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By Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger Part 3 of Kate’s week long walk on the Cotswold Way, England Saturday, May 25, 2019, from my journal: “Wotten-Under-Edge to Old Sodbury. The terrain today wasn’t as picturesque and involved a lot of stretches across flat cropland, but then there was...
by Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger How often, in dashing through the days of our lives, do we consciously stop, take a deep breath, and look around? Especially when traveling, it seems as if most people want to squeeze every drop from an itinerary. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Midway...
By Kate Dernocoeur, Guest Blogger Ah, to walk! And to have nothing to do but walk for the day’s agenda: what a slice of heaven. In May, three like-minded friends and I tackled 70 miles of England’s famous Cotswold Way. It’s one of many long-distance footpaths that are part of the...
by Judy Bereza, guest blogger I have a new favorite museum. In fact, it is so high on my “Great Museums of the World” list, my husband and I became members, even though it is 4,000 miles away. Small comfort: we now receive their exquisite magazine so we can read all about the wonderful...
by Judy Bereza, Guest Blogger We all have “Bucket Lists”. At the top of my list the last few years has been the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Ever since a friend treated me to a slide show of her visit to the show and waxed almost poetic, I have been yearning to attend. Luckily, […]
London is a big fascinating city. Some distinct memories and impressions of our brief stop in May hang with me as we go into the summer. I’ll share a few random thoughts here and invite you to share yours in the comment section. First, I’m sorry I didn’t do some kind of...
When we were in London in May, I picked up a British copy of The Week, a magazine I enjoy. It included this description of Prince Charles accompanying his Mother to Parliament. “He was decked out in so much bunting braid and other assorted bobbins he could have emerged from an explosion in...
It’s been almost 15 years since we had been so London so when it appeared that we had a few days between a Royal Scotsman train trip in Scotland and a commitment to meet up with friends in Paris, we decided to pop into London town for a couple of days. First thing. Top […]