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It was a quiet Monday in Windsor. The morning was quite cool and misty. A "Soft" morning as our Irish pastor back in NY used to call rainy days. We walked Abby to school after checking on the Internet to see which animal has the longest tail. (Care to guess?) I had made a scarf for Bridget and this morning we woke to find Abby wearing it as a tail, which then prompted Abby to ask the "animal tail" question. Isn't the Internet amazing!

After Abby went to school Ger and I walked down to the Bodega to get Ger his paper and then returned home for a nice quiet breakfast. We have to start emptying the fridge as we are all leaving on Saturday. After breakfast and cleaning up the kitchen Ger vacuumed while I did a couple of loads of wash and started to pack. It is strange to think we are leaving this place. It feels so natural to be here and yet I know I want my own bed back so I guess that means we have to leave and return to the states.

The day did include some reading, (still reading "The Pillars of the Earth". I remember the characters from the last time I read the book but I don't remember all the wonderful plots that intertwine throughout the book. It is a GREAT read!) And what would a quiet day be without a nap or two? We did manage to sneak in a few ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ's. When it was time to pick up Abby the day was much warmer and sunnier. When we came home we got talking with one of the neighbors and invited her and her 15 month old little girl in to see "The Manor House". People are fascinated with this house and all want to get a look inside. I could sell tickets at a pound a piece and make a small fortune. As usual she was quite taken with the size of the place. She said her husband had gone to school here when it was part of a boys school. We haven't been able to figure out just how it was set up as part of a school but the entire manor house certainly is big enough.

After the neighbor left Abby, Grandpa and I put some of the many apples in the fridge to good use. We went on line and found a recipe for apple cake. Together we baked the cake and prepared the potatoes and the burgers for dinner. Kyle arrived home to a busy kitchen and a hot apple cake right out of the oven. Abby suggested we skip the burgers and go right for the cake but we out voted her. Dinner and dessert were delicious and now Abby is sound asleep, Kyle is working and Ger and I are getting ready to call it a night.

Tomorrow may bring an adventure. We have a couple of things we would like to do before we leave so depending on the weather we may check out some gardens or take a boat tour of the Thames. You'll have to wait till tomorrow to find out.