Well if I could figure out how to download photos from my stupid phone I'd put some here but that will just have to wait til Grace is back from London.  Mind you she has shown me how to do this before but the girl has the patience of a gnat and doesn't give me two seconds to get my head around it before snatching the phone out of my hand and saying "Fer Chrissakes woman!".  Who raised this kid?!

She is in London doing  two review classes to prepare for the IB final exams that will determine whether she gets into the UK school of her choice or not.  That looks to be the decision.  London.  It's a very big city but it's closer to Mummy so I'm good!  I plan on spending a lot of time there.  Only a hop-skip and a jump away!

Sooooo.  This past Friday I took a train to Rome to meet up with two dear friends from home.  D was in Rome for business and N met us there for a college reunion of sorts.  As usual the weather was perfect and all the recent terror threats in Europe have kept the number of tourists down so the city was even maneuverable.  That's rare.  We had a great dinner in the Old Jewish Ghetto section and visited the Villa Torlonia where Mussolini and his family lived during his years in power.  Very cool.  Then D flew home and N came back up here with me for a couple of days.  We ate and drank too much and had a lovely time.  She was really hoping to catch an episode of Insane Upstairs Neighbors but the only time they acted up we were out of the apartment.  GP telephoned and tried to let her hear over the phone but you really need the full stereo effect.  She was mightily disappointed.  Otherwise all went well.  There is nothing like old friends who have known you through all your past lives.  I miss them already!

This week I'm off work and catching up on spring cleaning, paperwork and other crap I shove aside all year 'cause I'd rather watch Poldark (Aiden Turner.  Need I say more?) or James Corden (he can sing, he can act, he's funny AND he's an adorable chubby Brit!).  Grace is back Saturday.  I'll get some photos up then!  xxoo me