh of relief headed out to […]