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Wine Party

3109We had a wine tasting party recently to celebrate Friedel passing her WSET exam and you can see what we drank. It was good fun but next time we would choose fewer wines — it took us a while to get through so many. We’d make sure there was more food too. Everyone ate a […] Read More »

MtA Reunion

3060 On Saturday we went to a reunion in Central London of Allisonians living in the UK. The MtA president Ken Ozmon and his wife Elizabeth were there and updated us on everything going on at the university. It was also pointed out to us that Andrew’s 10-year reunion is coming up, though we don’t […] Read More »

Thames Barrier

2607Today our bicycles took us to the Thames Barrier, the flood protection for London. It’s in the east of the city, past lots of grotty industrial estates and near City Airport, but despite this the barrier itself is almost elegant with its silver sails rising up from the river. On the way back we skirted […] Read More »

Happy New Year!!

2579A very happy New Year to all our family and friends. We had a wonderful night. Dinner with friends in Brixton, then up to the centre of London to watch the fireworks, which were amazing! Then it was a quick cycle ride home. Bike was definitely the best way to travel, since there was a […] Read More »