I always look forward to the annual Springfield Drive Allotment Open Day when the Allotment Society raises money for local charities. On arrival, I made a bee-line for the fresh produce stand to fill … [Read more...]
Day 3 Boston Harbour
"The Boston Tea Party" is the one bit of American history that most of us remember. Who could forget the image of all that tea chucked overboard into the harbour? And all those pathetic jokes about … [Read more...]
Yale University Graduation
“Once in a lifetime experiences” are unique by definition and to attend an ivy-league college graduation is one such privilege. The Yale University graduation ceremony itself was on a Monday, but … [Read more...]
Chihuly Glass, New York Botanic Garden
With only one whole day in New York our unanimous choice of viewing was the exhibition of glass creations by Dale Chihuly in the New York Botanic Gardens. This turned out very well: the temperatures … [Read more...]
Loneliness and being lonely.
"I'm not lonely, Janie." My Mother's words after my Father's death were anything but re-assuring. For the first time in over sixty years she was completely on her own. She and Dad were a couple and as … [Read more...]
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