Back in the USA

Made it back home safely and had a nice welcome from Stella!
And of course it was nice to see Jen, the loft, and my neighborhood again,
and to ride my scooter in the warm Southern evening.

These past few months in London have been fantastic on many levels.
I made some great friends there with whom I hope to stay in touch,
and visit from time to time.

Its been my pleasure also to share the experience with all of you
who have participated in this blog, either by commenting or blurking.
While I'm going to give it a break for a few weeks,
I plan on posting again once in a while - so don't delete the link!

Cheers!

-Hutch

Born in the USA

These are my dear friends in London who gave me such a great send
off - with "Born in the USA" blaring from the boom box-so great I
could barely keep it together.

Office Friends

My last visit to Turner's favorite pub, the White Horse, for now anyway.

Ladies of Turner House

I'm really gonna miss these gals!

Passing the Baton

I'm pictured here with my replacement, Tamera Alexander. We've spent the last two days together going over the status of various deals she's taking over, and also showing her the flat, the tube, bus routes, and of course, the softball team. I hit a home run shortly after this photo was taken - yeah, it felt good!

Cycling in Amsterdam

In Amsterdam today where its warm and sunny. Stayed over with my old
friend from Choate, Doug Heingartner. His girl recommended renting a
bike as the best way to experience the town, which turned out to be
great advice. It was good fun cruising over the many canal bridges and
through wooded parks. I took a break from the sun and checked out the
Van Gogh
Museum, which was impressive.

Brighton Graffiti

"Um, is there any cool graffiti in Brighton?" I asked hesitantly.
Hesitantly because I am somewhat obsessed. "You have to take
pictures of stuff other than graffiti," I was informed by my husband.
So yeah, I've got some photos of buildings and bridges and statues
and animals and flowers. But if graffiti floats your boat, check this.
There's more where that came from...I'll be posting soon.

-Jen