So, just like that, it is summer in London. The sky is a brilliant blue and it has been hot and sunny all week. We decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather last week to do some of the outdoors things on our list. So, on Friday Steven and I rode our bikes to Brixton, which is super close. We walked through the market and "Brixton Village," which has clearly undergone some major changes. This was an area that was always considered very rough (remember the Clash- Guns of Brixton song?), but has become quite hip and trendy. The food stalls are amazing and so diverse, it was great fun to walk through and check it all out.
Then on Saturday we all headed back to Richmond for a much sunnier day at the park. This time we went to Kew Gardens, which Steven has proclaimed his favorite gardens in the world (that is truly saying something). We spent all day walking through the different areas, had a picnic lunch, toured Kew Palace, and had time to sit in the grass and read the paper. It was decadent.
In other news, the girls have both finished most of their big exams, which is a huge relief, and they are both doing extremely well with their schoolwork. Franny has had field trips almost every week, with a day at the Oval cricket field for a match, another day last week at the Guardian newspaper offices to learn about journalism, today to the London Zoo, and then her trip to Normandy in just a couple of weeks. She also received the "Manager's Award" as Player of the Season from her football coach, so she's got another trophy to stand alongside her first one. Greta has been spending more time with her London friends, walking home together and going off to the pool or out to the movies or a park. Her school report was glowing, so we are very proud. And I just finished my last day at Abel & Cole (*sniff*), so had to say goodbye to the wonderful folks that I've been working with there. Feels like we are moving into the next phase of this adventure.
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