missing London...

"I have not been unaware of the political drama
going on, but I have not taken any sides because
politics to me, all of them seem rotten to the core
and all based on economics , not humanitarianism.
The suffering of the word seemed to me without
remedy except by what we could give individually.
I did not trust any movement or system..."

Anais Nin 1939

 

Anais Nin is one of my all time favorite writers.  She is raw and fluent and has voiced emotions and ideas about the world and the human condition that are timeless.

The quote above to me is completely relevant to now.  We are watching a parade of power brokers who throw dirt professionally and bandy the word "change" around as if they will make a difference.  But will they?  It all feels a bit hopeless sometimes, especially that all of those seeking election need vast teams around them to advise them how to be more human and likable...

Time flies...sometimes too quickly. 
2008 has been quite a whirlwind - the job has kept me busy, back and forth to the UK and now traveling throughout the USA.  I just got back from Boston and Arizona and I will soon be leaving for Tennessee and North Carolina and then back to Arizona and New Mexico and probably squeezing Texas in there as well.  London and Paris coming up again in June.
I have truly missed keeping up with vox - sending hugs out to everyone and promising myself to get back to writing and photos.
I have posted a few pics from recent travels and I can't wait to see what has been going on!

As Zach and I are sitting here and counting down the last 20 minutes of 2007, we decided that we did not want to do resolutions but we would rather focus on the positive and send some good mojo out to family and friends, so we came up with some wishes for 2008 from us to alllll of you!

We wish you peace and prosperity and the time to enjoy it all!

We wish you fun and giggles and goofiness and pure joy!

We wish an end to conflicts and the strength to move forward!

We wish that dreams do come true, especially for those less fortunate than we!

We wish everyone a Snappin' and Crackin' New Year!

Watch this space!  Things are going to be happening in a GOOD way in 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are off to the USA in the morning so catch up with everyone on the other side of the pond!

I love twilight in England - and then the twinklies come on and it is so pretty!

We got a late start and the lines were horrific at the Tower of London so we just ended up cruising around the area and checking out the sites - Mom and Zach are going to go EARLY tomorrow morning to the Tower....

Mom wanted to go to Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve so we walked down to St. Peter's just past Belsize Village.  It is a pretty little Church of England - very plain inside but the outside is old and cool looking!  Mass was...well, Mass - and I got some pictures!

Happy Holidays to all my friends and family that read my blog!  Sending out BIG HUGS and BEST WISHES to ALL!

It has been a bit of a crazy week for work and prepping to have Zach and my Mom arrive but finally THEY ARE HERE and I can get a posting up...still running a bit crazy as this weekend is all about Christmas shopping but we got and decorated our tree last night and FINALLY, it feels like Christmas!  I am so HAPPY that they are here!  So here are some shots of my munchkin and Mom and the tree and the AWESOME London Fog that finally rolled in last night but has been hanging around the city for a bit!  Today we are off to Harrod's - WOOHOO!