House

I really enjoy my house, a 1904 two family we converted to a large one family. My husband did much of the rennovation and it is lovely. But is is big, and I have been healing from knee surgery, first one replaced and then three months later the other one, for about ten months now. The house is, frankly, dirty. It is not just a little vacuuming. I need to clean windows and baseboards. So I thought I would bitch on my blog rather than attack the obvious. It is such a large job that I am overwhelmed.
I want a maid. There was even a butler on the ship.

Long Time Gone

I have been to England on the Queen Mary II since last writing. It was an experience of a lifetime. With so many people waiting on me, I was definitely spoiled. Now I have to make my own bed and cook my own meals. It is a let down.

The ship was wonderful and the week in London was full of museums and pub food. We have over 120 pictures of the vacation. The above is the tower where Big Ben, a bell, is located. My husband keeps calling it Big Bend in honor of a road in St. Louis and also to annoy me. Notice the overcast sky--only occasional sun a couple of mornings. When they give a forecast, they note the degree of overcast, eg. bright, rather than predict sun. And it is the coldest opening of May many natives could remember. In spite of the weather, we had a wonderful time. It will take weeks to digest all we saw.