Monthly Archives: December 2011

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by TBM

Happy holidays everyone! I won’t be blogging much over the next week or so. However, I am planning on participating in Caroline’s watchalong of the movie Master and Commander on Dec. 27th. If you would like to take part in … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | Tagged Happy Holidays, Master and Commander | 44 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (Dec. 22)

Posted on December 22, 2011 by TBM

A foggy morning on the beach did not deter this surfer from jumping into the frigid ocean to catch some waves.

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged Cape Ann, Foggy Mornings, Long Beach, Massachusetts, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Surfers, Surfing, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo | 36 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (Dec. 21)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by TBM

I wonder what he sees. Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Posted in Africa, Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged Africa, Birds, Botswana, Chobe National Park, Eagles, Nature, Photography, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo, Wildlife | 22 Comments

Award Winning Books Reading Challenge

Posted on December 21, 2011 by TBM

Some of you may have wondered if I was done signing up for reading challenges for 2012. And the answer is no. Even though I have committed myself to reading ten novels by Dickens and War and Peace I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Award Winning Novelists, Award Winning Novels, Charles Dickens, Foundation, Illuminatus Trilogy, Issac Asimov, Novels, Reading Challenges, Robert Anton Wilson, Robert Shea, War and Peace | 21 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (Dec. 20)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by TBM

This was our view while sitting at the pool in Honduras.

Posted in Central America, Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged Central America, Green, Honduras, Lush Rainforest, Nature, Photography, rainforest, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo | 16 Comments

St Bartholomew the Great

Posted on December 20, 2011 by TBM

Last week, Isobel from IsobelandCat’s Blog told me about A Service of Nine Lessons & Carols with the Choir of St Bartholomew the Great. We attended this service on Sunday night. Not only was the singing amazing, but the church … Continue reading →

Posted in London | Tagged A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, Augustinian Priory, Christmas, Churches, England, English Churches, English History, Great Fire of London, London, Photography, St. Bartholomew the Great, World War I, World War II | 38 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (Dec. 19)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by TBM

The lush rainforest in Honduras.

Posted in Central America, Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged Central America, Green, Honduras, Nature, Photography, Pico Bonito National Park, rainforest, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photo | 28 Comments

Trying to Get Back into a Routine

Posted on December 19, 2011 by TBM

Since moving to London I have been lazy in the mornings. In Boston I would get up early, go for a walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, have a little breakfast, and then head to work. In London, since I … Continue reading →

Posted in Everyday life | Tagged England, Habits, Life, London, Mornings, Routines, Sunrise | 36 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (Dec. 18)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by TBM

Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts.

Posted in Travel, Travel Photos | Tagged American Authors, American history, American Literature, Concord, Henry David Thoreau, History, Massachusetts, Photography, Transcendentalism, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Travel Photos, Walden Pond | 26 Comments

Travel Photo of the Day (Dec. 17)

Posted on December 17, 2011 by TBM

Can you see me? This photo was taken in Botswana outside of the Pom Pom camp in the Okavango Delta.

Posted in Africa | Tagged Africa, Botswana, Leopards, Nature, Okavango Delta, Photography, Pom Pom Camp, Travel Blog, Travel Journal, Wildlife | 29 Comments