• Thinking about life, the universe and everything

    I haven’t been posting much to this blog lately (read: for the last year or so) because, well, I kind of ran out of gas – and life sometimes has a way of, well, being life, and you find yourself (at least I find myself) needing to hunker down a bit and regroup. That’s where…

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  • A last hurrah, then home again

    We spent one last day in London after our return from Inverness. It was really nice to have a break between all day travel, plus we got some bonus touring in. We went to the Tower of London first, to see the crown jewels and as an added treat, were able to see the amazing art…

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  • Saying goodbye to Scotland

    We just wrapped up two days in the Highlands of Scotland, staying in Inverness. The weather was lovely – cool and breezy but little rain so it was perfect for walking around. We took the train from Stirling and arrived in the early afternoon. Our hotel room wasn’t ready so we left our bags and…

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  • Heading north

    After our brief sojourn in London, we took the train to Edinburgh, where we spent two days and nights. It rained when we arrived which made for a miserable walk from the train station to the hotel, but it soon cleared up and we had a nice evening exploring the town and enjoyed an excellent dinner…

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  • Visiting Scotland

    We are spending my birthday in England and Scotland this year. Our friend Meagan lives in London now, so we had a chance to visit her and see some of the sights – like the London Eye (which I always called the Millennium Wheel, which is in fact its aka). It gives you a fabulous aerial…

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  • Saying goodbye

    We said our final goodbyes, gave our last hugs, and helped our old dog Mia cross the rainbow bridge a little over a week ago. I know the rainbow bridge may sound corny to some, but I really love the image of this bridge that pets cross, and when they reach the other side all…

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