A Celebration of Mundanity

After a breakfast of French toast made from left over baguette, we drove into Wiltshire.  It was a day of neolithic archeological sites, as well as castles and cathedrals. We went to Stonehenge,…

Today was a very low key day.  We were experiencing gale force winds and periodic heavy downpours, so we hunkered down for the day.  It's a good thing today wasn't the day we were at the cliffs, we…

My parents went to church this morning (fortunately there is a Catholic church in our village, I wouldn't have a clue where to send them otherwise).  Our adventure today took us south to the coast…

After my awesome eggs Benedict for breakfast, we decided to head west. Our goal was to reach Cheddar. We ended up having a nice drive through English countryside on the way as we passed through the…

It's been a pretty busy few days.  And much more walking than my family is used too.  I've been having a blast.  When Mark's mom and grandmother visited last year, we had only been here ourselves…

We had a breakfast of Greek yogurt with muesli, honey and fresh blueberries. My family then got to experience what my commute into work is like. We took the local train into London, which it wasn't…

We started off with a simple and quick bagel breakfast.  We needed to make it to the train into Windsor.  Here, we toured the castle.  I love the phenomenon of the personal tour guides.  They are…

My Mom, Dad and my brother arrived around noon and after the "ten p" tour of our flat we had a little sit down before heading out the door. I started them out on the Cookham Loop, the favorite four…

Hambleden Hike: 2.6 mile hike  (back dated entry) It's just such a lovely sunny day out and what better way to take advantage of the weather than to go for another little ramble through the…

It's been quiet, oh so quiet.  It's been quiet because for once we have had two solid months of normal life.  No traveling, no big adventures, just living a rather ordinary life, that just happens…