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Julie
Hello friends.
My daughter and I took a trip to London in the middle of June. We took a late flight on Thursday, June 18th, and arrived in London on Friday, June 19, 2026, in the afternoon.
Come along with me as I share about my trip to London, England.
Once we landed, my daughter and I took the tube to the Kensington area where we would be staying in an Airbnb. This was a new area for us and we both liked it.
We found a cute restaurant called Maggie Jones to sit and cool off for a bit and have lunch.
The restaurant was cozy and rustic, decorated with dried flower-filled baskets that hung from the ceiling. The food, service, and staff were great. My daughter had steak and fries, and I had Dover sole with veggies and mashed potatoes.
This is what the block looked like where we were staying in our Airbnb. We had a studio located in a fourth-floor walk-up. There were over 80 steps to get up to our apartment! The room was small, but it was clean with a bathroom. Just perfect for the two of us.
We were able to go to our apartment to unpack and relax. We were in walking distance to the Kensington Gardens and decided to spend some time in the park.
It was a beautiful day to walk around the park.
My daughter and I posing in front of the Queen Victoria statue.
It was so nice to sit and relax on a bench and watch the ducks swim in the water.
After we left the park, we went back to the apartment to relax. We found a restaurant in the area called Eve. It was a lively restaurant with good food.
We shared a pasta dish, French fries, and a Cesar salad, which were all delicious.
This was our view of the sky from our room. The sun set late around 10:00 pm each night.
We both had a great first day in London. To be continued...
If you would like to read more about my trip to London, England last year, you can click here. I also went to London, England in 2023, and you can read about that here.
Click HERE to see the blog parties I will be linking up to.
Julie
Hello friends and happy August!
I'm happy to be still enjoying the rest of the summer. I will be sharing what is currently new with me.
I'm joining Amy from the blog, Coffee and Cocktails at the Casa, for her Currently link-up. It's held on the first Wednesday of each month.
This month we are sharing: savoring, wrapping up, preparing, remembering, and organizing.
SAVORING: I'm savoring all the foods of the summer right now. I'm enjoying not using the oven for dinner and am happy when we use our grill. We had steak for dinner one night, and another night my husband made burgers on the grill. We shared some clams on the half shell one night when we went to an Italian festival, which was fun.
We've been enjoying eating ice cream flying saucers that we bought at Carvel.
WRAPPING UP: This month I will be enjoying every bit of summer. I love sitting outside in my yard and reading a book with an iced coffee.
I enjoyed going to the beach at the Jersey Shore with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
I had fun going to the nail salon and getting my nails painted a bright red color. This nail polish color is called Watermelon by Essie.
PREPARING: I will be getting my basil ready to freeze. I take the basil leaves and wash them and dry them. Then I add them to a blender with olive oil and put it in a plastic bag in the freezer. The basil can be added to tomato sauce, pasta, or soup.
I'm happy that my pepper plant did well and I'm growing a few peppers.
My herbs are doing well, and I need to pick some mint to add to ice tea.
I love how pretty my stone pots look in my yard with pink flowers.
REMEMBERING: I'll be remembering how I had a great summer and how fast it went by. I took a trip in June with my daughter to London, England. I will be writing and sharing a post about our trip. I also took another trip with my husband to Paradise Island, Bahamas in July. I will be sharing a post about our trip.
My trip to London, England with my daughter.
My trip to the Bahamas with my husband.
ORGANIZING: I've been trying to organize my bathroom. I'm trying to get rid of any old products I don't use anymore. I have so many bath towels, and I will give some of them to Goodwill. I will be organizing my summer clothes and changing over to some fall clothes at the end of the month. This part always makes me sad because I love the summer months and wearing shorts, T-shirts, and sandals every day.
What is currently new with you?
Julie
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