Very much enjoyed the hospitality of Karen’s sister Patti and her husband Mark and their furry housemates. Got to spend time with niece Rebecca and her special guy, Will. On Monday evening we had a delightful visit with Karen’s sister, Alice. On Tuesday afternoon we headed north into Oklahoma.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
The purpose of our trek to Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham in the southwest of London was to see a recently recovered bronze bust of the Emperor Caligula but we discovered so much more in the recently restored 18th Century “little Gothic castle” built by Horace Walpole.
Please tell me that you three played some cards! And was there any vanilla extract?
It looks like Steve is trying to do a Vulcan Mind Meld with that cat! What an incredible trip you two are on. Hope to see you soon. Kathy