One for the Tarmac
When we woke we were glad we had been talked into the full English breakfast buffet when we checked in the night before. We stuffed ourselves knowing we would not be eating until later when we met up with David and Chris. After breakfast, we grabbed our bags and walked the few short blocks to the Reading train station. A short wait and we were on the train back to London.
We arrived at Paddington Station a bit earlier than we expected, so we made our way to a coffee shop around the corner from the Pavilion, where we had booked the same room we had two days prior. At the coffee shop we sipped our drinks and shared a pastry while finishing up the last of the post cards.
We were at the hotel only long enough to drop our bags, and use the loo, before making our way to the Tate Modern. On the way to the museum we stopped for a pint at one of my favourite pubs, the Blackfriar. The place seems to be more of a tourist spot than anyone’s local, but the building is unusual, the decor is lovely, and the beer is good, and in warmer months than December one can sit outside in the garden and watch London rush past.
Look what we made! …
We’ve confessed our addiction to DIY television shows in the past. One of the projects that inspired us was a bit on Gardening by the Yard about making your own trellis out of copper pipe. We thought copper would be a great garden accent for our craftsman-style bungalow. So, we whipped out the graph paper, got all the supplies for cutting and soldering pipe, and after carefully cutting out the pieces, we spent the better part of Sunday welding everything together.
Now our peas will have something to cling to!
He Followed Us Home. Can We Keep Him?
A bit of a confession… When we agreed to doggie sit for the cute little feller in the ransom note above, we were under the impression that he barked a bit much, begged all the time, and was a little high-strung. However, what we failed to include in the intelligence that led up to this position is that every time we have seen Fox it has been in a social setting—and usually one involving barbecued meat. What we have found is that His CutenessTM is a very well-behaved, sweet little dude who has been one of the best house guests we have ever had. As much as we would love to keep him, we know he misses his family. Glad we will still be able to visit him… as well as Lori and Josh too, of course.
