Today I was lucky enough to get a little private tour of Parliament and saw this amazing light sculpture installed last year to celebrate the suffragettes and votes for women movement. Continue reading March 17: New Dawn

I am nearing the end of a good stint in Westminster and am so grateful for my mother-in-law Meg, who has really come to the rescue all week. Continue reading March 16: Another Day

It was another sunny March day in London. Continue reading March 25: Morning

It’s day four of our trip and we have reached Cumbria. We have a Redmond ancestor from here from the late 1400s, but we don’t know much detail so this part of our trip is more focused on culture and the gorgeous Lake District. We visited the homes of Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin today. Continue reading June 13: Nature

It’s Day 3 of our family history tour and we visited two small villages in Lancashire where some of my ancestors lived in the 1500s: Chipping (home of John Richardson) and Whalley (birthplace of John’s parents, Alixander and Margaritae Midgley Richardson). We walked to this mill in Chipping. Continue reading June 12: Chipping

Day two of Mom’s special trip and we spent the morning in a village called Wirksworth before driving to Lancashire, where we are continuing our genealogy odyssey. Continue reading June 11: Mom

We went to Hampton Court Palace with Kelly, Griffin and Claire. I liked the Young Henry VIII exhibition, which I had never seen before. Continue reading June 9: Henry VIII

It was Election Day in Britain and I voted first thing before a fun day with family and old friends! Continue reading June 8: Election

Maddie had a final half day at school and is out for the summer! We are celebrating by going to the theatre in Richmond this evening. Continue reading June 7: Last Day

Mom and I went to TASIS today to do some volunteering and help with Maddie’s end of year party! Continue reading June 6: TASIS