For next several days -leading up to Christmas, I will pick some random object around the house and write about how I got it and something that happened around that time. I am trying to keep up with Magma Chronicles and trying to write more often.
I just came back from a trip around the globe. We went to India via London. I have been collecting ornaments from all the places I travel to. They are such happy things to collect.
I picked this one from a gift shop under the Tower of London. I had a whole day of roaming around London with my husband. We hadn't done anything like this since before we had kids. It was a cold day so we decided that we will stop every so often to have a drink somewhere. The first place we stopped was the Pub on Thames - a big ship docked on Thames which served as a bar and a restaurant. I was so cold that I ordered two shots of whiskey. Of course my wise husband thought it was too soon, too fast. It was only 11 am. So we settled on one and a half shots each of Glenmorangie. I was in a city that I always wanted to visit. The light on the river was just right. Air was charged with something happy. I wished my kids were with me. I had only been away for a day, but I missed them so much.
As we were sipping whiskey I heard a familiar accent from back home. There was a couple from California who happened to share our political views. We vented our frustrations with the current situation and clinked our glasses to wish our country a better future.
Second stop was a kiosk on the river side that was selling hot whiskey and mulled wine. Later on we had a few glasses of rose and some other wines. We had a truly magical day. I hope this ornament will capture the essence of this day forever. And I can often sit down with a shot of whiskey or a glass of mulled wine and think fondly of that day.
I just came back from a trip around the globe. We went to India via London. I have been collecting ornaments from all the places I travel to. They are such happy things to collect.
I picked this one from a gift shop under the Tower of London. I had a whole day of roaming around London with my husband. We hadn't done anything like this since before we had kids. It was a cold day so we decided that we will stop every so often to have a drink somewhere. The first place we stopped was the Pub on Thames - a big ship docked on Thames which served as a bar and a restaurant. I was so cold that I ordered two shots of whiskey. Of course my wise husband thought it was too soon, too fast. It was only 11 am. So we settled on one and a half shots each of Glenmorangie. I was in a city that I always wanted to visit. The light on the river was just right. Air was charged with something happy. I wished my kids were with me. I had only been away for a day, but I missed them so much.As we were sipping whiskey I heard a familiar accent from back home. There was a couple from California who happened to share our political views. We vented our frustrations with the current situation and clinked our glasses to wish our country a better future.
Second stop was a kiosk on the river side that was selling hot whiskey and mulled wine. Later on we had a few glasses of rose and some other wines. We had a truly magical day. I hope this ornament will capture the essence of this day forever. And I can often sit down with a shot of whiskey or a glass of mulled wine and think fondly of that day.
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