Vermont Country Store Catalog #happy365 H365/12, a photo by Jenelle Blevins on Flickr. Via Flickr: While LL Bean will always be my favorite store and catalog, Vermont Country Store is a close second. An extra bonus of having Saturday mail delivery is getting this catalog today. Happy Days!
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Royal Windsor Horse Show and Jubilee Pageant
On Friday, we had another Royal event. I really was loving all of this pageantry!! This time we were heading up to Windsor to attend the Queen’s Jubilee Pageant. It was also at the same time as the Royal Windsor Horse show. So we tied that all together with a visit to Windsor Castle. We…
A restful day in London
On Thursday in London, we had a bit of a sleep in and a bit more of a ‘vacation’ day. This sleep in was one of the few we managed to get on our ‘holiday’ – oops! We were going over to visit our colleagues at the Cadwalader London office. It was SO great to…
We saw the Queen and stepped back in time
We had grand plans for our first full day in London. Checking out the markets and lots of shopping. This was all thrown to the wind when I checked Twitter and found out that the Queen would be opening Parliament that day and there would be a full procession down the Mall to Westminster. I…
Best Commute Ever! #happy365
Best Commute Ever! #happy365 H365/11, a photo by Jenelle Blevins on Flickr. Via Flickr: Normally, by the time my morning bus gets to my stop there are literally people hanging out the doors. Frequently, they come in packs of three and sometimes I have to wait for two or three to go past until I…
Hot Pretzels #happy365
Hot Pretzels #happy365 H365/10, a photo by Jenelle Blevins on Flickr. Via Flickr: I wish I could invent smellr to work with Flickr so you could enjoy one of the best aromas around – hot pretzels from the one of hundreds of carts around the city! I deliberately walk past this cart every day to…
Au Revoir France and ‘Allo England… and the Tower of London!
Leaving Paris was a blast as we took the Eurostar. I thought the train from Rome to Venice was fast but this was just off the charts. My ears popped and the way the train swayed when we went around any kind of bend was actually kind of worrying. To travel at those kinds of…
Downtown at 7.30am #happy365
Downtown at 7.30am #happy365 H365/9, a photo by Jenelle Blevins on Flickr. Via Flickr: It feels like buildings look different every day here. The light, the weather, construction – it is always changing. With this view, I loved the mix of old and new. I never get bored with the NY skyline – here is…
Aunty Mary Cups #happy365
Aunty Mary Cups #happy365 H365/8, a photo by Jenelle Blevins on Flickr. Via Flickr: Remember these? I was so excited when my anodized aluminum arrived in the mail today! I have wanted them for years and when I saw them on Amazon last week, I pounced! I will always think of these as ‘Aunty Mary…
Sewing Class #happy365
Sewing Class #happy365 H365/7, a photo by Jenelle Blevins on Flickr. Via Flickr: At 4pm, Bill and I raced out of work and to a sewing class I booked. We just walked in the door at 10. Tired, but happy! It was a great night out and we made two gorgeous tote bags!