ALSO SEE Are cheap UK package holidays worth it? I don't want to bore people to death with standard tourist stuff but this was my impression of the various places we visited well on our journey within East Anglia. For some reason, Norfolk miles take longer than miles elsewhere so do allow extra time. That is only partly a joke. NORWICH It was 1962 since I was last there and I hardly recognise...
Today, a routine shopping morning and a visit to the bakers to pick up some scones for a social meeting that I'm having this afternoon. A friend of mine, Terry, is very skilled and knowledgeable about American political affairs and has the sort of mind that can remember fact and join the dots. Scheduled to come to the meeting or a couple who are similarly red pilled and very interested on the...
However many times I visit Bath, there is always something new to experience. I was able to help several visitors (as I like to do) and when you see Japanese people you know that the season has started. This time I counted six different languages. Today we visited in order to meet a long standing friend of ours who lives in Dublin and has been a client and friend for over 20 years now. She was...
The International Day of Happiness The happiness holiday started when the General Assembly of the United Nations decided that March 20th would be International Day of Happiness. According to the UN's website, it did this because it believes the relevance of happiness and well-being are universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings worldwide. This is a strange path for the UN to...
The first breath of Spring, plus following my intuition A day of responding to the first breaths of Spring by us working in the garden, digging, pruning, cutting and somewhat obsessively collecting firewood to save money on the gas bill and because live fires are much more satisfying then staring at a hot radiator. I got a strong impulse to go to the Baptist church in Street which is about 3...
Monday morning, up early to a blue sky with scudding white clouds. I survey my diary for the week. I have a zoom meeting this evening with the Scientific and Medical Network, Wednesday off to Glastonbury to celebrate the spring equinox, my yoga session on Thursday followed by an interesting meeting at the Vineyard church and Friday, a lunch with a friend from Ireland in Bath. To my joy, I have...
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