Just a clarification on our subtitle:  “Mind the Egap 2”.  Of course, everyone who has been in London knows the expression, “Mind the Gap”, because it is heard in the underground tube every time you step on or off the subway cars.  It simply means, “Pay attention!” since there is a gap to step over … More Mind the Egap 2

Our second lazy Sunday in a park!  We had a picnic on the lawn together and later Page went for a jog here in this, our closest neighborhood park.  It was here that we watched fireworks over the River Thames on New Year’s Eve bringing in the year 2003 with our three youngest children. I … More Primrose Hill

Classes pick up tomorrow even though it is a Bank Holiday.  Londoners start school officially on Tuesday. Last week Page taught his two classes on Tuesday and we had a field trip on Thursday.  Zanna Beswick also came and taught her first theatre class and gave us tickets to see The Curious Incident of the … More School

I took pictures of the main floor plus two rooms on our level (community areas) of the house. The kitchen area of the house was originally an art studio with sky lights for Mr. Johnson in 1875.  The classroom/library (We use this room for large dinners.) was originally the drawing room with a beautiful view … More The Evolution of a House

Sometimes smaller is better!  We are condensed to living in a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment, with a small kitchen, living, dining room.  Not as big as the Flow House professor’s apartment in Vienna, Austria, but we love it!  It being on the basement level facing back, it is quiet most of the time, except … More Apartment Living

On Thursday we and the Wake students took the train from Waterloo to the little town of Egham not far from Windsor Castle where the Magna Carta was signed by King John in Runnymede in the year 1215. Walking to the edge of the town we came to the national park where we hiked through … More Runnymede and the Magna Carta

Yesterday morning Page started his two classes:  Business Strategy:  From Mercantilism to Global Capitalism, followed by Shakespeare on Leadership.  By 12:45 he was done for the day and suggested we go check out the Buckingham Palace State Rooms tour that will soon be closing.  I think this two month exhibit is held every summer while … More Buckingham Palace State Rooms

Artist John Constable, A VIEW OF LONDON WITH SIR RICHARD STEELE’S HOUSE painted in 1832 This is Haverstock Hill Road going down into London 200 years ago! The building on the left is called “Load of Hay” Tavern which is still there, but now a pub/restaurant called “The Hill”.  The house on the right is … More History of Steele’s Road

Ah, Sunday morning! Quiet, peaceful, and a light rain falling! We now have everything in working order and are ready to go forward. Page walked down to Camden Town yesterday and bought several bottles of nice wine from a shop that gives free delivery (since everyone walks, it isn’t really easy to carry bottles). Nice … More Last of Summer Days

It was too too beautiful a day to stay inside or be in the city…so off we go for a walk and picnic in the park!  Hampstead Heath is just up the road a few blocks, but being uphill, we used our Oyster cards for the first time to take the red double-decker bus to … More Hampstead Heath