One of the things that Natasha remarked upon her return from Rostov is that people you see on the streets appear to be better dressed…
It turns out that there are German Christmas Markets right under our noses in England. Only a week ago we were touring the real thing,…
As if to make sure that my complaints about general inactivity were unfounded, we have decided to entertain ourselves in the middle of the week.
On our first weekend back together, we couldn’t just stay home, could we? Suppressed for the last couple of months, the urge to resume our…
There is nothing quite like a classical music concert to take your mind off mundane happenstance, even if the first piece of the program is…
Saturday Got a haircut, then spent all day in front of the PC, working through the list of computer-enabled errands. Stock market has been beyond…
On our excursions with cousins to the central London over the weekend, we have been talking about the advantages of living in a big city.…
Weather again. Some portions of England have experienced the worst flooding in 60 years over the last couple of days. Watching the news last night,…
Getting up in the morning full 40 minutes later that normal for an otherwise regular arrival at the office did nothing for my customary beginning-of-the-day…
Becky’s school year is over. A bit more sleep in the morning for me until September (although I was foolish – that’s another word for…
Of the newly selected Seven Modern Wonders of the World, I’ve only been to one, the Colosseum – and actually was left underwhelmed by it.…
Resuming our London-based activities, we went to the Taste of London festival on Saturday. Several dozen tents have been erected on a large cordoned-off lawn…
In our many years in New Jersey, we cannot recall ever having a breakfast outside. Barbecues, parties – yes, but never a breakfast. There were…
It has been a while since we managed to stay active on both Saturday and Sunday of the same weekend. Winter weather is hardly conducive…
Sincere apologies to my faithful readers for such a long gap in my posts. I was not in much of a mood for writing. My…
I forgot to check with the groundhog this year. Did it see its shadow or not? To be honest, it would not make any difference.…
It seems as if every other weekend or so, there is no train service at Mottingham, “due to planned engineering work”. As inconvenient as that…
He woke up, got out of bed and moved his bowels. If I could find a daily narrative as gripping as that, I swear I…
I drove my parents to the airport in the morning, and we are all by ourselves again. Time to get back to work, school and…
If anybody has a chance to go see Mary Poppins on Broadway – we highly recommend it. Going by our Travelog ratings system, ♥♥♥. Magnificent…