England swings like a pendelum do; bobbies on bicycles two by two; Westminster Abbey and the bells of Big Ben: The rosy red cheeks of the little children.

Not sure this fits any more. No Bobbies on bicycles and they don't wear the hat like they used to. I guess Westminster Abbey and Big Ben is still there but that is out of our mission. Everything is very interesting however. The country is modernized in many ways and yet it isn't. Like nothing furnished in a house. The refrigerators are very small. Many people just have an under counter one. Most people still buy just a day or two worth of food at a time. Many do most of their shopping at little neighborhood shops. Very similer to a convience store. Our Gas and Electric are on pre-pay meters. The gas meter has a credit card which you take to a local store and have money put on it. You then plug it into the meter and the meter reads what you have paid and then you take out the card. The Electric is the same except it is an electronic key. The heating and the hot water come from the same boiler. It is a small (3' x 18") box mounted on the wall beside the sink in the kitchen. When you turn on the hot water it comes on and heats the water. When you put the setting on heat then I guess it will run a lot more. There are radiators in each room. No thermostat. No settings except on all day, on in morning and evening or run it manually. It should be interesting seeing how it works.

The streets are the most interesting but I will leave that untill next time.
"Cherrio", Elder and Sister Henry