After a week of unstable Internet access it appears a window of opportunity has opened up, so I am taking advantage of it to put together a pictorial montage to summarise our month in England. We had a day trip to London with part of the English family. We drove up from Thanet, parked near Blackheath, had a walk … Continue reading My Picture Story Book of England – Part 1, Staying with Friends in East Kent
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Farewell to the Old Dart
The man and I are wrapping up our time in England. With the flexibility of a hire car, we have travelled up and down the country, from the Thanet region of South-East Kent to Barrow-in-Furness in North-West Cumbria, and back again. On the way we had a dinner in the docklands revitalisation of East London, had … Continue reading Farewell to the Old Dart
Lavender Bay and Wendy’s Secret Garden
Cousin C, whose nickname is Smiley, rang me out of the blue the other week. I don't often hear from him. "How are you?" his warm voice with its unmistakably Aussie accent was mellow on the phone. "All the better for hearing from you," I said enthusiastically. "Gee, that's nice!" he replied. "Yep," I said, … Continue reading Lavender Bay and Wendy’s Secret Garden
GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree 