ENGLISH STRAWBERRIES

So we thought we knew what strawberries tasted like -we had forgotten about English strawbs-they are too delicious-now I know what the whole Wimbledon strawberries and cream is all about -English caviar! And now we've had raspberries -big and plump and full of flavour and I LOVE the supermarkets.  We have a small Waitrose near us - and what excellent stuff they have on their shelves and so much O stuff (organic for those of you who don't know that my family are sick of me using the O word!) and only a teeny bit more expensive than the non-O stuff . I am also trying to work out if London is one of the most expensive cities in the world, how come the products in the supermarkets are often cheaper than NZ!

 Can you see the name on the window? Best pic I could get - there was scaffolding all around the front .

 So, is LONDON # 1 on my list?  1stly, no rain (well nearly none), Hampstead Heath as gorgeous as ever, each part of “suburban” London its own little village and everyone speaks English-after 2 ½ months of being in  a haze of foreign languages, it’s a treat!  And we went to Moro in Exmouth Market for dessert - !  And Ottolenghi for lunch-Gil did say “Mom, just like you cook”!
I have always felt so at home in London  And it hasn’t disappointed in the least.

Wonderful Holland Park-you walk through and feel in parts as if you are in the country. An all time favourite-just as I remember it from the '70s!

Tomorrow we leave for SF and it’s goodbye to Gil-enough said.