well, not actually the last day, but a hodge
podge of fotos. however, it IS the last post from
our december visit!!
i had the pleasure of meeting and having a lovely
lunch with sarah. she’s living my dream life, getting
a doctorate at cambridge AND also writing historical
fiction in the elizabethan era that i REALLY want to read.
i hope [...]
is it really and truly february??
i have this theory that time takes on
a snowball effect as one gets older. imagine
calendar pages of months flipping faster and
faster and faster… i’m sure some physicist
can prove this somehow?
february and i have yet to post my christmas
london fotos! today is my tribute to one of the
best greek restaurants i’ve [...]
i was watching the season 2 finale of The
Tudors last night, and feeling really very
anxious about it all. anne boleyn was beheaded
and altho i’ve read about this multiple times, it’s
quite another thing to see it acted out. there’s
something to be said about visuals. she was
executed in 1536 and the 500th anniversary
date will be in 2036. [...]
i’ll have my iphone for the first
time while abroad this year. so i hope
to take random fotos and make tweets
while gone. check for my updates on
my twitter page. also if you are on twitter,
please add me! and happy holidays!
2010. wow.
http://twitter.com/cindypon
Cobbled Streets and gray skies
The smell of roasted chestnuts
Rubbing my mittened hands for warmth
as it pours from the café and shop windows
like sunshine on a summer day
But London is muted, dark too soon
beneath dense clouds
The Christmas decorations shimmer bright
colors: reds, golds and brilliant greens
Silver tinsel glitter like iced stars
I want a hot scone slathered in [...]