The lack of my presence on the blog recently is partly due to the many lovely people who have graced us with visits. It has been a true joy to have an essence of home come over the Atlantic in bits and bobs (no pun intended). First, we were graced with a visit from Bob (who married us) and his wife Rhea. It was very energising to spend even just a cup of coffee with them. 
Next, were my in-laws! They holidayed hard, losing half-a-stone (seven pounds) between them whilst on holiday! It took us both several days to physically recover. Their favourite features of London were the front seats in the double-decker buses, cask ales, Seashells fish and chips, Wicked (the musical), and visiting Wales. They also visited Harrods, the Tower of London, 
Westminster Abbey, the Globe, Warrs Harley Davidson, and they even played the lottery. They even came over for a dinner of jacket potatoes (baked potatoes stuffed with various foods) at our flat.I also had the pleasure of meeting up with one of my instructors from my occupational therapy programme. Although I have no photographs of the visit, it was amazingly inspiring to talk with
her and her travelling companions about occupational therapy. I left there all jazzed up about occupational therapy and her visit helped me to take my practice to the next level. PS Yes, that is a stout in her hand: yes, she was really drinking it and finished it; no, it is not THE stout...
