A Celebration of Mundanity

Mark's mom, grandmother and I decided to take the tour through Windsor castle. I'm usually not one for super touristy activities like this, but I'm glad we went. The photo's we took cannot convey…

Today we made use of our Kew Membership and guest passes and made our second trip to the Royal Botanical Gardens with Mark's mom and grandmother. As two fellow lovers of flowers and gardening, I knew…

Eight years! EIGHT YEARS! Can you believe we've been married for *eight* years today? We've been together for nine years. It really only seems like yesterday and a lifetime ago. Look at those two…

Today was the day to see the city. We took the train in from Beaconsfeild into Marylebone Station, traversed the underground and embarked on another day of walking and seeing the sights. We started…

We enjoyed Easter Enchiladas and Sangria out on the patio on this gorgeous day: photo c/o Mark's mom Sue

Long before we even had the plan of moving abroad and since we always talked about how we wanted to travel and see the world, my parents gave us a fascinating book, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die…

I started my newest blanket. I'm using Lion brand "Suede" yarn in seven colors: coffee, taupe, eggplant, teal, garnet, spice and olive. I'm making the stripes random widths and trying my best to…

This is the first in my series of souvenir scarves made from yarn purchased from countries I've visited. This particular yarn was produced in Odense, Denmark. Usually I use two small skeins of a yarn…

First, I need to report that the train ride from the Bourne End rail station into Paddington is rather painless. If catching a well timed connection in Maidenhead, it puts me at the Paddington…

In a plan to incorporate more soup and more chickpeas into our diet, I found this lovely leek and chickpea soup, slightly modified but c/o Jamie Oliver. It's thick, hearty and satisfying enough to be…