That Southern Accent'll Come and Gitcha

Says the preacher....

Tasty treats

My latest obsession are these amazing cookie/biscuit things that I discovered at the grocery store in search of a non-Nabisco/Keebler carb selection. They're magic :) When you dunk them in tea, they don't break apart and litter the bottom of your mug. Instead, they manage to stay intact and then completely melt in your mouth. More importantly, they're super tasty. (I should admit that my tastebuds have gone into full swing holiday mode--craving apple cider, pumpkin pie, et al.--so these ginerbread suckers hit the spot.) I've managed to consume the box before they went stale. Given my eating habits and Houston's humidity, that's saying something.

Oye!

We're back from London! Great time. Mildly brisk and sunny for the most part. In addition to the standard tourist sights, highlights include:

- Running around in museums

- Two wildly bizarre plays--one where Kim Cattrall says "Do you see?" and "I don't care" so repeatedly, I think her character was autistic, and another where the two old men talked around a tree the whole time

- Suprisingly great food. Over the week we had Chinese, Indian, Lebanese, Spanish, and standard pub fare. I slugged down the most amazing cup of hot chocolate ever at a Spanish breakfast place. And we had brunch at Cafe Diana--a hole in the wall restaurant/shrine to Princess Di. It's been around since the 1980s, so there are these awkward letters from her and her staff thanking them in a very delicate "you're freaking me out...but thank you for your flowers/letters/updates" way.

- Views of London from the Eye and the other side of the Thames.

- Short trip to Oxford for some reminiscing.

Our neighborhood for the week

On the Eye

St. James Park

Parliament

Tubing

Magdalen College - Oxford