American Excitment

I'm going to America on Thursday and I'm sooooo excited. Really excited. America is a place which taught me all about 'family' when i moved there aged 18. It was the place i fled to, to escape my own home environment in Britain. The folk i ended up living with are just so great, a real family and i miss them so much when I'm not there.

The simple things I'm looking forward to are getting a hug from my mom, seeing Tim and being part of a wider family and community who are always receptive to me and always open armed! They accept me for who i am, inspire me to do better, and offer me a comfortable place to rest as myself.

Xss obviously does not enjoy these benefits quite as much as me ('whats her name again?' accompanied by an anxious look) so we will also be driving to Memphis to see the home of the King!!! yippee. I'm worried that this wont be quite as relaxing or breathtaking as last year when we drove to Yellowstone Park (Yogi wasn't home :( ), but it will be great to see more of the great cultural patchwork that is the USA!

I will probably gain a stone in weight also as i always over indulge in the food which fits my own personal culture better also- anything sweet, fattening or bad for you- I'm there!

The view from my drive in America!! ISnt it great, there's nothing but Corn!!!!!

P.S Brazilian farm has been in touch- the volunteers co-ordinator is sorting out personalised projects for myself and Xss to do. First Portuguese class tonight.

I'm Winning!

I sometimes get the distinct impression when i am doing particularly well at doing my list of household chores, that i am 'getting ahead'. I know everything needs to be done again and again, and the hoovering might never be complete, but i smile if i can get there because i like to think that next time i hoover, there wont be as much dust.

I am definitely winning. Yippee.

I also manage to get home 45 minutes before Xss most days so feel like i can cheat time also, by the time he gets in and puts his bag down i can have been to the shops, hoovered & cleaned, or watched Neighbours and put the washing away. I am a time travelling genius!

Cheese & Vinegar

My cheese sandwich for lunch is dry, but i don't like wasting food so i'm going to have it with balsamic vinegar since i cant find any ketchup. It might now be edible, but also indigestible? Oh well perhaps the fruit corner yogurt will solve all that. What a well put together lunch! I'd rather a McDonald's.

The Puddle District

Just got back from the lake district. It wasn't very lakey, and it rained a lot, so i deduce its more like an area of puddles. Xss and i climbed the 'Old Man of Coniston' (seen looming above) which had some lovely views; not so much breath taking as windy. The main thing to come out of this break was how much i love London!! Ironic i know! i like to think im a country girl at heart, i can spin a cow pat with the best of them, and name every tree by its leaves, but i really do like the city.

In the Lake district the bus costs £4.15 for a single to somewhere 15 minutes away, in London its a quid, or £2 max to places miles away.
Pub meals were poor quality, the atomosphere lacking and meals about £12 each. In our local in London, its a very old pub, with meals costing £6 each and a quiz every Tuesday! You should go there: The Angel.
It rained all the time and was colder than london.
No cultural diversity

well enough moaning, here is a nice picture of London.