There is so much history in England, but we don’t need to travel far to find it. The village of Swarkestone has been occupied for at least 4,000 years as evidence from the burial mounds of the Bronze Age “Beaker” people across from our house demonstrates. Apparently, there is also evidence of [...]
After three days, the girls are still very excited about school. They seem elated and eagerly share details about their day. When they get up in the morning, they’re enthusiastic to get going. So far, I’m pleased with the transition.
The earthquake Wednesday night shook us awake. At first it seemed like [...]
Last week, we went to the Lake District, a charming region in the north-western county of Cumbria. This is surely one of the most beautiful places we’ve been in England. The houses and walls of stone nestled in the rolling hills suggest a slower pace of life where the truly important things in [...]
The girls were very excited this morning for their first day of school. They seemed happy and confident as the went into their classrooms.
They both think it is pretty cool to have such smart uniforms to wear. For now, you’ll just have to imagine River wearing a shirt and tie under her sweater. [...]
Our lives are about to change dramatically: River and Sage will begin attending school at Foremarke Hall on Monday.
We visited a couple of weeks ago and we were are impressed with the school. The teachers and facilities seemed wonderful and the students seemed to be happy. River and Sage had a “taster” day [...]
River and I returned on the train from London to Derby on Saturday night so that she could do the grading for her yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do.
She did very well and received excellent comments on her performance from the examiner.
Here’s a video of her form that she did for the grading. Unfortunately, [...]
I also thoroughly enjoyed the Henry Moore sculptures at Kew. I wasn’t very familiar with his work before, but I found that it really meshed well with the landscape at Kew. The undulating curves of his sculptures are very naturalistic. I hope you enjoy them as well.
Last Saturday, continuing our exploration of London with Gail, we went to Kew Gardens. We met Matt, Molly, and Sterrett there for lunch and a stroll through the park.
I have to say that I loved Kew Gardens! I would certainly return there again. There was so much to see; we hardly scratched [...]
We spent some time in London last weekend. Here we are crossing the Thames with the Eye in the background.
On the Westminster side of the Thames, we found this statue of Boudica, the queen of Britons who led an uprising of the tribes against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, and the namesake [...]
We’ve been to the nearby city of Nottingham a couple of times recently. Last week, we went to see Nottingham castle. An enthusiastic tour guide showed us around and filled us with history. Unfortunately, the original castle was demolished during the civil war to prevent Cromwell from controlling the strategic crossing of [...]
