There are some things about England I will never get used to

I was wandering around Tescos (supermarket) tonite trying to find eggs. Someday I'll remember that in the UK, eggs are kept on regular shelves in the regular aisles and not in the refrigerated sections. That will never seem right to me.

The British Museum: much less boring than expected

I've lived in London for over a year and a half but don't have much in the museum-department to show for it. But my great-aunt ("the academic", as my grandfather used to call her) more or less made me go to the British Museum so I could see the Greek Elgin Marbles and also the Rosetta Stone.

To quote her, "The English were great thieves in their day." Indeed.
We had a great time - thanks Auntie Chuckie!

Just some everyday sights

The other day there was a fire drill in my (11 floor) building so we were all outside for awhile. My office is right on the Thames and I sat on the steps of the Tate Modern Museum and looked over the Millenium Bridge to St Paul's Cathedral, and took this. Not so bad.



Walking home from the Tube the other evening, I took this pic of the church across the street from my house. (You'd almost never know it's in East London).

Easter

Here are the Easter baskets I made for Billy and Rosie, Pete's niece and nephew who are deprived English children growing up in a country that doesn't do Easter baskets!


OK not so deprived. Here's how I made out.