Ms. Homebody, A Day In The Life Of

     After a full 24 hours traveling, I was easily able to fall asleep yesterday night. After sleeping a full 12 hours, I feel refreshed and comfortable with English time. Jess, fortunately, shuffled her way out of bed only ten minutes before I did, making my 11am wake-up seem less outrageous. Of course, Lynne, ever full of energy, had already been to work out, get her car washed, and stopped by the local grocery for milk and eggs.

     Needless to say, our morning slipped away quickly, but by 2pm we were out the door and on our way to Market Drayton, a lovely little English town. While bigger than Loggerheads, it is still quite small, but boasts several "charity shops"- which are shops owned by charities, that take unwanted donated items, and then sell them for a low cost; the proceeds go directly to the charity itself - two different grocery stores, and a quaint English church. It is a great little place, and fun for a quick afternoon stroll.

     This evening was really the greatest treat. Since I had never been to eat Indian food, Lynne, Jess and David took me to a great local Indian restaurant. Comprised of a small bar and about six tables, exotic food was rushed in to us from every direction. Even now I cannot name the various dishes I tasted, but all of it was good; nothing like what I was expecting. All in all it was a great day, and I feel so blessed to be a part of this family. Tomorrow we will go to Nottingham, yes the birthplace of Robin Hood, and I hope to have even more interesting photos with which to awe and amuse you. Here is a little taste of my first day in England.

A little (very little) street in Market Drayton.

A classic Tudor style building. There were several of these buildings around the town that were well preserved and home to many various businesses.

The Tudor Style.

A local pub in Market Drayton

The church of Market Drayton.

What I found so interesting about this home was the multitude of ivy vine which covered it. I cannot imagine how beautiful it must be during the summer.

A historic building, unfortunately, I didn't check out the sign as we passed by it.

Jess posing for me in front of Boots.

Lynne and Jess on our stroll.

Jack, Jess's friend, who turned bright red after I took this photo of him at work in the local grocery store. I think the customers in our line were really confused why his photo was being taken by this girl with a big camera.

OOOOO…. Indian food.

Lynne and Dave at dinner.

Jess, handing me a bowl of curry with chicken and I red cherry on top.