So long, London! On the plane home after an great trip. Kind of wild the ground we were able to cover in just three days but we got lucky with perfect weather, concert was beyond amazing and the PL soccer match was great fun too even if the evil team won. We managed to see the neighborhoods recommended and G is plotting how to live there for a bit.

Speaking of London, does anyone have any restaurant recommendations? Anywhere near the center, local food not too touristy if possible.

Resurfacing after an amazing Banff trip. Had all kinds of weather being it spring and hiked in everything from beautiful sunny days through rain to all out snowstorm. We did have enough good weather every day to make things very manageable.

So A and I are heading to Banff next week (with help from jenupton) and I am wondering what we may need as far as hiking goes. We are both in good shape, and acquired and broke in hiking shoes. Just doing day hikes no camping, what are the must haves I may not be thinking about?

Speaking of kids G just called that she will get to cover the Sixers - Knicks playoff series at MSG this weekend. After covering Wrestlemania in Philly a couple weeks ago, this is another big fun event to go to and cover. She is very excited!

Interesting, I prefer self check out and if given the choice will always do it over using a cashier.

We are planning to go to Toledo for family visit combined with eclipse viewing (hopefully) next month. I am trying to get the glasses ordered and there are so many from cheap to somewhat pricey ones. I know several of you have done it already, does it matter which ones you order or are the cheap Amazon 10-packs fine?

I am supposed to bring desert to the game this weekend and just learned several players are gluten free. I recall some of you may be, any suggestions for good store bought gluten free desert?

Speaking of our kids' post college work, this is G's article from last nightJason Kelce finally meets Taylor Swift, celebrates s...

Seems like everyone is too old for Christmas magic, people did not care to wake up to open presents before church (which everyone rolled with even though DH is the only one who cared to go) and now we are sitting at Starbucks with little interest in getting home and open things.