London 2025: Leighton House

Homefront update: I’ve been out 1.5 days this week with illness — a savage allergy attack that has sapped energy and joy, but by Tuesday evening I was starting to see the light of some slight energy and recovery. Maisie has been terribly worried about the squirrels eating the pumpkins on the front porch. The

London 2025: Sambourne House

Sambourne House in the Royal Borough of Kensington is the family home of legendary illustrator Linley Sambourne (1844 – 1910). The house has been preserved as it was during this lifetime, and is open for visitors several days of the week. From the house website: “When the Sambournes moved into the house in 1875, they immediately redecorated

London 2025, day three

After so many steps on Tuesday, I had a lie-in on Wednesday. Breakfast was at 730 AM — fashionably late for me! I had some NATS work to do with our region conference on the horizon in two weeks, so I spent some hotel time working in the room Wednesday morning. The day’s agenda then