Lisa

Last month my dear friend Lisa came down from Australia for a very brief visit. It was great to see her again, and she is still bubbly as always!
We went to some fancy Lebanese restaurant for dinner, and instead of bread to eat while you wait, they put 2 large bowls on the table, with a whole lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers and who knows what else. Very wierd! I guess its to keep you busy trying to cut up a salad with blunt knives.
Methinks we had a better time at a nice yet affordable Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. We decided to order 2 main courses each and 1 starter to share, and the waiter tried to talk us out of it, saying it was too much food! We did get some odd looks from the nearby diners!
I had a cup of Chinese tea, expecting it to come in one of those dainty little cups, but got almost a beer glass full of the stuff!

Walking in the Winter Wonderland

We had the heaviest snow in 20 years last week, and what fun it was! Besides taking 2.5 hours to get home of course! But as no one could get to the office for 2 days, I got to work from home, which was great.
After night shift I stayed up most of the day strolling in the common with Colleen and Steve, and had a fantastic time. Everything was so crisp and white and clean!

Carmen with the fantastic snowman she made in our backyard. I put in a bit of help gathering the snow, but she was the expert builder.

Colleen looks very fetching in her furry number.

Colleen and I relax on a snow sofa.

Dalmations look good in the snow!

Steve, Colleen and Thomas. The pram could not make it in the snow, so he had to be carried.

Young Blue Eyes

Kingsmere

Me and a charming fellow I met on the common.

Everyone was bunking work and school, and getting some sledding done. There was all sorts of interesting makeshift sleds, including carpets, tea trays baking dishes, plastic bags and fridge doors. I had to use my butt. I was also interviewed for German TV!

Me, Colleen and Thomas

This was a great dog. As he played, his long hair would gather snow and get covered in snowballs on his legs and ears. A very stylist Rasta sort of look!

Nice tree

A collection of snowmen

Wimbledon Windmill

I was trying to recreate a Bev Doolittle scene in the snow and while the trees arent quite right, this dog reminded me of her painting, "A Woodland Encounter". Wish it was a fox though.

See the original here:
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Long time no jump!