Farewell London . . .

Thanks all for the BBQ on Sunday. . . . it was a lovely lovely way for us to leave the life we had in London with you all. We had a great time and we have Jen to thank for her creative culinary efforts and of course to spending her precious time on it. Thanks Jen and All.

For Pics of the Party - click right here to go to the shared Kodak Gallery.


It was ironic that a London "pre-planned BBQ" actually went ahead without raining. Every other BBQ/Picnic over 8.5 years if it was organized more than a few days before - it definitely rained! It was also typical that on the day we flew, the Airport Direct Taxi was late, the traffic was bad and it was rainy and grey. Typical - our last and enduring image of London Heathrow was raining and gray!! Helene Shel and I, arrived at the airport from Heathrow Express in only just enough time to check in, run through security and to the furthest gate possible (United Airlines only pay for the cheapest gates these days it seems) and straight on the plane. No chance for a coffee and snack and a little duty free shopping unfortunately. So our food intake for the day was entirely Inflight Meals. . . Hmmm. Nice. You have to pay for Alcohol on United now - at least in Economy anyways. No upgrades or Exit rows this time. . . Just bog standard economy!

We arrived at JFK and picked up Joy and Helene's mauve 1992 BMW convertible, whipped the top down, whacked in one of Sheldons 80's compilation cassettes, put on the sunglasses and drove direct out to the Hamptons. We joined Joy and all their friends at an Amagansett beach house that a friend of their's owns. The Hamptons are a lovely place - full of lovely beach houses similar to the ones found in the Northern Beaches of Sydney - minus the huuuuge SUVs and American Flags flying! We will be here for a week or so then going back to Chappaqua for a few days to sort sheldons NY Storage.

We love you all lots and thanks for your support throughout this busy time for us. It is deeply appreciated and we owe you all in ways that can't be measured.

Remember - please keep in contact with our numerous addresses and websites that we have sent you and if you change home address or phone numbers - please let us know so we can keep your details uptodate.