A guest
grandma post from London! Well if it helps to keep in touch I am willing! So,
was it easier to say goodbye to La Famille Brown the second time? Not really, so
the solution was to keep the mind and body busy. During the week, with work,
this is not too difficult, but at weekends, the time when I would previously
touch base with the grandchildren, a little bit more effort has to happen.
However, there is a tendency to over organise, such as last weekend!
Friday
after work was a birthday dinner with girlfriends. This is a kind of tradition
though we usually do lunch. We found ourselves in a bar/restaurant in
Notting Hill full of 30 something's. Did we feel out of place? Only slightly. At
one point our table, with 9 of us, was politely propositioned by a young man
with one glass too many in his hand but it added to the fun of the evening and
the food was fabulous.
Saturday
we were entertaining, so much time was spent buying the right ingredients and
trying to put them together in the right way. Off to the Ginger Pig and La Fromagerie for meat and cheese. Though cooking stresses me slightly as I always
worry about the end results and, consequently, the best part of the meal for me
was the Waitrose Madagascan vanilla ice cream!
World food market |
Royal Academy |
The
afternoon found us at the Royal Academy for an exhibition of paintings from
Australia. It was a historical perspective and really interesting. I saw lots
of pictures I would quite happily have hung on my walls - I think it was the
general colour tone. Lots of reds, oranges and ochres. Beautiful.
Fortnum's Christmas window |
We
slipped into Fortnum and Mason for a last bit of Christmas shopping (you
couldn't not do this after seeing their gorgeous Christmas windows) and then I
collapsed with exhaustion in the car! I had managed to have a weekend without much
fretting until I got back home and Facetimed La Famille Brown - boys getting
ready for bed and all relaxed.
Will I
stop missing them lots - I doubt it!! Hugely looking forward to Christmas in
France!
Grandma x
Thanks mum! Good to see that London is well and truly into the swing of Christmas. Really gutted I missed the Renegade Craft Fair, will definitely be making a trip back to London for that next year. Looking forward to seeing all the family in December. Becky x
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