Category Archives: england

portrait of a Tudor lady.

Posted on October 23, 2010 by

Maggie has been having fun today dressing up as Princess Elizabeth I.  We were out doing some warm weather shopping, and stopped into a TJMaxx to use a gift card.  I was planning on getting a sweater, but we ended … Continue reading →

Posted in art, children, england, london, Maggie, the arts | 3 Comments

holidaze

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

forgive the pun. since today’s the epiphany, I guess christmas is officially over. we made it through the holidays quite well. with lots of time with friends and family, in from out of town and overseas, we had a blast. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, england, family, love, Maggie, Noah, photography, winter | 3 Comments

last days in greenwich.

Posted on September 13, 2009 by

well, come 11am tomorrow we’re outta here. that is, if the estate agents have collect the keys on time. they don’t have the best track record in the organizational department.  I’m still in shock that a whole year has passed … Continue reading →

Posted in england, fall, family, summer | 4 Comments

Land Girls

Posted on September 10, 2009 by

Just noticed the new series Land Girls on the BBC iplayer.  Looks pretty good. From wikipedia: The Women’s Land Army (WLA) was a British and American civilian organization created during the First and Second World Wars to work in agriculture … Continue reading →

Posted in england, random, the arts | 5 Comments

bubbles

Posted on September 8, 2009 by

I have a lot of photos to post from all the fun travel of the last few weeks. Why not start with a post about bubbles? Bubbles and summer… like peas and carrots. But more fun. Definitely. Maggie figured out … Continue reading →

Posted in england, Maggie, Travel | 1 Comment

on the road

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

2 hours south of london, through the ancient woods of the new forest, ponies on the road, grass-fed cattle (80% of cows in england are!), car sickness healed by a fry-up from little chef & a story about snow white, … Continue reading →

Posted in england, family, Travel | 6 Comments

to the seaside

Posted on August 22, 2009 by

Maggie and I are headed to the seaside… Will be back next week with a recipe for chocolate hazelnut cake. YUM!

Posted in dairy-free, england, family, Food, gluten-free, grain-free, nuts, paleo, primal, recipe, sugar-free, vegetarian, wheat-free | 3 Comments

Hampton Court Palace & Gardens

Posted on August 15, 2009 by

I recently finished reading the book London, by Edward Rutherford.  This is an epic story of a group of English families in London, spanning the last 2,000 years.  It starts with the Celts, then Romans, Saxons, Normans, Huguenots, Welsh, Flemish–all of … Continue reading →

Posted in children, england, Maggie | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments