Today started slowly, couldn't seem to wake up! After breakfast & coffee at BB the French cafe, we were off for the tube to tour the Tower.It was another amazingly beautiful & sunny day, and the audio tour was outstanding!After spending several hours at the Tower, we took the tube to Picadilly Circle & set out for gifts for the family. Loved the...
We have lived in our house for more than 12 years, and what with owning a small store, I really haven't put any energy, money, or time towards home improvement other than what was necessary. Finally this year that changed. We decided to start with getting the downstairs painted. Our home has an open floor plan so we picked a single color to...
We got a late start today, pretty tired still from everything going on and getting ready for this fantastic trip. We started off with breakfast at our French Bakery, BB Cafe (fantastic coffees & pastries), then we were off to catch a tour on the Original Bus Tour.A double decker bus driven by former drivers of the Indy 500! We finally figured out...
Visiting Annie Sloan's StoreWe took the coach from London to Oxford, and Annie's store was just around the corner from our stop! I was so excited!!!First off the store is very nice, with almost everything painted with her fantastic Chalk Paint®. Yes, the walls, the furniture, some upholstery.Annie also had loads more fabric than we stock.... Something to think about maybe?But my favorite...
Today we were off on the coach to Oxford and to see Annie's shop. First breakfast at a fantastic French bakery right by our hotel. Started the day with a mocha & a quiche, surrounded by divine dessert temptations.And many of these meringue treesWe vowed to come back for dessert later but we are off to catch the coach at the Victoria station...
Continuing on our wonderfully long first day. By the time we had left our bags at the hotel (we were way to early to check in) had a Starbucks (with caffeine), grabbed our coats (beautifully sunny but a bit breezy), we were ready to see London. Our hotel is located by the beautiful Westminster Bridge and the London Eye.From the Westminster bridge we...
Hello everyone!We are in England for the European Chalk Paint® Conference. I am so excited, can't wait to see the international Stockist that we met in New Orleans (March) again. Plus meet a whole bunch more from all across Europe. Since I have never been to Europe before, we flew in a few days early to get in some sight seeing before heading to...
