Happy St Patrick's Day

We stopped by our local Irish pub for a quick pint of the black last evening. It got a little crazy! Funny thing is, we were really there for less than an hour!

From St Patty's 09

From St Patty's 09

Calendars

We've had some requests to add our Google Calendars back to the blog. For some reason, I'm having trouble doing this, so I'll add them embedded in this entry and try to keep it updated:

Walks in February

We still try to get out and walk every weekend when the weather is not too bad. A couple of weekends in February were good for getting out with the right clothing.

We went into London (without the doggies, it's just too crowded) to Portobello Market, where they sell everything from antiques to fresh fruit and veg. This goes several blocks down a street in central London.

Went to Hampton Court one day. This palace was the favorite of Henry VIII and is now open to the public. You can't go into the palaces with the doggies, but they are aloud to walk around the grounds. We took the train to Kingston, so it was only about a 3 mile walk. After lunch in the local pub, we grabbed a bus back.

Then we got a little out of town by going out into the Surrey hills for about a 5-6 mile walk. This was great as it was really out in the country.We meet other walkers with their dogs most all the dogs are very friendly. We met a couple with a unusually colored coat. We stopped and had lunch in Oxted, a town who's high street is still primarily 16th century buildings. The fish and chips with a pint of local ale really hit the spot!

You'll notice the pictures of streams and pond show the water oddly colored. The hills are all chalk here, and it runs into the water giving it a really unique look.