What a great adventure!
We are officially into the New Year. The kids have started school, I’ve gone back to work, and Susie is getting the calendar (I mean diary) in order. For the last few days, we’ve got a bit of sunshine. However, … Read More »
Christmas and Hannukah have passed and New Years is around the corner. I’ve decided over the holiday break to update our GreenObjects website with photographs and our life in the United Kingdom. The website was terribly out of date. I … Read More »
We decided to stay in England this year for Christmas. We celebrated with friends of ours in Cambridge. Ironically, they are originally from Russia and they had friends from Russia visiting. We hosted dinner Christmas Eve. In Texas, we would … Read More »
It’s amazing how vacation (holiday to the British) is handled in Europe. In the UK, a fulltime employee is allocated 28 days off. In some countries (like Austria, Denmark, and Sweden), this number is over 35 days. In addition, most … Read More »
My best friend from Junior High in Miami came to London today. Though I was still recovering from a virus, there was no way I was going to pass up an hour train ride to see him. We met in … Read More »
Its been a terrible week. Susie got sick at the end of last week. She missed out on much of the Hanukkah festivities. At the beginning of the week, I caught the dreaded virus. Whether it is the flu or … Read More »
Tonight was St. Paul’s School Christmas Fair. Susie ran the Year 4 booth (bottle tombola) and I ran the refreshments/ food booth. Gabriel joined with friends from Parkside. They helped with the setup and running of some of the other … Read More »
It’s been an interesting Thanksgiving. My folks came to visit. Susie and Pearl had a terrible cold. So, the energy in the house was mixed. I helped with the Thanksgiving meal/ preparation. Susie made pumpkin pie and dressing (southern stuffing … Read More »
We held Pearl’s birthday party at Glaze to Amaze. There were over ten kids, a mixture of boys and girls. The setup was great with a dedicated area. We brought some extra art supplies, snacks, and chocolate cake. The kids … Read More »
We had some friends come visit for dinner. Nick and Gesa are leaving England for life on a sailboat. Nick leaves later in the week to begin the Milk Run across the Atlantic. Gesa will join him, with their two … Read More »
We had a great party tonight. The kids had a bunch of friends from school join along with their parents. There was probably around 50 people. We cooked a turkey and guests brought side dishes. With Halloween around the corner, … Read More »
Just wanted to let everyone know, Susie’s cancer checkup went well. We were in London last week and her MRI scans were unchanged. So, we’ll begin planning what to do the next six months. As to our last six months, … Read More »
Last week we went on holiday to northern Wales. On our way, we stopped at Ironbridge Gorge. It was a perfect detour into the industrial age past. Ironically, the bridge was created the same time the American colonies were fighting … Read More »