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Bye bye Blankie
... cooking done. It felt great to chop veggies and stand over the stove stirring. It's funny the things you miss when you are away. This quote always rings so true to me "The grass is always greener on the other side but your grass is still green". It was so true, here I was in England, where I've been traveling through Europe for almost 2 months and I was dying to do something normal. I finished the night with a nice soak in the bath and more Downton Abbey, I am obsessed with that ...
4 Days Visitng and being a Tourist
... Weeping Willow Trees, and of course the Ducks, Swans and various other water birds. It was hard to believe that on the other side of the buildings that bordered the canal there were the busy streets of london. It really was "Little Venice" There was an sign for a Canal Boat ride to the London Zoo, so that has gone down in the to do book - time permitting.
After leaving Brian at the AStar Cloud Office, I headed for the Hard Rock Cafe to pick up a ...
The Houdini Disappearing Fish
Houdini Fish
We've gotten a fish tank since we began living here in England. We like them and had one in Korea where it sat on a low entertainment stand and Puff, our cat, would sit and watch it for hours. It was our live kitty TV entertainment. Now we have a bit bigger tank so had to get a proper stand for it. It’s much taller and Puff doesn’t see the fish ...
The Peerage Lecture
... amp; aristocracy wore fur collars
Haberdashers – dived into makers of hats and small wares or milliners
Salters – salt was expensive & important for preserving food.
Ironmongers – dealers in iron around 1300
Vintners – wine importers from 1364 when given monopoly of Gascony trade.
Clothworkers – formed by a merger of Shearmen & Fullers in 1528
City of ...
The last stop on the UK tour
... 10hr flight is due to start at 1.40pm so after that we'll actually be on our way proper. Excuse me I think I need to go to the little boy's room - the nerves are kicking in.
Thanks to everyone for all their good wishes and pressie, we really, really appreciate it and we will miss you all terribly.
All our love
Matt & Cat
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