We headed out via taxi (van) after having said morning prayer with Jerome and Janet and went to Edenbridge Town where we caught a train to London. Because it was after 10 we got off peak tickets for five pounds fifty which took us on the train, the bus, and the tube. Great deal! We […]

We were up early and drove to Leigh on Sea wtih Judy and Charles. We stopped at their flat (very cute–1 bedroom, living room, kitchen and bath) then walked to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church for Palm Sunday Mass. we began with palms and procession from outside. It was a very old church–prety stained […]

We arrived at Gatwick Airport about 10 a.m. Judy and Charlie, friends of Jerome, met us with their van. Brendan was at Gatwick also. It was so good to see him. They brought us all back to Hever Hotel in Kent (the Garden of England). The hotel was located a mile from Hever Castle which […]

We left Lebanon shortly after three o’clock and headed to Louisville. On the way we delivered Winston and Whitley to Connie (Janet’s sister) in Springfield. We stopped at Janet’s aunt and uncle’s house and her Uncle Gene drove us to the airport. We arrived in plenty of time because our plane to Detroit was delayed […]

Tonight Jerome, Janet, and I skyped Brendan and Caitlan at Brendan’s flat in London (Battersea). KK had gone to visit him and will the stay the night. It was so good to see them together. KK looked happy to be with her big bro, and BCA admitted that he is still suffering from a little […]

I’ve never had it before. Oh, it was fun to go to Ian’s or Cailan’s middle school games, but I never really caught the madness. In those days a basket was like a win. I never really understood the phrase–just a game you know, not a disease. Until this year. Until our Hayley. Why else […]

Adventure Number Two: Within a week I have had the opportunity, thanks to Deb, to see both Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway and Man of La Mancha. They were both at Norton Centre–the cultural hotspot of the Western Bluegrass. I was mesmerized. I want to play the piano like Neil Berg (http://neilberg.com/). I want […]

Today I took my adventurous daughter to the airport to once again cross the pond and pursue her Oxford education. I decided I wanted to have adventures in 2007. I was just as hard as it always is—seeing her go through security and trying to wave to her when she is almost out of sight […]