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Jacob's Bar Mitzvah

After a dizzying few months, I am trying to reconnect with my blog! The bar mitzvah was satisfying beyond belief. We were so proud to watch Jacob become an adult member of our community. I remember watching him run up to the bimah to get candy as a little boy and I cannot get over the gorgeous young person he has become. He performed with a "quiet confidence", perfectly described by the president of the congregation. We were surrounded by our closest family and friends and the love was palpable.

2010-11-23 East London Walking Tour

Borough Market

I finally got to Borough Market yesterday, after living here for 7 months. There is so much to do in this city that I will never make it through my list, even after a year. Of course, I forgot my camera, though some of the images of dead animals will stick with me and I would rather not remember those images and post them on a blog, lest I offend my vegetarian friends and frighten the children. Deb and I wandered the market, had coffee at a great little local place across from the Starbucks, wandered some more, made mental notes about all the fabulous restaurants and food stuffs to come back for and then headed over to Covent Gardens for some shopping. We had a great day! London, the more I know you, the more I love you. After a full day of wandering the town, I came home and had to head out again to meet Julia and her friend at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. I get on the bus, sit down and the bus is not moving. The bus driver is shouting at a young man to get off the bus, as the letter he was presenting her was not valid. He won't get off and she won't budge. This goes on for far too long. Strangely, not one other passenger on the bus gets involved. They just sit and wait. And he won't get off and she won't drive. And I am running late. I finally got up, bought him a ticket and we were on our way. Oh, so strange. And not one thank-you from the little ingrate, or the bus driver for that matter. Gotta love the urban moments. Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park - amazing. Polenta chips, butternut squash soup and mulled wine = one happy me. My favorite part of the evening, however, was in the mundane act of riding the bus home with Julia, sitting upstairs and eating the gingerbread she had decorated. We both had a fun evening and just spending the time alone with her on the bus enjoying the time together and marveling at the fact that we are in London, on a double decker bus and only a short ride from Hyde Park to our apartment

Cyprus

Devon

I will get to the bottom of this.........

I will get to the bottom of this. I will get to the bottom of this. I will get to the bottom of this........... pile of laundry!!!! Just in case anyone thinks expat living is all fun and travels, I must interject that I spend a large portion of every single day trying to get through the seemingly never ending pile of laundry on my kitchen floor. Yes, my kitchen floor, because as I am sure I have mentioned previously, my washer/dryer combo unit, yes, combo as in all in one unit, is located in the middle of my kitchen. This is a fact of life here in London that I both love and hate all at the same time.