Archive for January, 2009
Thinking about University. Already?!
Roxi and I attended an “introduction to High School” meeting at her school last night. I can’t believe it’s time to start thinking about high school scheduling, AP versus IB programs, transcripts, and University (in a general sense). Roxi has a STRONG interest in musical theatre, drama, music and performing. I can see her enjoying [...]
Breakfast on a bun. Good grief, did I really eat all that?
Yesterday after I dropped Roxi off at school, I decided I was going to go to Hobbycraft for some last minute birthday presents for the girl. She recently lost her beloved pencil bag and all its contents–a small fortune in pens and pencils. And since I sympathized, I made the effort to drive the 7.2 [...]
Poland: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
Last night before I went to bed, I happened to glace at our wall calendar in the kitchen. There, in tiny letters, I saw the words “Holocaust Memorial Day” on today’s square. I have never heard of this, have you? Apparently, it was first marked in the UK in 2001 to remember the victims of [...]
Monday ramblings
If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know about my ongoing love of bikes in Europe, specifically in The Netherlands. I saw this sad little bicycle in London along the Thames a couple of weekends ago. Poor thing. I have photos of happier bikes here and here. We went to a nearby garden [...]
London’s Southbank and more books
Here are a couple more photos from our trip into town on Saturday: On the way to the Jubilee Walk from Waterloo Station. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing Big Ben and Parliament. And one of these days before we repatriate, I will get on that London Eye–acrophobia be damned! The Southbank [...]
Tuesday Ramblings
This photo has nothing to do with today’s post. I just forgot to post it yesterday. As we were walking toward Leister Square on Saturday, we saw this group of police hurrying toward the Gaza rally in Trafalgar Square. Apparently some protesters broke the windows of a nearby Starbucks. You just never know what you’ll [...]
London: The Globe Theatre and “We Will Rock You”
One thing you learn quickly when living in England is: if the sun shines, go out! We haven’t been into London as a family for a while, so when the sun came out Saturday morning, London was our destination. Roxi wanted to go to the Globe Theatre gift store to buy a few little leather-bound [...]
The milkman doesn’t ring at all
One litre of fresh milk was waiting for me on my front step early this morning. Roxi is enchanted by this service. Hey David, the milkman doesn’t ring the bell at all when he drops off my groceries. I’m also sorry to report that I’m pretty sure it wasn’t Jack Nicholson either ;-) And Pigtown-Design, no [...]
Is it the milkman or the postman who rings twice?
Remember this? Well, I signed up for it yesterday! Fresh milk in a glass bottle (and other goodies) delivered to my door every other-ish day with a larger delivery at the end of the week. This is in addition to my staple pantry items, which are delivered once or twice a month by another company [...]
