“There are seasons when to be still demands immeasurably higher strength than to act.” ~Margaret Bottome Dear Universe, When I arrived in London over a month ago, I had a strange moment. As I was going through customs, the gentleman had a few questions for me. This was to be expected of course. He asked the usual like why was …
Departure
“Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons.” ~Donald Miller Dear Universe, It’s hard to believe a month has gone by and I’ll be returning home later today. When I booked this trip I wondered if a month would be too long. There were moments …
Ode to Selfridges
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.” ~Herman Melville Dear Universe, Well, it’s official. I love Selfridges. (Don’t worry Big Ben, I still love you too.) The very first time I came to London in 2011 my mother introduced me to Selfridges. She explained I had to see it, had to go, had to spend quality …
List-less
Dear Universe, About a week and half ago I was catching up with a friend of mine here. He asked what my plans were while I was in London. I started rattling off different possibilities. Museums and movies, festivals and fairs, exhibits and excursions. He stopped me before I could finish. “You have a list, don’t you?” I cringed and …
Film Frenzy!
Dear Universe, I love movies. I love watching them in the theater or in the comfort of my home, in sweats, under blankets. I like watching new films, foreign films, indie films, classic films and just favorite ones that never get old. I like when friends recommend movies for me too. (In fact, recently I was on a mission to …
Buckingham Palace
Dear Universe, As you may have noticed, I like taking photos. In fact, I have already taken over 400 pictures since I’ve been here! But I have a confession, a guilty pleasure of sorts. While I am out capturing memories through photographs, I like to help strangers get theirs too. I don’t set out to do this. It just happens. …
London Markets
Dear Universe, With all this gorgeous weather, I’ve been wanting to be out and about as much as possible. Lucky for me, London makes it easy to come up with things to do on sunny, dry days. I decided it was the perfect time to check out some of the markets London has to offer. It started with a return …
Days of Our Lives
Dear Universe, I’m a fan of soap operas and I am not ashamed to admit it (on my anonymous blog!) Ever since I was a child, I grew up knowing how many Emmy’s Susan Lucci was nominated for (21) and I was watching that fateful moment when she finally won in 1999 for her role as the unforgettable Erika Kane …