Missing the Boat

Wow! I sure do feel that I may have missed the chance to blog about a couple of very cool English occasions in the last week!

Of course, on Friday last the whole world watched Kate Middleton say "I do" in an outrageously classy and elegant wedding service in Westminster Abbey in London. I basked in the reflected glory of all things English on that day. My Texan friends and colleagues were so gracious in their felicitations and interest in that event that I too began to feel a tad princess-ish (or at least Duchess of Cambridge-ish!) on that day! I may have missed the boat and not married a prince of the realm (sorry husband - you're pretty good too!) but I am magnanimous enough to still have enjoyed the lucky girl's big day!

Sigh! I was a bit homesick for the next 24 hours and ended up going on line to my new favorite purveyor of fine British goods here in Texas. This wonderful emporium is called British Isles, in Houston and their service is so swift and terrific to be unbelievable. I adore my new Emma Bridgwater mug - can't wait for next month when I can order another one! Wish they'd open a store in Austin with me as proprietor - what a fun gig that would be! I'll put a link to the store in the link section.

Also missed May Day - a big deal in Oxford - the 'other place' where the students of Magdalen College annually sing in the May dawn from the college tower with a few thousand of their followers to cheer them on and then celebrate a bit! Big event but since it happens in Oxford I think I can mention it and skate graciously around it.

One more month until Mum and Dad pop up from Down under! CANNOT wait!!