It has rather suddenly come to my attention that shopping in Hampstead is beyond the abilities of my bank account. I seek a pair of black boots, which, around here range in price from about $300-600. I also popped into an innocent looking maternity store where I glanced at the price tag for a simple top--95 pounds (that's about $200, folks!) Looks like I'll be heading to Brent Cross, land of the common man for my shopping needs. How much things cost in London never ceases to amaze me.
On the flip side, I love indulging in freshly baked bread and other such luxuries that we couldn't access in our old neighborhood. The park is incredible and we love our flat, which is bringing us much joy. Who needs boots anyway? And I swore that I wasn't going to buy any more maternity clothes. So, problem solved!
Monday, October 06, 2008
Friends from long ago
This weekend we got to visit with our friend Will, who we haven't seen since high school (oh the glory of Facebook!). He and his girlfriend Anna are in London for a few days and it's been great catching up on old times and enjoying getting to know each other as adults. We wandered around some key parts of London yesterday, stopping in warm pubs along the way (because now it's not exactly warm anymore and yesterday evening it almost felt bitter.)
Cute Jim in the tube:
The advertisements have peeled off the wall in the tube station, which makes for good artsy picture opportunities (courtesy of Jim, of course):
Cute Jim in the tube:
The advertisements have peeled off the wall in the tube station, which makes for good artsy picture opportunities (courtesy of Jim, of course):
Riddle me this....
If your house is very large and costs far more than I make each year to maintain (energy-wise) and you have a SUV, a non-fuel efficient sports car, several OTHER houses and who knows what else (private jet? yacht?), how much difference does having an electric car really make in saving the environment?
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