Friday, March 8 – Harrow on the Hill

Well, it’s been a busy month of traveling! I’m a little tired actually. Probably old age, because I was doing a heck of a lot more moving around last year! Sad!

I’ll be spending the next 3+ weeks in London. I have a lot of activities planned though, so hopefully you won’t become too bored as you follow along!

Today was my usual day-after trip routine: grocery run, photo review, and rest!

Saturday, March 9 – Harrow on the Hill

Okay, I have to admit, I was kind of lazy today. It was a nice day though, so I had to get outside; ended up going for a good walk.

Travel Note: Unless I have something specific planned, I’ve been tending to avoid London on the weekends. It is definitely more crowded, and it seems like there are always demonstrations of some sort taking place.

Sunday, March 10 – Harrow on the Hill

We have rain today; a perfect excuse to work on my Bucharest Journal Entry!

Sidenote: Georgina asked me what camera I use. I actually have two. For inside and low-light photos I use an iPhone 13 mini. For outside, I have a Canon PowerShot SX160 IS that I bought a few years ago. I’m pretty sure the iPhone is the better camera, but I don’t like to have my phone out a lot when I’m walking around outside (probably overly cautious!), and I like to preserve the phone’s battery life as well. I was leaning towards upgrading the Canon, but the more I think about it, I probably just need to learn how to use it to its full capabilities! I rely on “AUTO” mode exclusively (lazy much?!?).

Both are red. Coincidence?

Monday, March 11 – Harrow on the Hill

I finished up the Bucharest Journal Entry this morning, and went out for a walk in the afternoon.

Am I boring you to death? Sorry about that! Hang in there, because tomorrow it will start getting more interesting, I promise!

Tuesday, March 12 – Harrow on the Hill

A rainy morning. Seems like the perfect time to start working on my taxes. I know. Ugh! (I have filed an extension though, so I’m not required to have it done by April 15).

A while back I booked a play that I will be attending this evening in London. It piqued my interest for a few reasons. It’s not a typical West End production. It would probably be considered off-Broadway by New York standards (maybe even off-off-Broadway?). The venue (Park Theatre) is very small; the seating capacity is 200. And the star of the show was someone I was curious about. I’ll further explain by way of this excerpt from the Time Out London review of the play:

Emmy and Golden Globe award winner, and Academy Award nominee Felicity Huffman’s career famously went off the rails in 2019 after a very American scandal that involved her paying a stranger to take her daughter’s A-Level equivalents for her. Huffman was arrested, went to jail, and hasn’t worked a lot since. But London is the perfect place to opt for a low-key relaunch: the whole affair sounds so weird to the average Brit that I doubt there’s much antipathy towards her.

The name of the play is Hir. I enjoyed it, although it touched on topics that may not be to everyone’s tastes (PTSD, gender identity, mental health). It was a little uncomfortable at times, but that’s okay. Here’s a link to the Theatre’s summary of the play, if you’d like further information. Oh, and the cost of the ticket was only £29.

Sidenote:

In light of the recent controversy surrounding a fellow amateur photographer, I want to assure you, my readers, that I have never and will never publish a photo that has been manipulated in any way. I welcome the scrutiny of the news agencies and internet detectives!