Happy Tuesdays is the name of a little store in Pennsylvania - sometimes I think about that on Tuesdays.

Wanted to backtrack a bit and write about our trip to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. We got up on a Saturday, and Andy asked me if I wanted to go to Greenwich. I said, “Yeah, that sounds great!” and off we went. I will now admit, as I did to Andy that day, that it wasn’t until we were sitting on the hill in Greenwich eating our little picnic lunch that I realized WHY one would go to Greenwich. Turns out, Greenwich would be the home of the Royal Observatory OF Greenwich - the one of “Greenwich Mean Time” fame. Yup - THAT Greenwich. I realize most folks would have figured that out before I did, but I’m going to have to go with my fallback excuse: this is part of what makes me so charming.

The Royal Observatory is a museum now (though still an observatory, as well), and one of the most important things to do there is to have your picture taken on the Prime Meridian. Done. They also have a very well-displayed and clearly explained history of the development of sea navigation (latitude, longitude, and whatnot), and the significance of Greenwich to that development. In addition, they have an excellent exhibit on time-keeping, with accompanying clocks from various historical times and further explanation of the historical influence of Greenwich on time-keeping. There are also, as one might expect in an observatory, a few very impressive, large telescopes. Technically, the crosshairs of one of the telescopes actually define the Prime Meridian. Who knew?

Disclaimer: I will admit that some minute details (which may or may not be HUGELY important) about the Royal Observatory may have escaped my memory or perhaps just escaped my blog.

The other interesting thing about Greenwich that day was the London Green Lifestyle Show. We had a look around there, as well, discarded our rubbish appropriately, noticed the distinct LACK of compost heap and felt guilty enough to carry our banana peels around for a few hours before sneakily putting them in the regular old bin. Sorry Green folks, but you didn’t have a compost heap!

That’s it for today - Happy Tuesday!