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London Town

- robin

I remember Mother always called London,

London Town.

I wonder why?

In London, our flat was a few blocks from Paddington Station.

I LOVE Paddington Station.

Such energy and  colors.

AND, they have the REAL Paddington Bear Shop there.

We went into the store…to buy Matilda a Paddington Bear.

{do you know that the original Paddington Bear is there in a case?

He is absolutely amazing}

In the photo above, the bear on the right

is the bear we bought for Matilda.

I love him so much and If Matilda does not like him…

he can come live here at the  cottage.

Do you know how people put items next to money

so we can judge the scale or size of the item….

We put Matilda’s Paddington next to a wine bottle.

He is a big guy..

{Tomorrow is the last Camp Robi day for 2017.

Paddington will go live with Matilda tomorrow.}

After a short rest,

Larry and I made our way  across town

to the Prince Of Wales Pub,

where we drank pints and watched people.

It was so much fun….and then

we walked  a few blocks to the theater

to see one of my favorite plays.

WICKED.

The people seated around us at the play were so kind,

Not WICKED at all..

It was midnight when we got home.

We snuggled in bed and talked about our day.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

 

 

 

A Crazy Summer Is A Good Thing

- robin

It is  an obnoxious  Tuesday morning in Texas.

The heat is rising from the street already

and

I have  fallen into the black hole of website design.

{I am sorry that I keep changing the site “look”}

I am going for a walk soon,

there are projects to finish,

and

clean clothes to put away.

I am feeling frustrated and anxious today.

and

do not know exactly why.

Life is good,

my daughters are happy

and Larry is excellent.

Something odd did happen this spring.

Perhaps it has happened to you at some point also?

An old friend {whom I moved away from}

Kept sending emails that I would not answer.

She wrote every week….for weeks.

I finally wrote her back, a short note, telling her that we were all fine.

Then…she never wrote back.

For three months…till yesterday.

{Larry suspects that she wants to travel with us

and that is a complete other story and NO WAY}

Whats up with that?

I believe that this summer is just plain kooky.

A crazy summer is a good thing….it keeps us occupied.

Love you more than candy.

Me

 

 

 

 

 

Like Chocolate Cake

- robin

 

On Friday, Camp Robi  was amazing.

Matilda came over for the entire day

and

we had so much fun.

Camp Robi, activities were:

learning the parts of a sewing pattern

and

starting a needlepoint kit.

Then we went to lunch

and

took her home around 4:00.

It was the best  Robi Camp day ever.

***

For Sunday Dinner and Movie

I put salmon and asparagus in foil.

I added lemon, herbed butter

and

sealed them up.

I baked the packets at 400 degrees for 30 min.

and

I made rice and dinner turned out perfect.

We drank Storyteller white wine with dinner

and…

I baked a cake for dessert.

The icing was amazing.

{look for the recipe soon}

What on earth is it about chocolate cake with awesome icing?

it tends to make everything better.

I hope your today is happy, like chocolate cake.

Love you.

Me

 

 

Dressed For Yoga

- robin

I am dressed for yoga.

But before I leave, I must hop next door and feed Baxter.

Our Neighbor, Debbie, is at the hospital this morning.

{Baxter is Debbie’s sweet dog}

Debbie is being operated on for melanoma that has spread.

When she is recovered from surgery, she is looking at months of chemo,

First, may I ask for prayers? Debbie has such a long journey ahead.

Second, please go to the dermatologist for a check up.

I find myself  kind of down this morning.

Thank goodness I have yoga

and

Camp Robi tomorrow.

Ahhh diversions!

What would we be without them?

****

Here is something….for my diversion.

I made these years ago….and I am digging through all of my recipes

trying to find the directions.

I will be dreaming about these during yoga this morning.

Have a good day.

Love you beyond the moon.

Robin

 

 

Sharing Moments

- robin

 

On Saturday, we drove to Ft Worth {I LOVE Ft Worth}

and

went to the Kimbell ART Museum.

Larry and I have been wanting to see the Phillips Collection for months

and

 it was wonderful.

If you have a chance to see the exhibit before it goes….

please do it.

There are some very special pieces in the show.

{One Matisse, in particular,

that I have NEVER seen, anywhere before!}

I bought a magnet at the exhibit

and I bet you cannot guess which one is the new magnet.

***

I heard at car in front of The Cottage

It was about 10 after 7 am this morning….

and it was Animal Control!

The man, went to our new neighbors house, next door.

I peeked past the bitters bottles…but could not see anything.

I hope that no one was hurt. {dog bite?}

***

I had cherry pie for breakfast today.

I almost never have breakfast….but this was so good.

***

There is a photo that Matilda has not seen of herself….

and since her birthday pinata this weekend is a unicorn,

I will post the photo of baby Matilda

in Libby’s Unicorn costume…

Matilda, ma cherie,  I am sure that Libby did not mind 

you trying on the unnicorn hat.

besides, it makes me smile.

So dear ones.

On that happy pink unicorn note

I will wish you happy Tuesday.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

I am not on Facebook any longer.

- robin

I am not on Facebook any longer.

There is not any one person or situation who upset me.

I am just tired.

I will write more about that later but…..

I find it interesting that some of my friends are upset at  me,

because I unfriended them. I did not unfriend YOU.

In essence I unfriended all of my friends

by

deleting my account.

Larry and I talked about it last night.

He said:

If my friends were good enough friends, they would understand.

If someone did not understand, they were not a real friend after all.

****

It is A beautiful Saturday.

Larry is watching Wimbledon.

I am dressing to go out…..

adventures await.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

 

 

 

 

Bumps and Yoga

- robin

Today will be better than yesterday was.

I am certain.

We all go through “bumps” in our lives

and

I am convinced that  how we handle the “bumps”

is what this journey is all about.

***

Today I will start a new Yoga class.

It was a gift from Lars, Josh and Matilda.

I am rather nervous,

as this old body is tired.

See this picture?

My goal….this will be me in 6 months.

Oh go on and laugh, but I will do my best.

Namaste.

Love you,

Me

Continued~Friday Camp Robi

- robin

Friday, Camp Robi Day was fantastic.

 

 

The word for the day was IMPOSTOR.

 

Camp counselor, Rosemary, sent a book from CA for Matilda.

We read it twice, as it was a huge hit!

 

After reading the book,

Matilda wrote a thank you note to wonderful Rosemary.

 

 

And then…..we put the note in the mail box!

There are just some days that are wonderful,

and this was one of them.

I LOVE Camp Robi days!

Love you.

Me

 

The Flag and The Note

- robin

While at the beach each year,

we hike to a special spot, taking an American flag with us,

While at the top of the mountain,

Larry hangs a flag and note on the lean to.

The note asks a Veteran to accept this flag

in honor of our Uncle Bruce.

Bruce was one of my favorite people in the world

and

this is our way of remembering him and honoring him each year.

In the note, I ask a veteran to write to us if he or she feels comfortable.

The past years, I have always heard from the recipient of the flag.

Our 2017 hike, on Kaua’i, was two weeks ago

and

I have not heard from anyone. ……Yet.

But I hope we hear something soon.

***

Life at home is getting back to normal.

Jet lag is diminishing,

we miss Libby pug dog like crazy

and

Camp Robi starts again tomorrow.

Onward and upward!

Please do me a favor?

Today, tell someone special in your life how much they mean to you.

Love you, YOU are special.

me