A Celebration of Mundanity

The Natural History Museum during the holidays is all decked out and looking lovely. I particularly love the fairy lights that are wrapped around the branches of the enormous Plane trees. Out front,…

This doesn't really need any comment or caption. I love having my own car now and we are both really enjoying zipping and buzzing around in this tiny capsule of a vehicle.

It's been a while since I've listened to any. Who can blame me for getting tired of it, living for so long in a city with more classic rock stations than any other genre. Where you can't blink…

We're watching the Steelers game and I'm reminded again how much I love winter in England.  It's a home game, today's high they mention? The HIGH!  -4°C!! A high of 23°F, I don't miss…

Lately, our walks have become shorter and shorter.  Mostly because something like this happens.  We walk in about a quarter of a mile or so and find a large oak tree, we decide to climb said tree,…

Two years! TWO! It's our second anniversary of living abroad today. Wasn't it just yesterday we were piling out of that giant rental car loaded down with luggage? It seems easy now, even after all…

Like so many Ex-pats, Mark and I celebrated our Turkey day the Saturday following  the actual holiday, as we were both working Thursday.  My parent's asked me, "so when do they [the British] have…

Who knew?  Orchids love the English climate.  I have always had a soft spot for orchids.  Occasionally bringing one home adding to my large managerie of house plants.  I would diligently mist it…

(Test post from my iPhone with a new app)Two weeks away is just enough time to completely reset one's body clock. And the five hour time difference is particularly annoying. I'm plagued with…

After work I hopped on a fast train to Reading to meet Mark to go pick up my new-to-me Smart Car. Two years without a car and I'm pretty excited! We get there, take care of the paperwork and other…