Category Archives: Stories of my life

Dang it… I guess I sort of promised I would show you all my new beard… which still makes me look like a serial killer because it isn’t grown in all the way…

Posted on July 8, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I love the irony of the fact that I waited until it was fully gray… or white, as the case may be… before I grew it out. I hope dogs, babies and horses still love me. I might have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Pictures of me, Stories of my life, thinking about stuff | Tagged beard, beards, current-events, facial hair, fashion, humor, style | 12 Comments

How did you get around in London with all that crazy traffic, I am sure you are all dying to ask…

Posted on July 8, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I have five words for you… hop-on/hop-off busses… There I am, listening to the historic narration on the pink headphones provided on the busses. And there, by pure coincidence, is St. Paul’s in the background. The busses take these big, … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged current-events, england, great britain, hop on hop off bus tours, humor, london, london traffic, photography, pubs, travel | 28 Comments

High tea in a low crypt…

Posted on July 8, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Okay, that title warrants some explanation… we had high tea in a low crypt… is that better? I am not going to go into the history of the term ‘high tea’, because it has diverged from its original meaning. Suffice … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged art, england, great britain, high tea, humor, london, photography, st pauls, travel | 4 Comments

The Tower… the final chapter…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I think nothing sums up the history of the Tower of London like the new buildings that are popping up in the city around it… It is the juxtaposition of the ancient stone battlements and the ultramodern skyscrapers that is … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged architecture, art, history, humor, london, photography, the pickle, the shard, tower of london, travel | 26 Comments

The Tower… part 5…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Well, we are almost done with the Tower of London… the very first part of our very first full day in Europe… which gives you an idea of the number of pictures you have to look forward to. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged current-events, england, history, humor, london, photography, tower of london, travel | 4 Comments

The Tower… part 4…

Posted on July 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The Tower of London is not only full of history, it is literally full of history… There are sets of armor and muskets and swords and guns and knives and other fun things like that… Many of the suits of armor … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged current-events, england, great britain, history, humor, london, photography, tower of london | 4 Comments

The Tower… part 3…

Posted on July 6, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The Tower of London has some strange animal connections. To begin with, there are the famous tower ravens… Even in World War Two, when the Germans were bombing London, there were always at least a few ravens kept on the … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs and other animals, My travels, Stories of my life | Tagged animals, birds, humor, london, nature, photography, ravens, tower of london | 10 Comments

The Tower… part 2…

Posted on July 6, 2015 by pouringmyartout

If you are going to go on the escorted tour of the Tower of London, be sure to get Bob… Sure, any Yeoman Warder will do in a pinch. They were all noncommissioned officers in the Queen’s military for at … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged crown jewels, current-events, england, history, humor, london, photography, social-media, tower of london, travel | 2 Comments

The Tower… part 1…

Posted on July 6, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Well, here we go with the adventures of our first full day in Europe… That is the Tower of London… the White Tower… once a symbol of oppression, now an awesome tourist trap and vault for the crown jewels. That shot … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life | Tagged crown jewels, england, humor, london, photography, tower of london, travel | 16 Comments

Even more pictures of London…

Posted on July 5, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I will start telling you the details of our trip tomorrow, but that first few days in London was so exciting that between Mollie and I, we took a heck of a lot of pictures of the city, and I … Continue reading →