…….oh my goodness, what fun!!! Our sole purpose was to go to certain shops….Tackling London has to be planned like a military operation….we had our list and off we went. 25 minutes later we popped out in Liverpool St. and it was ‘game on’…..hit the Spittalfield Markets….not what we were looking for. Back down into the railway station and off on the tube to Oxford Circus..bit of good stuff there…”ker….ching”! Back down to the tube….off to Picadilly Circus…Hamleys – the BIGGEST toy shop in the world. Three hours later we staggered out with booty for 6 grandchildren + 1 surrogate. …”ker….ching.. ker….ching.. ker….ching”! It was amazing, I think we probably paid over the top prices but it was such fun. Now we have to wrap and post.
“Life as a servant” continues to present us with little incidents…..today I was preparing lunch for our employers and guests and was advised “go and get your camera Barbara, Simon and Polly are calling in with the trap”. Sure enough, Davinia (the horse) arrived pulling a dear little ‘trap’ with her people. Rod was asked to offer a ‘stirrup cup’…they downed that and off they went, back down the country roads. A short time later our employer said to Rod “ there’s a calling card on the driveway Rod, wait for it to dry out a bit and then you may like to clean it up”………Of course Sir!
The days are cold and frosty, which we aren’t aware of until we step outside, it’s still incredibly beautiful and thanks to some lovely contact from home, the homesickness has receded slightly. Miss you heaps and really, really wish you here xxxxxxxxxxxx
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