Archive for July, 2010
Bicycles in London (you knew it was coming, didn’t you?)
Well, one thing is for certain: we’re not in Holland anymore. The bikes look different and they aren’t as plentiful… And locking them up is serious business. The bike lanes are narrow and the traffic is faster. And, well, bikes are not king here. When we lived in the Netherlands, we were told that the [...]
The Tunes, Weeks 1 and 2
Chris’ Telecaster and rail pass. Here are the songs Roxi and Chris have been working on at school. All of this was played, recorded and produced in our home studio–I think we need to come up with a name for it… hmmm. Anyway, these tracks are just for fun. I like to keep recordings of [...]
A weekend in the music studio
Roxi and her cousin recorded two songs this weekend–the ones they learned on their contemporary music course these last two weeks. It takes a long time to get all of the tracks down. Two guitars, a bass, keyboards, lead vocals, and three sets of backing vocals plus a drum track designed by Mr. DJ. It [...]
Surreal in Southwark (London)
This view stopped me in my tracks. I don’t know if it was the intensely blue sky combined with the blue columns on the building on the left, or maybe it was the the facades of these old buildings combined with the Shard London Bridge building in the background, but the view just looked utterly [...]
Ask an Expat: My new “carpool” commute
For the six years Roxi was in school in Houston, I drove morning and afternoon carpool most every school day. In the morning, I drove in rush hour traffic for 20-30 minutes (each way) and prayed a traffic jam wouldn’t cause Roxi to be tardy (the dreaded “T” word). For an hour each afternoon, I [...]
V&A museum and unpacking update
This amazing chandelier is a glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly. Last week, I spent a day at the Victoria and Albert Museum. I specifically went to look at the fashion and costume exhibits because Roxi and I are really into sewing right now. Well, gathering ideas for sewing anyway ;-) While I was there, I had [...]
At the Tate Modern
Sometimes I feel like this: Venus of the Rags by Michelangelo Pistoletto. Edited to add: I forgot to mention that I saw this interesting exhibit–Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera.
