by | Jul 30, 2026 | UK Jul 26
Notwithstanding the heat, which lingered well into the night, I had a very restful sleep. The last time I visited Jacky in Stevenage, she had a spare room available, but that has since been reverted to an office space. As such, Jacky was good enough to vacate her...
by | Jul 29, 2026 | UK Jul 26
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...
by | Nov 12, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
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...
by | Nov 10, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
Today was our last full day in Florida. The plan was to take advantage of one final visit to a theme park. Consequently, we were all up slightly earlier than usual. Enough of these lazy lie-ins—there’s still some fun to be had. We had agreed to be out of the house by...
by | Nov 10, 2025 | Florida Sep Oct 25
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...