Author: Jen

  • Purse

    The thing that holds your money, used like the word “wallet”. Boys still carry “wallets” and girls have “purses” in their bags. I think.

  • Lift Your Razor High, Sweeney

    The point is not that I lay in the aftermath of a migraine or that little pieces of my heart had been whisked away in an Addison Lee taxi a little after 2:30 am (more on that later)… The point isn’t that Drew sweetly whispered something about breakfast in my ear and walked me gently…

  • Dog’s Bollocks

    The cat’s meow, all that and a bag of chips, the stuff, something especially good.

  • Moonlight Serenade

    Who is lucky enough to have live acoustic music in their living room?! The Huddlestons, that’s who.

  • Whilst

    While, in the time between one point and another.

  • Pip pip, Cheerio, Harry Potter!

    What is going on around here?! Who ordered the tent?

  • Ta

    (Slang, informal, colloquial, considered more of an east London expression by some proper British people) Thanks.

  • Sweet

    Now that is just the right amount of museum…

  • Potty

    Nutters, bonkers, crazy, or something similar.

  • Good News/Bad News

    This has been the view out of our window this afternoon… I guess that’s perfect reason to curl up with something good to read in between loads of laundry. And fighting zombies.

  • Knock on effect

    Domino effect.

  • Calling All House Guests!

    This is sort of like a giveaway, except the winner is already the owner. Ok, admittedly, it’s not much of a giveaway at all. It’s my blog and I will call things what I want.

  • Flagging

    Unmotivated, unbothered.

  • City Life

    Another thing that rocks about living in the big city is the ease with which we are able to recycle. It doesn’t cost us anything extra to have our recycling picked up from our doorstep, twice a week. I can live with this.

  • Handy Andy

    A brand of pocket tissue.

  • Pepsi Pants

    My Aunt gave my my mom a magnet for her fridge once that said, “Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts.” My family is about like that, but I really like nuts.

  • On About

    (slang) Complaining about or long-winded excited conversation about any subject, i.e. “What are you on about?”.

  • Bush Party

    A party “in the bush” or without an address, like the woods or some remote location.

  • My Stroke of Insight

    Read any good books lately? I have a suggestion for your next bookstore run. It’s definitely not your average vampire, angst-ridden love story, but it was absolutely what I needed at this upside moment of my roller coaster ride.

  • Tommy

    A British private soldier, especially of the first world war.

  • Junk Mail

    This weekend was mostly uneventful. Ok, there was the incident with the photo and the hysterics, but otherwise calm. It was calm except for the point at which I heard the mail slot open over my right shoulder as I typed away at my desk on Sunday afternoon. Yeah, maybe I was checking out the…

  • Cello

    (slang) short for cellophane, I think. Used like this: ‘May I use your “cello”tape?’

  • The Neighbor Got Me High

    On any given night of the week, hilarity might ensue. That’s just how we roll at The Huddleston B&B. This evening’s episode is no exception; come on in.

  • Harry Patch

    There are heroes in our midst.

  • Gannet

    (slang) A person who steadily overindulges in food, especially at public events.  Like the bird.

  • Inamo

    Food and drink is plentiful in Soho; it’s also the home of innovative and interactive dining.

  • Sorted

    Settled, taken care of.

  • Cracking

    Good, sometimes better than good.

  • The Name Game

    Our little family is growing!

  • Snog

    Kiss or “make out”.

  • No They Didn’t

    Things that make you go “hmmm”…

  • Beer Mat

    Coaster; can be used with any beverage.

  • Cornet

    Ice cream cone of the sugar or wafer variety.

  • Flying

    Business First class seating is calling to me… Someday soon my boarding pass will say “Elite”. One day I will have a foot rest and my seat will recline to nearly flat. I will be spoiled and happy sleeping as the hours pass by.

  • We Are Family

    If I told you that I was spending my time with my sister playing with dolls (which may or may not be true), what would you say? Would you still love me tomorrow?

  • On the Road Again

    Yeah, yeah… It’s been a few days. Just trust me when I say we haven’t been sitting on our hands. The plane journey wasn’t extremely eventful. Since landing though, we’ve been to the country for fried green tomatoes and I went wedding dress shopping with my oldest younger sister-in-law. (It’s all about the big yellow…

  • Tom Petty. No Wait, David Bowie

    You know it is early when an image of David Bowie slips into your head, but the name Tom Petty falls off your tongue. On a related note, you know you are hungry when you are willing to squeeze warm yellow snot between two pieces of brown toast, call it an egg sandwich, and wash…

  • Woman in Black

    We heard it was scary, but how terrifying can a play really be?

  • We’ve Only Got Four Minutes

    I am quite torn between the desire for an extended period of time to myself and relief in the fact that there has been very little of that.  The schedule has been full, as you can tell by our absence.  The Tuesday night before Megan left, we must have been up until at least 1:30…

  • Madonna

    Madonna crashed the parties in London this weekend with three packed shows at the O2, coincidence? I think not.

  • That’s What I Love About Sunday

    It’s impossible to see everything in London, but we are always working to find the unmissable local favorites. We can’t introduce you to the queen, but if you’re looking to feel like you live here, we can certainly share what we know and love so far.

  • BYOI (Bring Your Own Indian)

    Are you interested in vacationing like a local? Do you have what it takes to enjoy pub lunches with professionals? Would you like to be the next guest star on www.drewandjengotolondon.com?!

  • SMF

    With the arrival of our latest guest there is a great responsibility to live up to the last… Where to start?!

  • More Nashville in London

    With the arrival of our latest guest there is a great responsibility to live up to the last… Where to start?!

  • Jennifer Explains it All

    I do want you to continue reading this blog; I know that means I have to mope less and celebrate more. Starting tomorrow. I’m kidding! Kind of. For the moment, can we focus on one of the deeper issues in life?

  • And The Winner Is…

    Congratulations to the owner of a beautiful teapot! Aren’t you the list bit curious? Click the link already.

  • Dear ol’ Dad

    Reminders are everywhere; today is the day in the UK to celebrate dads, too.

  • The Lady Likes Tea (GIVEAWAY)

    With a title like that I am sure you are all wondering what is behind the curtain… If I told you now you wouldn’t click the “continue reading” link! So go on, find out what you have to do.

  • A New Normal

    Because I have no idea how to say “thank you” to the beautiful people I work with for their generous contribution to the League for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in memory of my mom, I have spent the last several hours making muffins, oreo balls, peanut butter balls, brownies, and washing strawberries.  I…

  • Ah, thanks…

    I have great friends. Really, I don’t know what in the world I did to deserve this kind of attention. It must be the baked goods.