Afternoon Tea

MMmmmm...it's a beautiful afternoon and tea is nice and warm.

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Relaxin'

Alex is working "normal" hours this week. Or at least as normal as they get in his business. That means he's home for a late dinner and gets to do normal stuff like catch a tv show or movie before bed. And yes, he's a goof...

PS Happy Birthday Dad!

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It's Here!

Our brand new green vacuum cleaner arrived this evening. It was a bit too late to vacuum without annoying the neighbours, so it's living in its box for the time being.

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Wine Glasses

Not the kind you drink out of, the kind you see through! Any guesses?!?!?!

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Huggable Bride and Groom

Our friend Sarah and her mom Pauline gave us a teddy bear bride and groom...very cute and more huggable than the wooden bride and groom. Sorry Sarah, their little house had to stay in London...there wasn't any room for it. But the important part, the teddies, made it home safely!

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Bride and Groom

The small boys in our life gave us a pretty, carved bride and groom.

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Hello Grown Up Dishes

The Corelle went away partly because we got GROWN UP dishes as a wedding present. We love them! White is pretty!

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Bye Bye Corelle

The empty shelf was home to Corelle dishes...I've had them for ten years and before that my grandpa had them for 25 years. The time has come for them to go away. (Don't worry, I am a pack rat, so they are in the basement...I also have cousins who might one day need them and you have to pass family heirlooms on!)

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Car Service

One of the few restaurants left with car hops...gotta love the smell of the car after you eat deep fried food in it!

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Wedding cake

Okay...so there are three pictures today...because I couldn't resist.


We got a tiny, little wedding cake from my friend Heidi. The idea was we could eat it and not have to pack it home, but in the end, it ended up coming home with us. It sat in the fridge until tonight, when we had dinner at home with my mom and dad.

See how tiny it is!


And this picture of Mom being goofy would have been the picture of the day if the cake hadn't been so TINY!

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Two Things

This morning I looked out our kitchen window and discovered two strange things.

The sun was shining! The last report I heard for today said we'd get lots and lots of nasty rain. What a nice mistake the weather guy made!

AND

The deck seemed bigger. Much bigger. It took a long time. And then I realized the tree that held the nasty wasps' nest last summer got totally hacked back while we were gone. I can't believe how much bigger the deck feels, I just wonder if we'll miss the shade next summer.

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Danish Design

A brown paper package arrived for us from Denmark. In it was a pair of the coolest salt and pepper shakers ever! They're great!

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Goodbye Recycling

Finally our recycling is leaving. Almost 10 weeks of recycling took up six or seven bags plus the boxes and bags the city distributes. And that was just ours. It was week two of recycling pick up, so the other two tenants probably got rid of their backed up recycling last week, but we were away.

There's so much space in the kitchen now! I love it!

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Couldn't Resist!

Yesterday I said we didn't do much shopping, and we didn't, but there were some things we just had to buy, like this adorable little outfit for Alex's niece. I could have bought suitcases full of little winter and Christmas themed clothing, but Alex convinced me one was enough.

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Toy Soldier

We didn't do much shopping while we were away - space was a bit of an issue and while I'm not much of a shopper, Alex is even less of a shopper, so shopping, it wasn't high on our priority list. But, we did see these dancing soldiers and thought there might be two young boys who might like them...

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Fall

No doubt about it, fall, which had only sort of arrived before we left is definitely here now. I can see the road from the porch!

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Going Home

What a crazy, wonderful, busy two weeks. Sad to leave, but happy to go home. Probably the best way to end a trip!

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Going To Edenbridge Town

Headed south for a visit with friends and a bonfire night parade.

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London Eye

High above London. What a view!

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Trafalgar Sqaure At Night

A very good time to go, if you ask me. The pigeons are sleeping, so it's safe from birds!

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