As long time readers will know, Chris grew up with a lot of Polish influence in his life since his grandparents on his mother’s side were both from Poland, but came to the UK after the Second World War. We…
Worst HBO Ever: The Leftovers
This article will contain spoilers for all three seasons of The Leftovers. The Leftovers is an HBO show that recently finished and got great reviews. Chris and I have liked many HBO series over the years and thought this would…
A Taste of San Francisco
We recently went to San Francisco as Chris had a conference there for work. As long term readers know, we’d been before. It was a very different experience this time. I noticed completely different things, which is not surprising as…
A Comparison of US Grocery Delivery Services
When I was a little girl, I mainly remember there being pizza and Chinese delivery. Sandwich delivery popped up sometime in the last 10-20 years as well, but in the last few years, many delivery services have appeared for a…
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts 4867
A couple of weeks ago, we stopped into the used Lego store in Avondale, Bricks and Minifigs. We were just there for a punnet or two or used brick, but couldn’t help but notice there appeared to be another Hogwarts.…
Eclipse 2017
Even though Arizona is known for sun, this particular time of year is among the worst to guarantee a sunny day as we are smack dab in the middle of the monsoon season. We went out at about 9 to…
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwart’s Express 4841
I couldn’t resist getting one more addition to Harry Potter Lego collection when the Hogwarts Express was available for about 100 dollars cheaper one day. I think it was all down to there being some Amazon stickers on the box…
LEGO Simpsons 71016 the Kwik-E-Mart
Chris built the Kwik-E-Mart from the Simpsons a few months ago. It lent itself beautifully to Lego with its bright colors. It was chock full of references with the decades the Simpsons has been with us: Here’s the video:
Minor Differences: Crisps vs. Chips
A minor difference between the UK and the US is crisps and chips. Most people are familiar with the difference in terminology in that chips in the UK refers to hot fried potatoes, whereas the crispy room temperature potato product…
Roadrunners, 3-D Printing & iPhones
As some of you may have noticed from previous videos, we had some visitors fairly recently. Both my parents and Chris’s parents came in the same week in May. My parents helped us get Arizona plates. All of us went…