My Miscellaneous World

Little snippets of my world for a Saturday...

Fuchsia's on my patio, an applique potholder I made a long time ago for a quilt challenge, an amazing beaded necklace, bracelet and leather flower pin I found in London

This afternoon...going to do some yard work and check out the Oriental Trading Company catalog for more beads...I'm hooked!!!

Butterflies and MORE Butterflies AND More London

I kept meaning to upload a few more pictures of my London experience...I hand carried these potato chips back for family and friends - I loved going to the grocery stores and seeing the 'odd' food. Check out the flavors of chips...my friends and family did not give them a thumbs up!!!

The lovely little box was a hand painted gift from a luncheon at the Ukrainian Embassy along with brochures about their country. I passed the brochures along to a friend who home-schools her children. Thought it was something a little different for them to learn about.

I bought these clear acrylic butterflies in London - just couldn't pass them up!

A friend and her husband stayed at my home for a week while I was gone and when I arrived home, there were butterfly gifts everywhere.

These beautiful feather butterflies hang in my bathroom.

AND, this butterfly I take with me everywhere to show friends and family (I'm thinking about taking it to the Journey / Heart concert next month) it's the cutest thing - it sings and has three different settings - it lights up, blinks...so fun!!!

I think that's it for my London trip!!!

High Tea at the Dorchester

What a fabulous way to spend an afternoon!!!

High Tea at the Dorchester Hotel in London!!! In celebration of my birthday, Kathy and I spent three relaxing hours eating, chatting and drinking tea. The Dorchester is the hangout for the rich and famous in London...

The pianist played Happy Birthday and I was presented with a yummy cake - we took it home because we'd had so much other yummy food.

Here's Kathy enjoying her sandwiches (and we had lots of other goodies too - including champagne). It was fun to play dress-up and I kept saying 'back in high school when we were sitting at the pizza parlor in Lemoore on a Friday night could we ever have imagined we'd be sitting in a fancy hotel in London enjoying tea???"

My Trip to London

Mosaics

Seeing these amazing mosaics in a church in London reminded me I have some beautiful plates that got broken...now to find a base to use them on.

The ceiling is GOLD!

My Trip to London

WICKED!!!

Kathy and I stood in line at the theater for an hour waiting for front row seats for a Saturday night performance to Wicked and WE GOT THEM!!! For only 25 pounds ($37.50). Ron, Kathy and I walked the short distance to the theater and enjoyed an amazing play. We could see there forehead microphones, their expressions, etc. I had wanted to see Wicked since my voice teacher back in Fresno had me sing Popular. I had the opportunity to go to San Francisco to see it, but I was too cheap to pay the $185 for the bus trip up and a ticket, so I flew all the way to London to see it (she chuckles...).

Speaking of WICKED - check out those sunglasses!!! I didn't buy them...

My Trip to London

Greenwich

You walk all over and you tend to get a bit hungry. We couldn't pass up trying this pizza - the center is cut out and salad is placed in the middle. I predict it will come to America...

I like the reflection of the cranes and building in the glass.

The park was huge and since it was a warm day, many people were out on the grass enjoying the wonderful weather.

Greenwich Royal Observatory

Where East meets West & Time is set


Beautiful building!!!

My London Trip

Borough Market
Borough Market is London's oldest food market. It was established on the south bank of the Thames when the Romans built the first London Bridge. It has occupied its present site for 250 years.

I'd never seen this before - the guy heated the cheese under a flame and then 'sliced' it off onto bread.

Open-air Brownies

Glorious cheese

Fun way to display chocolate.

Interesting displays - love the old time look.

Outside of a flower shop

Samples anyone?

The sign reads - if our fish were any fresher, you would have to slap it.

Wild asparagus - I've never seen that before...

The market was really a feast for the eyes and the photographer.

I don't know about you, but juices aren't served like this in my town!