The original plan for today was to take a train to Windsor and tour the castle. This would have been really neat because of course they are prepping for a little wedding in a few days aren’t they? But we woke up this morning, looked at each other and said “I’m too tired for a
Oh wow wow wow it was a good day. Yesterday was exhausting and we slept late followed by a late breakfast and chat with one of the B&B owners about WW II and the German occupied but English owned Channel Islands. Next we strolled to visit the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace where all of
The most fabulous thing happened today. Not in any tour book I read, but trust me, I’ve discovered what might be the most exciting thing I’ve seen in London so far. Today was a monster of a day and we did all the things. We started out at the Tower of London. Tip: get there
Today was a mixed bag of all the things. The majority of our day was spent in the Knightsbridge Chelsea area. Not too far from our hotel, but west of where we are vs east where we’ve spent most of our time. First stop was Sunday morning church. We dropped in on services at Holy
It was a big busy day. No disasters or awkward dinners. Success all round for everyone involved. The first thing you should know is the English eggs are a thing, and by that I mean they are delicious. Plain old eggs. I have no clue what it is or why but the yolks are a
A long solid sleep and a pretty decent breakfast courtesy of our host at the B&B and we were off for a solid day of touring. Someone once suggested and I found to be true, that the best way to get the lay of a new city was with one of those hop on hop
I’ve decided one of my top favourite things is watching the sunrise from an airplane window. It’s always beautiful and it means I’m on my way to an adventure. This time we are headed to London. A trip planned over a year ago when my daughter and I scored HAMILTON tickets! Woooo! So we saved
Sometimes, you plan things and they don’t work out. Not too long ago one of the potlucks I talked about here basically got jettisoned by the flu. Everything was set and ready to go when we started getting cancellations because numerous houses had been struck, in unison with whatever virus was making the rounds
I had a few people for dinner the other night, 25 to be exact. So, truth be told, I like cooking for my family but cooking for friends is a bit trickier and it stresses me out a bit. Those meal trains when someone has a baby and everyone brings a meal? Total stress bomb
I’ve got a time saving, wallet saving, sanity saving, healthy habit promoting food tip for you this week. Why didn’t I think of it sooner? I am so over lunches, school lunches, work lunches, brown bag lunches, whatever man, I’m over it. My son is almost done with high school and I long ago gave up
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