teaching an old monkey new skills

We've learned a whole set of new skills, and I'm not sure what we'll do with them once we leave (soon).

For instance, here out of necessity you become quite gifted at balancing a week's worth of grocery bags on the handlebars of your bicycle and manoeuvring the sharp corners of the tiny lanes of cambridge without getting your groceries caught in the spikes of your wheels. it's better than the circus - especially on week-ends when tourists invade the town and cross the streets without looking. all good fun.

We've also learned to distinguish the nuances of the dress code, and pick out the differences between a garden party and a may ball in june, or a june event, or a formal dinner, or a black tie or white tie event, or drinks at the president's, or the henley royal regatta (for that last one, think Ascot with the big hats). We've also never put all of our formal wear, gowns, tux and all to such use. I'm sure it'll miss being pulled out of the closet with such frequency. I'm not sure we will miss it as much.

So what next?

Well.... drum roll... the plan is to move to the south of france! Stay tuned.