It's been a while. A long while since my last post. ::hangs head:: But, I have been reading and commenting when given the opportunity and spending some time on FB while juggling the demands of life and work ( Read more... )

... yet just a wee bit of melancholy ( Read more... )

As you all know, I've been incredibly fortunate to have my parents visit me here in England for the first -- and possibly only -- time. My mother suffers from rheumatoid arthritis plus additional complications such that travel isn't easy. But -- we made it work ( Read more... )

After a long but uneventful flight from Canada, mum and dad arrived in England this afternoon ( Read more... )

After five hours of being a travel agent, I've successfully booked tickets for both mum and dad to come to England, and then head off to Finland thereafter. I've used all of my airmiles to book a business class ticket for my mother on every leg of the trip and I'm so glad I had those miles. I've been here 6 1/2 years and this is the first time that ( Read more... )