REAL-LIFE LONDON
April 29, 2012
"A week of RAIN in London!!!"
But, no complaints here. My daughter and I escaped to London for a week of fun, during which we met up with our cousin from Glasgow, Scotland. We had lots of laughs, some good food and drink and saw many sights, both common and unusual! Some quick memories...before we met our cousin, we indulged ourselves in HIGH TEA at a posh department store, Fortnum and Mason- pretty much our first stop, just to get us in the British frame of mind!
We enjoyed seeing Big Ben, standing guard over Parliament,
the Tower Bridge, keeper of the Crown Jewels,
a particularly pretty Tube stop at Tottenham Court Road...all tiled designs...
and finally, our Cousin Lynne, Michelle and I enjoyed some time in a few pubs...
We enjoyed some great "girl time" together as we shared 3 years worth of news. Isn't reconnecting with family wonderful?
I didn't have much time for my usual art challenges this week...in fact, it may be a few weeks before I'm back in the challenge groove again...but I did complete this week's ART and SOLE POSTCARD 2012 challenge: we all made our virtual trip to Norway. I met some of the SAMI people...the only indigenous people in the country. Traditionally, they followed the reindeer herds so they were nomads. They used their reindeer for milk, meat, hides and also as draft animals for their carriages...their vehicle of choice. They lived in tents of reindeer skin, but in winter they lived in low stone houses covered with earth...good protection from northern Norway's fierce frost. Today, the Sami are more stationary and have branched out to fishing and farming. As a people, they have suffered as have our Native American Indian nations- they too have been robbed of their culture and language by their government. But they, too, have fought to survive and are still an integral part of the country that is Norway!
SOARTFUL CHALLENGES called for a wedding anniversary theme. I chose a gypsy couple from my Kingdom of Girellygog (my imaginary gypsy kingdom)... they're the sweethearts celebrating their anniversary!
That's our visit for this week! Hope to see you next week...time seems so short. Sorry I didn't get to visit everyone's entries this week...hopefully, next week!!!
Hugs and love,
abbyj
What a delightful trip to London! Great photos. As always, I love the postcard between Jarrod and Bahti (I didn't know about the Sami). Great anniversary image - lots of character.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, you probably chose the wettest week EVER to come to the UK!!! Fortnum and Mason is about as British as it gets and a great choice :o)
ReplyDeleteIf it's any consolation, my 15 year old daughter was hiking and camping in the South of England this weekend. She got drenched :o(
Your Norway postcard is superb with lots of interesting information. Love how you've used all those postage stamps!
You all look so happy...on your way to the pub lol :D You did a great job getting your card sorted too :D XXX
ReplyDeletelooks like you had a good time in London,despite the rain. A lovely postcard and lots of info. thanks..
ReplyDeleteOh London... Would love to visit one day!!! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you still had time to keep up the correspondence this week! Great background information!
My fave part is the back with all the stamps! ♥
wonderful memories of London with my favourite gals.Thank you both so much.The rain just added to the fun!!! NYC next year...Love you xx
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