Thursday, April 21, 2016

Random Thoughts From Home

I think you all know random is my forte, and I've had a busy day so I'm going with what I know in the A-Z Challenge today.

R is for Random Thoughts From Home

Not necessarily about home, but since I'm at home there's your connection. 

Firstly, let's just talk about the darling Prince George. I'm sure by now everyone has seen the picture of him standing beside the Queen, Prince William, and Prince Charles. He always looks like he's up to something with that twinkle in his eye and his big beaming smile. The photograph will be a postage stamp, and that's almost enough of a reason to visit England. I need to write myself a letter and send it back across the pond. 

There's another photo making the rounds too, showing the Queen with all the great grands and her two youngest grandchildren. The little one (Mia) holding the purse is positively too cute for words. I thought they were wonderful photographs and the Queen looks lovely too. 

I saw something today where the creator of Downton Abbey is producing a new program called Jamestown, about the early British settlers in America. I'm looking forward to it because I'm sure it will be well done, and because when hubs and I lived in Virginia we visited the Jamestown settlement. We both remember it well because my parents were with us, and as we were leaving my dad drove down the road going the wrong way. As in heading for oncoming traffic, which thankfully there wasn't much of, and hubs mentioned it to him in a casual offhand way, and my dad moved to the correct lane and all was well. 

The word Jamestown cannot be mentioned here without my girls telling the tale of our own version of the settlement. It started off as Daughter1's fifth grade social studies project. She and a friend were to create a model of the settlement and they were busy working away in the garage with toothpicks and clay and their own ideas, struggling a little to make it come together, but giving it all they had. The dads popped in to see how it was going and I think you know how this ends. Hubs likes to say he got an A. 

Yesterday Daughter2 stopped by after school and we had tea on the balcony. It was a beautiful sunny day, and our balcony sits back a bit so it was the perfect temperature. We had a long leisurely chat and Daughter1 facetimed us which is the next best thing to being there. 

Few things say home to me more than an afternoon cup of tea with my girls. 

I drink a cup of tea almost every afternoon. When we moved to England I remember thinking it was odd that people asked for hot tea on warm summer afternoons. I'm sure they found the idea of  tea poured over ice every bit as strange, and I fully adopted their way of thinking. I drink hot tea no matter what the thermometer says. 

Hubs and I are meeting some NJ neighbors tomorrow evening. They're headed south to see their very talented son perform in the opera Carmen, and since we're practically in the neighborhood we're going too. 

Neighborhood is a term we use very loosely on this side of the pond. 


I've only seen one opera in my life and that was Romeo and Juliet, sung expertly in Italian in the Verona coliseum under a starry night sky. It was completely magical...


And also my birthday. 

We're looking forward to seeing friends from tinytown NJ and catching up in person. Next week I'm having dinner with one of my bridesmaids, a college friend I haven't seen in a number of years, and I'm excited to catch up with her too. I'm also having lunch with a blog friend next week, our first time to meet in person but of course I feel like I know her.  

I guess that's enough random for one day. There's a lot of that other R word happening round here lately (real life) and I need to get back to it.  Happy weekend everyone! 

Thursday is the weekend, right? 

8 comments:

  1. I enjoyed your Random at home post! You have a busy time coming up, and I know you will enjoy it! Can't wait to hear about the opera, catching up with your bridesmaid/friend, and meeting a fellow blogger! It is one of my favorite things to do!

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  2. You are very busy! I like iced tea in the summer. I haven't really gotten into drinking it hot so much. Yes, all the photos of the Queen have been lovely. She looks great for a lady of 90!

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  3. Lovely post Joyce and if you can't get over the pond and are desperate for those stamps e-mail me your address and I'll post you a letter :) it was a very special day for the Queen yesterday. She is amazing. Wjakob59@gmail.com

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  4. That photo of the opera in Verona - wow! I adore American history, so will look forward to see what that show brings!

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  5. Yes, for all of us retirement types, Thursday is the weekend!

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  6. I think I would like to watch that tv show!
    Have fun meeting your blog "friend", I have always wanted to try that!

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  7. I love your randomness. It always seems you're up to something fun!

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  8. I have been loving all the photos from the Royal's which were floating around the Internet. The company Mark works for is located in the UK. Almost everyone working in the office have come over from the UK and I told Mark that somebody needs to get me that sheet of stamps!!! Hope your enjoyed the Opera. I've seen on in my lifetime but I don't remember what it was but it was an amazing experience.

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