Emily's Visit

My dear friend, Emily, from our Philadelphia days graced us with a visit in mid February. This was an extra exciting visit as Emily lives in Richmond, Virginia so we don’t get to see each other as often as we would like and I think it’s been about three years since we last spent any time together.

We had a great weekend and managed to cover nearly every square inch of London on foot over the four days she was with us. Emily came with a clear set of objectives of what she wanted to cover which made it really easy. We took it slow on Thursday to give her a chance to rest up after her flight, but after that we hit the Tate, V&A, Portobello Road, dinner at Sketch (we sat next to former Spurs footballer, Allan Nielsen), drinks at Clarides for more B and C level celebrity spotting, a bit of dancing, and a lovely Sunday afternoon in Hampstead having roast dinner (and finally I got to try yorkshire pudding - sort of like a very eggy popover) at the Hollybush Pub and spending about three hours on the heath (sort of a more rugged park) wandering and getting lost.

Aside from having to be carried on the escalator at the tube station,

Morgan especially loved the day as after countless efforts over the past months, she caught her first bird, a pigeon. She was extremely proud and was so confused by our less that gleeful reaction her jaw dropped and the poor thing got a way - thankfully. Feathers were everywhere, especially in Morgan’s mouth . Anyway, this has produced a renewed interest in the pigeons that line the streets of London to say the least.

It was a weekend full of great talks, good food, reminiscing and lots of laughter and memories I will always cherish!