Category Archives: International Travel

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”

  Day 7 of our visit to England, and I cannot believe that I have not yet set foot in an English pub, or had a pint of English beer. That is not to say that I haven’t had a drink or two, but so far drinking has comprised exclusively red wine and single maltContinue reading “The Drought is Broken”

Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 17 were largely spent at the hospice with Ann’s brother, who passed away peacefully on the evening of the 17th. But as I have previously mentioned, this blog is more to do with other aspects of our trip than with immediate family matters. So it came to pass thatContinue reading “Margate Oh! Margate. What Will Become of You?”

    Wednesday, April 13, 2016, and we were preparing to leave for the UK on Thursday 14. But all preparations were put on hold as we drove the hour or so to Drouin to attend a house concert presented by the Baw Baw Trio. A programme of Mozart, Smetana, and Brahms was not toContinue reading “Oh to be in England, now that Spring is Here”