Around town

So what have I been up to in the past few months?  Quite a bit, and yet nothing at all.  Although it seemed that I should update my blog before I start the new year so that I can start fresh then!  So tonight I get to put up a ton of new entries, and then I swear I'll stay updated next year!  (I promise!)

There was a trip to Hyde Park, to wander around and forget about all the traffic and noise that's associated with living in one of the busiest tiny cities in the world . . .

And then the very cool Bloomsbury Festival that is held in the blocks surrounding my Uni every year . . .

 A teepee!

 Amazing African music

They just so very appealed to my inner Martha!

And then the unbelievable Hyde Park Christmas Village!  Complete with festival rides, Haunted Houses, skating rink and ferris wheel bar!

 He even sings!

 No haunted houses at Halloween, but about four in the Christmas Village.  Hmm...

 It's like Etsy, but not on-line.  The most amazing hand-made goods you'll find anywhere!

And I've even found one or two nights for cooking!  (Although yes, I do need to be cooking more!  But after Thanksgiving I thought I needed a break.  And Christmas (although I don't have pics) involved homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast and a vegan "wellington" for dinner along with roast potatoes and lovely red wine.  The wellington definitely needs some tweaking, it was quite the dinner!  Except that the gravy was also ruined when the salt grinder bottom popped off and about a million chunks of salt fell right into the pan!  that was extremely sad.

 Enchiladas and pasta from http://www.vegiehead.com/main-meals.html.  Amazing site with quick, fresh main meals.  Definitely a site worth keeping track of.  And what's pasta without homemade garlic bread?

Move-in day into my new place in Camden.  You have to have take-out pizza and wine for that, right?  And Pizza Express, the Papa John's of London, has a few amazing vegan options with wonderful veggies!

And to show that not everywhere in London is brick or stone, we have some gorgeous flowers growing in our back garden.

That's all for now!  I'll let you know how Morocco goes once I'm back at the end of next week!  I'm terrified to go, but I'm absolutely so excited about it!  I've never been to Africa before, so this will definitely be a fantastic new experience!!