Monthly Archives: May 2016

Arriving at St Andrews on Saturday May 7 a few hours later than planned, we went direct to the hostel where Ann’s brother John has been a resident for the past ten years or so, and we were very pleased to find him somewhat better than we had expected. But his Parkinson’s is progressing, andContinue reading “A Few Days in Scotland”

  Having stayed in Kent until Geoff’s funeral, we left on May 5, and pointed the car toward Scotland to visit Ann’s brother John. Knowing that we would not get off to a particularly early start, we decided to go only as far as Ely in Cambridgeshire on the first day. Skirting the university cityContinue reading “Heading North”

I cannot remember when we were last in England during the spring. Our first trip back in 1978 was certainly August/September, and the next trips, during the children’s school days were, per force, during December/January. More recent trips have been mid-summer, and as I said, I cannot recall a springtime visit. And maybe that isContinue reading “Spring Flowers”