Scattering Sunlight

I strolled down the street of our Airbnb in Strathblane this morning. It was not quite 40°F and frosty. We walked into Carlisle Cathedral, songs of the choir echoing through the grand halls. Sir Walter Scott was married in this place. I did my best to harmonize with the hymns…

The kind couple from the restaurant told us to visit Elgol, so we drove there first thing in the morning. Waking up early is so fun when you’re in a new country. The black sheep crossing the road were cute and they knew it.  Rather unromantic, but here are my…

It took so long to fall asleep last night and then I woke up at quarter till two. I was awake until, well, now. I culled through my photos, watched the rain fall into the street below, took a shower, texted some friends, and ate more bread. Jet lag is…

Our day started -after nine hours of sleep- with a spectacular breakfast at Minto Cafe. The barista told dad he looks French. Later when he brought my Cortado, it was more beautiful than I could have imagined. Dad and Grant loved their eggs Benedict. My Greek yogurt pot was something…

Our plane safely landed in London at 9:50 in the morning. I don’t know if it had yet fully saturated into my brain what’s happening, but I did skip a little. Learning to walk on the left feels wrong, but I hope to be able to seem like a local…

I tried to go to bed early, but sleep is hard to come by when you’re excited about a trip to England. I was able to finish packing and cleaning in the morning before we left our house in Idaho. My first impressions of our airplane were; “oh it’s giant,”…