The Return of Strong Internet Connections!

That's right folks, we've finally got our internet hookups squared away, after much consternation and many long phone calls to multiple concerned parties. The "Death Star" is fully armed and operational, as they say. "They" referring to evil galactic emperors, of course.

Let's see, the last post I was able to complete was about Sweden a few weeks ago, and even then I was catching up. This summer has been flying by, Anna and I have both been hard at work--for the most part. My time has been divided between the several libraries at which I do my research. I wish I could take pictures of the reading rooms at the British Library, because they are fantastic. Where else would I get to handle and read original copies of books printed in the 1880's? I'll see if I can come up with some contraband evidence without getting kicked out. Anna has been taking several courses in design, sewing pattern adaptation, color, and styling. She is developing her plans for an image consulting business, and working hard at it!

Here are some pictures!

Tim turned 60 this year, and the big surprise for his birthday was getting the whole family together. As you can tell, he wasn't exactly expecting us all from the four corners of the world. New York, San Francisco, London and La Crosse, all getting slightly closer together these days!


So we says to ourselves, "since we're about the business of surprisin' anyway, let's see how many we can fit into one trip." Mom's near-heart-attack-of-joy was certainly a good one!


Of course, the planets aligned and brought many friends home during the exact time period in which we were so secretly back in La Crosse...so naturally we went bowling! This is, after all, what We do.


In case you needed more proof that we are really awesome...we're totally famous...

So there's just a taste of our little jaunt back across the pond. It was far too short, and full of good times and great memories. There's just a taste for now, but, as I've been promising for some time, now that the internet Force is with us once more, there will be updates aplenty--especially considering our visits and upcoming events! More on that later, and cheers for now!