A Celebration of Mundanity

What was intended to not be a day of driving turned into yet another day of driving.  We weighed our options and decided on heading out separately.  We would meet up at Eilean Donan Castle, regroup…

When planning for this trip into the Fells, I was having a hard time narrowing down what hike to do.  I knew we had limited time so it couldn't be an expedition of epic proportions.  But I wanted…

Today is the start of the Epic Road Trip. Our plan? To drive to the Lake District and beyond into the Scottish highlands and back by Friday night. Mark stayed behind to take care of a few loose ends…

I had wanted to make my ricotta pancakes for breakfast, but after a look in the local markets this morning, there was no ricotta in sight.  The blueberries were looking exceptional, so in lieu of…

We powered ourselves into the day with Eggs Benedict for breakfast.  After having my confidence shaken in my flawless hollandaise having failed catastrophically multiple times in a row, I'm back on…

Today we have our first non-family guests staying with us for holiday.  It's actually been a couple of years since we've seen Suzanne and her husband.  So we've been looking forward to their visit…

In the near future, there is a non-zero chance that I will be employed full time at the Natural History Museum. To that end, if I'm going to be commuting every day into London, I need to explore ways…

We went for a little drive in our "new to us" car and stopped for a light meal that included this amazing Green Apple and Calvados sorbet (I want to return to try the Strawberry and Basil sorbet!).…

On our taxi ride back from the airport we saw them out of the corner of our eyes. Splashes of blue. The bluebells were out in force. That meant we needed to get out again to see them. This time, it…

We are back home in the UK after an intensely busy and short visit home. The first few days involved taking an English friend around Pittsburgh and the surrounding area. I can't tell you how much fun…