I unpacked my bags today, and started going through my mountain of junk mail.
It’s bitterly cold on the East Coast (Boston at -6 °F/ -21°C), and frozen iguanas are falling out of the trees in Florida. Zoologists say they will ‘thaw’ again and come back to life. Here is Seattle it was a balmy 49°F/ 9°C today, with rain.
Top: My porcelain mugs and creamer survived in my luggage without breaking. It’s for my coffee in the morning, and from porcelain manufacturer Rosenthal’s factory in Selb in Bavaria, that dates back to 1879. I love the colors and the simple design. Bottom: I took advantage of my stop at Heathrow to get my grubby hands on the shiny new 12-sided one-pound coin, as well as the new £10 polymer note with its cool holographs. The first note printed was reportedly given to the Queen, the second note to Prince Philip, the third to Theresa May (Prime Minister), and the fourth to Philip Hammond (Chancellor of the Exchequer).
