UK Jul 26 – Day 1 getting there

Partly due to Dad’s continued failing health, and partly due to the need for me to take a back seat for a while, I find myself once again traversing the now familiar route across Western Europe to visit family in the UK. This will be a solo trip. Jae is sunning...

Day 32 That’s a wrap

As I sit and type this, we’ve already been home for almost three days. A combination of factors has contributed to the delay in compiling this final wrap-up blog entry. For one thing, the jetlag for travelling eastward around the planet—especially when travelling...

Day 30 Rest day

Once again, both kids were enjoying a lengthy lie-in this morning. Sandy was on the couch with her Kindle when I got up, so I parked myself behind the laptop to write up yesterday’s blog. It was a longer-than-usual entry, which put me squarely into the writing zone...

Day 29 Epic Universe

As has become typical, both kids were sound asleep well into the morning after Sandy and I got up. Last week, Joey dropped a slipper onto the glass side table by the front door, breaking the glass mirror. I have been trying to find a way to rectify this ever since. I...