We expected this to be a memorable time, but it was the workarounds and unknown unknowns that made it better than we hoped.
One of the best things about London is the surprise street art. Here is Bonnners fish and chip shop in Walthamstow after a visit from Banksy. Wendy Howitt
After three years of thought and three months of hard preparation, we thought we knew everything there was to know about taking a mid-career break in London for a year.
We knew there would be challenges – the weather, the cost, the separation from our 20-something kids (the known knowns in Donald Rumsfeld’s famous words).
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