Mum's the Word

In England, Mother's day is in April.  All the greeting cards say "Happy Mum's Day".  So this blog is dedicated to Jon's Mum (Janet Hill) who came for a visit in July.

Unfortunately, the weather was not ideal, but it was friendly on a few of the days.  We sure enjoyed her visit.  She arrived three days after we moved into our new house.  We frantically painted the pink room to tan and cream as to not have her wake up in a Pepto-Bismol nightmare.  It was a photo finish but we were happy with the results.

The first journey we took her on was to Knole Estate.  We rented a car while she was here, so we drove there instead of taking the bus to the Southern Rail to London Bridge to connect to Southeastern Rail to Sevenoaks, followed by a 2 mile walk to the Estate.  Mum was most appreciative.  Knole estate is a beautiful jewel in the British crown (not the actual crown) where the fallow deer run free and hills roll on for days.  Mum viewed the whole estate from the comfort of her rolling chair and the deer were very friendly to her (and so was her "driver"):

After Knole Estate, we took her to the Pub where they serve the "Best Cheeseburgers in England" (from a previous post). Wouldn't you know it, they were out of cheeseburgers that day.  So instead, Mum had the "Best Steak and Ale Pie" in England that day.  Here's Mum ordering the Cheeseburger outside the pub:

One of the best day trips we had was a walk along the promenade of the River Thames.  The weather was quite nice that day.  It was a very peaceful day as you can see: 

We then took Mum over to Trafalgar Square to see the new fountain and the countdown clock to the Olympic Games in 2012.  Mum was getting cold and sprayed near the fountain so she decided to take a little trip of her own:

While Mum was here we had a housewarming party so she could meet some of our new friends -- let's face it...we wanted to show off Mum and our new house! We love having family and friends come to visit us here in London.  The invitation is always open. So...thank you Mum for coming to see us.

In England, "Grease" is not the word, "Mum's" the word!

We love you Mom.