We had a busy time in York. I had work at York St John University on Tuesday and Friday, while Bruce spent time looking around York, before joining the Dean of the Faculty of Education and Theology and me for…
Brighton Pier and Beachfront
Tacky? Yes! Great fun? Yes!! But still tacky? Yes!!!
Busy day today
We said goodbye to Kirsty and Richard today and made our way to York, and our first conference. K & R have treated us royally, especially with their cafe-quality meals, their Beef Wellington rivalling the pork belly that Sarah produced.…
The houseboats of Shoreham
While we were in Hove with Sarah and Chris, they took us by bus down to Shoreham, further down the coast. There is an unusual residential option there, consisting of a number of houseboats moored permanently in a tidal estuary.…
Grandkids Gallery
Had a great time with Angus (3 years) and Dominic (4 months) while we were in Hove for the week.
A bit quiet in the blogosphere
Sorry we haven’t posted more before now – the last two weeks have been mostly with our UK family, so not too much of wider interest so far. Also, our access to our photos has been quite limited since last…
Sit up straight in Singapore (Pip)
We decided to fly Singapore Air this time. We have stayed in the Singapore Transit Hotel before and found it a good experience so we are going this way again. At our ages, we think those long-haul flights are best…
Event confirmed
Veterans Affairs rang yesterday to confirm that I have two tickets for the ceremony (see post below). It will be quite a formal affair and the details can be seen here. It will be one of the highlights of the…
A Special Event
Quite by chance, I discovered that the Royal Air Force is unveiling a memorial to all those who served in Bomber Command during World War 2. This will take place in Green Park, London, on 28 June. My uncle, Donald…
Sundays with Alex
Fiona writes: On Sunday Alex woke up early and cried so I had to go in because he was cold and “couldn’t find his blankets” (they were about 2mm away) and then I stayed in with him for the last…