Hyde Park
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Family, Travels | 1 Comment »In December, before returning to Canada for Christmas, the kids and I took a morning to walk around Hyde Park in London rather than a museum. The kids needed to run around, raise their voices, and enjoy some fresh air. Hyde ...
London Museums Resumed–Victoria and Albert Museum
Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | 1 Comment »Pete had business in London the last week we were in the UK in 2009 so we decided to all join him. The kids and I enjoyed visiting the British Museum (again) and the Victoria and Albert Museum. We also ...
The British Museum revisited
Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Travels | 2 Comments »The kids and I always take a camera, sketchbooks, and pencils along to the museums we visit. Here is Emma drawing images from the side of this item. She argues that it's a bath tub, but it's really for burial. ...
We Tipped Our Hats To Oxford
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 Posted in birding, Crafts, Family, Travels | No Comments »Just a week before we made our trip to Canada for Christmas we made a short visit to Oxford. We visited a RSPB site local to Oxford called Otmoor, and spent some time in the great outdoors looking for British ...
Back in the UK
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Family, Our House, Travels | No Comments »On Tuesday, Jan, 12th we arrived safely in the UK after a month in Hamilton, ON. Other than missing our connector flight in Paris and Emma sleeping on my lap during the entire trip from Toronto to Paris we had ...
New Year’s Update
Monday, January 11th, 2010 Posted in Crafts, Family, Travels | No Comments »We're in the midst of packing up to travel back to England. We have had a wonderful month in Canada, but all good things must come to an end. It's time to get back to work! While I'm writing, I must ...