Archive for March, 2007
SOLD!
One day soon I’ll write about how to sell a house from overseas. But for now… good thing we have England. She belongs to someone else now. Hope they’ll love her as much as we did.
Incommunicado
I woke up early this morning and realized with a start that we won’t have Internet access at our new place for some time. Apparently it could take weeks to months to get hooked up. Not only that, but I won’t have access to my email either, since I don’t have my Blackberry yet. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…
Taking the Long Way Home
Brick paved street in front of the Globe Theatre, London. Today, we spent five hours on a fruitless round trip journey to our new town in the “‘Shire”. Our “walk through” with the Inventory Clerk (an independent third party who inspects a rental property just before leasing) was scheduled for 4pm, er 16:00 (never mind). [...]
More Reasons to Visit Us (Do you need more?)
On Friday, Roxi and I visited the British Museum to view a Japanese Tea Ceremony. In the Japan Gallery, there is a small Tea House where they performed the ceremony. Supposedly, these can last up to four hours. We were treated to the last part of the ceremony, about 45 minutes. If you have a [...]
Slow News Day
Eh–not much to report. Roxi and I have stayed home these last two days to work on school, paperwork, and stuff like that. It flurried this morning for about three minutes. Then it turned into drizzle. It was 37-degrees when that happened. 37-degrees here is bearable as long as it’s not windy. Flurries today. If [...]
Let’s Get Some Shoes
We got Roxi these cute little ballet/tennis shoes today. On the way home, a pigeon hitched a ride on the tube from Earl’s Court to Gloucester Road. And no sooner did we get home… more snow! Huh? It was sunny, brisk, and WINDY when we walked home from the nearest tube station. Thirty minutes later, [...]
A Week in Pictures
The Natural History Museum, London. This amazing building was actually more interesting to me than the collections inside. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse in the German Romanesque style, the museum opened in 1881. Be sure to spend some time on the outside to admire the mouldings of animals, birds, and other creatures. Escalator through the metal [...]
Be Careful What You Wish For
Stick Figure, London. We’ve been here one month exactly. To celebrate our anniversary, the universe has given us a buyer for our house in Texas. How do I feel? Sad because, dang it, I loved that house. On the other hand, I am happy that we’re not going to have to deal with renters, property [...]
Beware, the Ides of March
Roxi, self portrait. Canon Digital Rebel XT. We’ve almost been here a month, and probably over the last week or so it’s finally started to feel like home. We don’t wander down the grocery aisles looking at every item because the brands are unfamiliar or we don’t know where the eggs are (unrefrigerated in the [...]
Saturday and Sunday
I can’t believe how beautiful the weather has been here! This past weekend was incredible: clear blue skies and 60-degrees. It was perfect weather to play tourist, so that’s what we did. Saturday, we toured Mr. DJ’s three offices. Pretty snazzy digs! We walked from the financial district to Tinpan Alley (sorry, Chris), and back [...]
