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Wed, 6 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [347]
Through the night and next morning the rain continued to pour down, even as we tucked into a full breakfast. I chose porridge followed by Manx kipper, while the others had Cumberland sausages, bacon, black pudding etc.
We braved ... Read more >
Tue, 5 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [386]
Alan had told us he had planned a surprise for Tuesday, which turned out to be an overnight stay at a cosy guesthouse just out of Bowness on the banks of Lake Windermere in the Lake District. Since we were all married in 1969, this was a double ... Read more >
Mon, 4 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [369] | Comments [1]
On Monday we took the train to Chester to be met by my brother Alan and Chris. Finding a parking spot took quite a while, but after a lucky break we walked only a short distance through the ancient Tudor city to have lunch at a high class restaurant.... Read more >
Sun, 3 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [369] | Comments [1]
Today Ed and Nikki drove us to the Cotswolds which took about 90 minutes, but longer on the way back due to the heavy traffic returning to London on a Sunday. First we walked in the beautiful grounds of Blenheim Palace near Woodstock, the imposing ancestral ... Read more >
Sat, 2 Aug 2014 | By joanimil | Views [307]
Saturday was washing day, but late in the morning Ed and Nikki drove us to Greenwich to see the wonderful Royal residence designed by Sir Christopher Wren where Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born. It was more recently the Royal Naval College (The Cutty ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Jul 2014 | By katystubbs | Views [509]
Im not sure about anyone else out there, but Im now at an age where I am expected to meet a man, get a 'proper' job and make a nest. Alot of kids I went to school with are now grown ups with bouncing babies and mortgages and I cant help but wonder if ... Read more >
Tags: dreams, saving, spread your wings, travel, traveller, working
Thu, 24 Jul 2014 | By harrisonjj | Photo Gallery
accompanying images to the journal
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Mon, 21 Jul 2014 | By harrisonjj | Views [671]
Connecting with the Highlands of Scotland
Having been back home for a couple of days now, and finally managed to dry all my kit, I've had some time to reflect and get round to setting pen to paper, or rather fingers to keyboard. ... Read more >
Tags: highlands, photography, scotland, trekking
Sat, 19 Jul 2014 | By cfleisch10 | Views [475]
First off, let me apologize to all for how little I have updated my blog in the past month. In all honesty, not at all. The past 5 weeks have been an absolute whirlwind, from finals to my four week internship, leaving London, arriving in Ireland, and, ... Read more >
Tags: publishing; dublin; london; study; abroad; intern
Fri, 18 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [255]
What a fantastic train service here, quick, efficient, on time, frequent and reasonably priced. We are back at Ed's, but unfortunately Ed is back in hospital with an elevated temperature and breathing difficulties. He has had xrays etc and Nikki is with ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [268] | Comments [1]
Tomorrow is our last day at Benslow. We have had hot summer weather all week, very calm and surprisingly humid.
The gardens around the house are beautiful, and include a large vegetable patch used for our meals. Yesterday we had fresh broad beans ... Read more >
Wed, 16 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [229]
Last night we were treated to a wonderful program of 3 and 6 part consorts played in the round, with the performers sitting in a circle and the audience around them. The opening pieces were originally written down in table-book format, requiring the ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 | By countryboy | Views [648] | Comments [3]
Phewski! The leaking of my missives onto his World Nomads page has been a plus. Judging by the comments, everyone just thinks it's some incredibly self-indulgent pastiche. So. No harm done. Nonetheless, I've moved again and am sending this with triple ... Read more >
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [171]
Tonight the Rose Consort played a very generous program of 6 and 3 part music by Parsons, Ferabosco, Byrd, Philips, Gibbons, Tomkins, Ward, Jenkins, Lawes and Purcell. Quite a feast.
Sun, 13 Jul 2014 | By joanimil | Views [202]
The course started on Sunday evening, and as of Monday we have had 6 coached sessions so far. We are fitting in quite well with the other players, and learning some excellent tips from the tutors who are members of The Rose Consort, the same group we ... Read more >
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