Off to England

Well, Dan is in England! We transported him and all his belongings (1 duffle bag, 1 backpack and 1 carry-on) to the airport last Monday night to catch the red-eye to Heathrow. It was hard for mom to see him go even though I am so happy for him but you girls will know what I am talking about. I will concentrate on the good side and now have a very good excuse to go abroad!
It was nice to have the family out for Easter. Gram has been here since Thursday and Mark and Margot came down on Saturday and picked up Erin on the way to come for the weekend as well. I think Gram enjoyed herself even thought she seems reluctant to be away from her home base for very long. We played lots of games of Scrabble and managed to play some bridge as well. Erin suffered through 2 games of Oh Hell and I think almost enjoyed it. The weather has been gorgeous (it will be 18 degrees today and sunny) and according to the weatherman will remain that way all week. Time for gardening!!
Now Friday and we have since received emails from Dan and a phone call. All is going well. He is in the process of finding suitable lodging. In the meantime, his firm is putting him up at a hotel very close to where he works. He begins work officially on Monday but has been over to meet everyone and for a tour of ongoing projects. He has a couple of appointments tomorrow to look at apartments and hopes to get that end of things buttoned up as soon as possible.
He finds that all the doors in England open OUT and has been caught every single time. Funny!
All for now.