I am typing this in the coach while we head from Alnwick (pronounced ann-ick) toward York with a stop at Hadrian's Wall ( Read more... )

I'm once again writing this while the coach is on the road. We've just left St Andrews where Alf, our substitute driver (Carl has 2 days off) drove us onto the golf course to get a closer look.

( More on our goings on today! )

So that I can have more time to do course work this evening, I've decided to start typing up today's activities. We're still on the coach returning from Skye, but now we're closer to the resort than before ( Read more... )

Last night I wasn't able to write up an entry for our day. I am currently typing this while our bus is retuning from the Isle of Skye. I'm doing this with the virtual keyboard since my Bluetooth keyboard is in my luggage ( Read more... )

Scotland, I am in you! Woo! (We are now on the second week of our trip!)

( The Lake District )

Tonight we are sleeping in Liverpool! Birthplace of the Beatles!

But this morning, we awoke in Cardiff, birthplace of Dame Burley Chassie (AKA Dame Shirley Bassie). I was able to have my "normal" full English breakfast (even though I wasn't *in* England) since my stomach behaved. And it wasn't long before we were on the road again.

( Details plus photo! )

Helo o Cymrw! (which might say "Hello from Wales" or it might not, depending on the accuracy of Google Translate ( Read more... )

So years ago my dad was asked by a neighbor lady how old he was and he said that he was "four with the fumb down." (Or at least, the neighbor lady told him that he said this as he doesn't remember it himself.) So we've had the expression in our family vernacular for many years. And today, I turned forty four, with both fumbs down ( Read more... )

Once again, I have gone too far between LJ posts and mother has e-mailed me asking me when I will next update... I kept meaning to update - I wanted to tell about my lovely visit with Amy (my sis) and to go over the books which I read over break and even a post talking about The Bunny Hour. But I just couldn't get a round tuit for the job. Perhaps ( Read more... )

I've been having a lovely visit with Judiang (and Elsaf is also here). This is likely the last visit while she's living in the city. Indeed we were looking at condos in the 'burbs today. First time I've been to Downers Grove since I was wee. Didn't recognize a smidgen ( Read more... )