For some reason, I seem to mark the years of my life by the annual 4th of July celebrations. I really don’t know why, but it is the case. And this week-end, and certainly today, are no exception. But this…
With the flights to and from London during our recent vacation, and this being the week-end of July 4th, I have been thinking about the first time I flew to London, back on July 1, 1970. I was 17 and…
It’s Thursday evening, and we have now been home two days. I think it has taken until now for me to be able to write about the end of our trip. But so many of you have been following my…
Well, today was our first day back in reality. Janet and I both awoke early (I think we are still on London time) and I started to think about all the errands I had scheduled for today. The cleaners, post…
We finally got home from our fantastic trip; this afternoon. We were supposed to get home yesterday, but after arriving at JFK late yesterday afternoon, our flight to Indy was cancelled as we were getting ready to board. To make…
Last Saturday, our oldest daughter Kristin celebrated her 36th birthday. It hardly seems possible that this life changing event occurred to Janet and me so long ago. I remember it like it was yesterday. And to think about the journey…
Today we visited Belfast, Ireland; which was one of the stops that Janet has really been excited about. That’s because her paternal grandfather came from Belfast, and as I said last evening, nobody from the family has been to see…
It’s 10:55 pm, and we’re out at sea. Although the sun technically set around 10:20, it still looks like dusk and I can make out the outlying northern Orkney Islands as I look out our stateroom balcony. The water is…
Well, it’s Sunday night – Father’s Day, 2011. And we are heading up the east coast of Scotland to the Orkney Islands for a day ashore tomorrow. This trip has been full of all kinds of memories and reminders of…