Marks and Spencer

This roll-on deodorant has been living in my travel backpack since I returned from our family vacation last year in the UK.  

I purchased it at an M&S Simply Foods grocery within walking distance of our digs at the Royal Horseguards Hotel.  As a near lifetime user of Old Spice (original stick formula) deodorant this was a pleasant change of pace.  Not the roll-on feature - the scent.  A very pleasing scent.

Anyway, it's all used-up from traveling since then and I got to wondering if it was available for sale anywhere locally.  Nada.  Not Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Pick & Save or Tadych's.  I didn't find it online at Costco either. 

I did find it for sale (and denominated in USD) at Amazon UK.  Unfortunately, the UK website in typical polite British form regrets to inform me: This item cannot be dispatched to your selected delivery location.  Please choose a different delivery location.

Obviously, somewhere on their side of the pond.

I did find something similar to the UK product available via our Prime account at Amazon.

But I'll give it a rest for the present and return to the comfort of my familiar Old Spice.

Besides, you never know when a travel opportunity might pop-up that results in a return to the UK. 

I can scratch that itch then. 

Meanwhile, if you're traveling to the UK and surrounding environs keep your eye peeled for Marks and Spencer and their smaller M&S Simply Foods.  You have my personal assurance you will find everything thing you need at regular pricing - even in midtown London.  Same for Monoprix in France.

Happy traveling.... 

Friday Music

Composed and sung by Bob Dylan Knockin' on Heaven's Door is included in the soundtrack for the 1973 movie:  Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.  Released as a single – it rose to Number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.  It brings back a number of fond memories from my last year in high school. 

 

On our recent travels we scored tickets for a Van Morrison concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.

 

This particular song has been covered by a number of other musicians including Guns N’ Roses. This is a particularly nice cover by Eric Clapton From the Royal Albert Hall.  

 

Nice venue.  Great tune.....

 

Missing Pieces

During the power outage last week we had some neighbors staying over as we had our standby generator keeping the house on life support.  Our power was restored in reasonably short order - they went for five days without power before it was restored.  

Anyway, we started a jigsaw puzzle consisting of a map of London in 1666.  Jill completed it last Sunday.  It was only missing three pieces which we attribute to the dog.  They too have passed.

By the time this is published Jill has begun another jig saw puzzle - a modern day map of London that includes some three dimensional pieces.

Stay-tuned.....