London In March
April in Paris maybe, but London in March proved to be just as beautiful. We were there last week and I was completely surprised at how perfect the weather was and how much was in bloom. It made it...
View ArticlePunting On The Backs in Cambridge
Behind the main line of colleges in Cambridge, along the River Cam, are the Backs (so-called from being the backs of the colleges). Each college owns its own part of the river banks, so it is not...
View ArticleAmbleside in the Lakes
We drove up to the Lake District for a few days and stayed at a hotel very near to Ambleside called Holbeck Ghyll. It was a beautiful hotel and the food and service was amazing. The first day we...
View ArticleBeatrix Potter
If you ever wondered how Beatrix Potter got the inspiration to draw such incredibly adorable animals in such beautiful, charming settings you need only go to the village Near Sawrey in the Lake...
View ArticleWorking on Downton
The only thing that is good about this terrible period of time with no new Downton is that more is coming in January 2015 and that they are working on the scenes as we speak…. When last we left...
View ArticleFifth Season- Final Downton..sigh…..
Even though Downton Abbey’s fifth season got off to a shaky start, it ended up being so eventful that the estate’s fearless leader suffered a cardiac scare tonight from all of the activity. Among the...
View ArticleZaha Hadid 1950-2016
Swim Center at the 2012 London Olympics Guangzhou Opera House Riverside Museum in Glasgow Zaha Hadid became the first female recipient of the Pritzker architecture prize in 2004 and twice won the UK’s...
View ArticleHoliday House Tour-The Dining Room
Judy did such a beautiful job with the Dining Room table. She took white roses and greens and put them in 6 of my Waterford “Lismore” brandy glasses. She then weaved in a serpentine shape the mixed...
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