Hi friends - Life has been a whirlwind for me and I wanted to bring you up to speed a bit and share some (ok - a lot of) pictures.
In September, I had a magical week with my older daughter, Mariel, in a trip to London to see "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." I bought the tickets a year ago when I first learned of the production. (I'm a huge HP fan!). It was truly magical, in a way that only theater can be.
With movies, you know that CGI is creating a lot of the effects. At the show, Mariel and I kept poking each other and whispering - how did they do that?
Mariel agreed to a week of Potter geekdom, and we fully embraced it, touring the Warner Brothers studio where a lot of the filming took place,
visiting Platform 9 and 3/4,
and visiting Oxford and London locations for the movies. (Oh, and Mariel was checking out the Oxford University Applied Linguistics Masters program !)
I managed to sneak in a visit to my favorite London landmark, the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens.
After a Potter and fantasy-filled week, we headed to the Czech Republic. Mariel spent a year there as a Fulbright scholar and returned to teach English for a few months. We arrived just in time for the Znojmo wine festival,
I headed home, knowing I was leaving my daughter in the place she's meant to be. It was a wonderful time together. These times are so special, and I definitely savored every moment. Of course, I had my sketchbook and paints with me; I even found some time to make art. Here are some of the watercolor doodles I made in coffee shops and on the plane!
Have you had any adventures lately? Please link/share in the comments!
In September, I had a magical week with my older daughter, Mariel, in a trip to London to see "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." I bought the tickets a year ago when I first learned of the production. (I'm a huge HP fan!). It was truly magical, in a way that only theater can be.
With movies, you know that CGI is creating a lot of the effects. At the show, Mariel and I kept poking each other and whispering - how did they do that?
Mariel agreed to a week of Potter geekdom, and we fully embraced it, touring the Warner Brothers studio where a lot of the filming took place,
visiting Platform 9 and 3/4,
and visiting Oxford and London locations for the movies. (Oh, and Mariel was checking out the Oxford University Applied Linguistics Masters program !)
I managed to sneak in a visit to my favorite London landmark, the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens.
After a Potter and fantasy-filled week, we headed to the Czech Republic. Mariel spent a year there as a Fulbright scholar and returned to teach English for a few months. We arrived just in time for the Znojmo wine festival,
And a tour of a local vineyard.
I headed home, knowing I was leaving my daughter in the place she's meant to be. It was a wonderful time together. These times are so special, and I definitely savored every moment. Of course, I had my sketchbook and paints with me; I even found some time to make art. Here are some of the watercolor doodles I made in coffee shops and on the plane!
Have you had any adventures lately? Please link/share in the comments!
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Excellent post. So glad that you had this wonderful time with you daughter and Harry Potter.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures and memories; your daughter is as lovely as you are. Congratulations to the blog hop winner! xo
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pics from your trip thanks so much for sharing!!! And congrats to the winner of the blog hop!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing trip and how special to spend it with your daughter. Who by the way, is gorgeous and looks just like you. My family and I are also big HP fans so I can only imagine how amazing that was.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing trip and how special to spend it with your daughter. Who by the way, is gorgeous and looks just like you. My family and I are also big HP fans so I can only imagine how amazing that was.
ReplyDeleteSuch fun photos!
ReplyDeleteCan you adopt me? A trip of a lifetime for you and to spend it with Mariel. You both are beauties. .. now, those flowers? Geezelouize.. i need to practice more watercolors. Help!!! Love ya, JS.
ReplyDeleteSuper pics! So glad you had that time together.
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