magid

The gap is very necessary to be minded; I don't they'd be allowed to have such uneven and wide gaps in the States (fear of litigation).
coots, swans, a clutch of cute fuzzy off-white cygnets (one that kept on being reprimanded by its father)
the glories of Foyle's though not theire prices (only kid books; I couldn't seem to focus on cookbooks or sf)
Orange Kit Kats are quite lovely.
I remembered to pronounce "aluminium" properly at the supermarket :-).
King Harold's purported grave, which used to be inside
one foot on either side of the meridian, marked by a mosaic at Waltham Abbey
a knitted doll set of the last supper
the oddities of year dating right after the switch to the Julian calendar (using fractions)
The pew had flat leather pads hanging, presumably for kneeling during service, but all I could think of was yoga pillows.
successful kosher cooking in a non-kosher kitchen: roasted potatoes'n'carrots'n'parsnips, and roasted salmon over spinach, topped with mango chutney. Hooray for lots of aluminium foil. (Plus, well, it's satisfying to cook for others.)
free pubs! ('cause they don't like being enslaved :-)
Lavender growing everywhere.
weather even more variable than in MA