Treasured Times, draft no. 1

 With gratitude to Jen (and Chris) for our early Christmas gifts

 

Savoring pub fare at The Lord Clyde’s

Seeing Love’s Labor at the Globe from on high

Rubbing brass plates at St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Haggling for I ❤ London tank top deals

Rainy day Pimlico [marathon] charity shopping

Fortnum and Mason cream and scone stopping

Sporting “Classic Wedding Clobber” for Jersey “I do’s”

Making floral arrangements for the chapel pews

Always a pleasure to spend time together

No matter the place, the time, the weather.

 

Love, Jen

Goods from the Good Gift Giver, draft no. 3

 For Alden and Claire, with gratitude for our

Fall 2026 Scotland/London/Isle of Jersey vacation

 

Peeking at V&A Annex’s hidden gems

Cable caring across the Thames

Seeing Love’s Labor Lost at the Globe

Enjoying Japanese cuisine at Tombo

Savoring Britannia’s fudge and tearoom

Bracing for Edinburgh Castle’s “Boom!”

Caledonian bunk sleeping and Menken Proms

Souvenir shopping on and on

Hiking from Holyrood up Royal Mile hill

The matter of paying that first pub bill

Sporting “Classic Wedding Clobber” for British mores

Walking low tide on Old Jersey’s shores

Spotting lavender farms and tiny lizards

Worshipping God, the Good Gift Giver

Always a pleasure to travel together

No matter what time, what place, what weather.

 

Love,

Mom/Jen