Bad news. While in the UK, while my guard was completely down, I fell in love with a set of Spode china. You Southern ladies will know exactly what I’m talking about. I know about y’all. You each have about ninety-nine sets that you inherited from aunts and grandmothers and another ninety-nine that you got for your wedding. But we are much more austere out here in the West, and I have been quite happy with my set of white buffet plates while I change out the table linens and serving pieces to suit my color needs and whims.
I do have my grandmother’s Haviland china, which I adore, but it only has six dinner plates and each delicate piece costs an arm and a leg. And I have a large set of Franciscan Ware (Desert Rose) from my mother which we used for years, but it is packed away right Continue reading ‘China Bug’
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Being home again from a fabulous trip to visit our family at Oxford, I can now settle into the fun of writing about a few of the highlights. Nothing profound, just a little chatty post about the last couple weeks. And since Doug and I both woke up way too early this Sunday a.m. due to our internal clocks still being on Greenwich time, I have leisure to blog.
We divided our time between traveling around the countryside and simply being together at Oxford. This trip we wandered through Merton College, which is one of the oldest colleges at Oxford (I believe) and was Tolkien’s college. We also saw Tolkien’s house one night as we were driving through his old neighborhood. After his wife’s death, he moved into Merton and lived there until his death. (Bekah stumbled across the mantel from his home on ebay, and it was selling for a ridiculous amount.)
But I digress. We worshiped on Sunday morning at St. Ebbes, and there is something quite otherworldly (for us Americans) about walking down old, narrow cobblestone streets to the sound of church bells ringing.
Ben is rowing for Christ Church (his college at Oxford), so after church we wandered along the Thames by the college boathouses and saw many of the students practicing. We had just gorgeous weather the entire time, and the daffodils are up and blooming. Continue reading ‘Ramblings About Our Trip to the UK’
I’m feeling a mite bit guilty about ignoring everyone. But I have a decent, if not a good, excuse. I am in the UK and have been here visiting our beloved Merkle clan since a week ago yesterday. But I have a few posts rolling around in my mind which will no doubt surface after we get back to the native land. In other words, I’m gathering material.
So now you know!
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