here i am in chesham, staying with some friends for the next few days. it's a relaxed town - the perfect place to kick back before getting into some more travel. chesham looks like something out of a cliché english storybook - with quaint old houses & a milkman that delivers fresh pints every other morning. to give an idea, it is the set of many midsomer murders' episodes...
i'm crashing at some friend's of my parents from when they lived out here in the 80s. they have two of the cutest little boys i've ever met - robert (3) & harrison (just over 18 months). it's been a nice break to spend some time with the whole family, and (since the weather has been unseasonably hot) being able to sit outside in the sun without even needing a cardigan. european summer is definitely on its way!
i'm currently sitting inside my favourite café in chesham - the drawing room. it's a joint café & art gallery, and the building is actually the artist's own house (with 1/2 dedicated to the café, and the upstairs being a gallery), so the whole place resonates a really homey feel.
they make the most delicious organic tomato and lentil soup, it is totally mouthwatering. i can almost taste it now...
& to top it all off - they have free wi-fi. i've spent the past few days here, organising my next couple of weeks, before i head off to paris. where am i going, you ask? you'll just have to wait and see...
S.
