“To err is human, to loaf is Parisian” ~ Victor Hugo “Paris is a city where time is best spent by doing nothing.” – Erich Maria Remarque Moments, thoughts, and things from Paris – the final stop on our trip… We took the Eurostar high speed train from London to Paris – and arrived, as … More On a little voyage – part four: Paris
“My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here;My heart’s in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,My heart’s in the Highlands wherever I go.”― Robert Burns Moments, thoughts, and things from Oban, Glasgow, Edinburgh and The Castles… Sheep are everywhere – the hills are green with white polka dots We … More On a little voyage – part three: scotland
“To be born in Wales, not with a silver spoon in your mouth, but with music in your blood and with poetry in your soul, is a privilege indeed.”― Brian Harris “Some are born Welsh. Some achieve Welshness. I am going to thrust myself upon Wales.” – Jasper Rees Moments, thoughts, and things from Wales (Tenby, … More On a little voyage – part two: Wales
I have heard it said that a holiday is experienced in 3 distinct phases. Anticipation (researching, planning) Participation (the moments, the actual adventure) Reflection (analyzing, memorializing) One might even suggest it’s actually 3 holidays – the one you take in your dreams, the one you live through, and the one you remember. Our plans took … More On a little voyage – part one: England
Bend and Stretch The inauguration of lazy summer mornings on July 1 was interrupted by urgent and violent trips to the loo, not by me, but by my poor husband. Over the course of the holiday weekend we spent many hours in ER, trying to resolve the issue – eventually identified as Campylobacter of unknown … More Six
Rest (or, a love letter to Clayoquot Sound) As I sit here at my patio table, umbrella raised to shade the sun when she’s not obscured by the passing afternoon clouds, I am confronted by the heady scent of May Day and Schubert Chokecherry blossoms; I wipe a thick layer of yellow pollen from the … More Five
