We've had plenty of family coming and going in recent weeks. Hamish, Karin and the girls dropped in for dinner the night before we flew to Venice. Everyone was in good spirits after a day of tourist adventures in town. Stephanie and Nicole were particularly pleased by their ride to Swiss Cottage on a red double-decker bus.
After dinner the girls drew us pictures of the Easter Bunny with felt pens they'd picked up from Hamley's, a giant toy store on Regent Street. These were no ordinary pens. They let you draw light colours on top of dark colours - all without ruining them. We now have them on proud display by dining room table. The girls were delighted later in the evening to discover photos in the home office that they'd framed for me using tinfoil during my last visit to Austria.
Our guests also left behind some Mozartkugel chocolates. These are a truly heavenly Austrian creation. I am trying without much success to ration myself to only a small handful each day. All in all it was wonderful to see Hamish and the family again.
Last week while I was in Paris Garry's parents borrowed the car and drove North. They returned on Friday night full of tales about Blackpool, the Lakes District, Glasgow, Edinburgh and York. The ease with which they've toured has convinced Garry and I to make an effort to go North before we finally leave the UK. This week they're off to the Cotswold, Bath and Stonehenge.
After dinner the girls drew us pictures of the Easter Bunny with felt pens they'd picked up from Hamley's, a giant toy store on Regent Street. These were no ordinary pens. They let you draw light colours on top of dark colours - all without ruining them. We now have them on proud display by dining room table. The girls were delighted later in the evening to discover photos in the home office that they'd framed for me using tinfoil during my last visit to Austria.
Our guests also left behind some Mozartkugel chocolates. These are a truly heavenly Austrian creation. I am trying without much success to ration myself to only a small handful each day. All in all it was wonderful to see Hamish and the family again.
Last week while I was in Paris Garry's parents borrowed the car and drove North. They returned on Friday night full of tales about Blackpool, the Lakes District, Glasgow, Edinburgh and York. The ease with which they've toured has convinced Garry and I to make an effort to go North before we finally leave the UK. This week they're off to the Cotswold, Bath and Stonehenge.
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