Archive for May, 2009
Wordless Wednesday ~ 5: Thinking Outside the Bento Box
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We have baby birds in our English Garden!
Here’s a short video I took of the nest when the babies were about two days old. Other weekend excitement: Roxi went on her 8th grade “Adventure Trip” to Charterhouse in Mendip Hills on Friday and Saturday. She went rock climbing, abseiling (oh my gosh!), caving (very intense), hiking, and did a bit of [...]
Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London
Roxi and her classmates went on a field trip into Town yesterday. They left school at 4pm, went to dinner (the kids are allowed to break into small groups and eat wherever they like), and then saw Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Unfortunately, Roxi didn’t get home until well after midnight, so I [...]
Car Wash
While I was at the petrol station today, I decided to get a wash to clear the pollen off my car. Did you know that in England, the garage doors on the entrance and exit of the car wash come down when the wash starts? You are basically sealed in the car wash. I had [...]
The Punch Bowl in the Valley Gardens, England
In the two plus years we’ve lived in England, we’ve taken a number of walks through Windsor Great Park. Every time we go, I think “this time is lovelier than all the previous times”. The walk we went on a couple of weeks ago was just in time for the big bloom in the “Punch [...]
NL Move: School? Check. House? Check.
We had a successful trip to The Hague last week. Roxi liked her school–it seems big and modern, the classrooms were bright, and everyone seemed happy and friendly. She is really looking forward to starting High School in the fall! The only drawback is she will start school a week or so earlier since she [...]
Back from Holland
We’re back from a quick four-day trip to Holland to look at Roxi’s new school and to find a house. I intended to blog during our time there, but we were so busy that by the time we got back to the hotel, we were exhausted. We did manage to stroll through the shopping district [...]
