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Boating on the Thames…

After our trip to Selfridges, we went on a boat cruise on the river. There is a lovely picture of my cousin, Lynne, and her son Josh. And there is one that includes Josh’s fiancé and me… but I had to cut … Continue reading

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Selfridges… the final chapter… oh, and you get to meet some of our English cousins…

That right there is my cousin Lynne… we had the best time hanging out with her in London. I took a picture of her taking a picture of me. I like to take pictures of people while they are taking … Continue reading

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Selfridges… part 1…

Some of you may remember that I wrote a murder mystery novel set in World War Two London. In fact, because I posted a lot of the book here, and many of you read it as I wrote it… (Okay, it was … Continue reading

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Les Mis… in London…

What trip to London would be complete without a visit to the theatre district? Oh look, I am wearing my good shirt again… HA! I do love a good stage musical. My mom actually had some of our English cousins … Continue reading

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And yes, we even saw little Prince George…

That red arrow is pointing to a little blue and pink blob. That blue and pink blob is the baby Prince George, being held, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace by his father, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. You … Continue reading

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The Queen… part… wait… is that The Duchess of Cambridge???

Yeah, you heard me… that right there is Kate… (Catherine)… Duchess of Cambridge. And who is that sitting in the carriage with her? Her brother-in-law, Prince Harry. Her husband will show up in a later post… keep your pants on… … Continue reading

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The Queen… part 4…

After we saw the Queen of England formally inspecting her troops, Mollie had the bright idea of running over to the Mall to get ahead of the procession back to Buckingham Palace… We got a good spot along the route … Continue reading

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Name that piece of Art… part 108…

No, I don’t actually expect you to keep coming up with names for these pieces of art that have pieces of Art… me… in them. I am just going through all the old posts and cataloging all my weird pictures … Continue reading

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The Queen… part 3…

So yeah, we saw the Queen of England… She rode by in her carriage about 30 yards away as she inspected her troops. And then she rode over to that arch under the red flags on the other side of … Continue reading

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The Queen… part 2…

Here I am looking all giddy as I wait for the arrival of the Queen of England… You could feel the excitement build as more and more troops of soldiers marched in to be inspected be her majesty… because who … Continue reading

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