Liberty for all!

Spent a quiet morning catching up on email, shower time, sleep time, and reading time.

Had a lunch meeting to say goodbye to our first board member, Eski Thomas, who has decided to move on after the excitement of a start up experience, but will remain a supporter and friend for years to come.  Since Green's was our first lunch meeting with Eski, it was fitting that it was our last with her.  Great care was given to honoring her at the Board meeting yesterday and in her presence today.  Don't think she expected it, which made our thank yous and presentation that much sweeter.  Thanks Eski.  I learned a lot from her....and since she and her husband are movie producers, today's lunch gave me a bird's eye view into the workings of the Cannes Film Festival, a staple in their business life.  Jeremy's (Eskie's husband) film was nominated in the festival but came up short of winning.  It was a Japanese film (his second in that country) and it was an indication of its importance and popularity that his production was nominated.

Eskie Thomas of London

After a long lunch, I caught a cab to the Liberty Department store just off Regent Street.  This store, the only one in London, is in original form of beautiful hard wood floors through out, 5 stories of wood paneling with a central open atrium, and a brand of "true British" design in clothing, housewares, and accessories.  My quest was for some exquisite egg cups designed in wonderfully accurate images of farm and wild animals.  An eagle's head is "spot on" and a wonderful receptacle of paper clips on the desk!
Once my purchases were made, I gaily hailed a pedi-cab and had a delightful ride back to our apartment in Shepherd's Market of Mayfair.

We're now taking a break from the work and heading by train to Edinburgh tomorrow morning.  Four hours of a ride through the countryside will be delightful, and a few days in Scotland will charge our batteries, so to speak.