Followed the coastline in Wales, we stopped at a little craft village. It had a huge material shop, a large wool shop, a cute little garden center and a cafe. I’m not sure how anyone learns Welch. We continued on… Continue reading

On Tuesday we went to Liverpool with Cathleen and Phil. We walked around Albert dock. All the old warehouses have been converted to cute restaurants and shops. We hopped on a bus and toured the area around the many docks.… Continue reading

On Sunday we celebrated Easter with a tasty lamb roast supper and Graham’s birthday. Yesturday we went to Darsbery to explore the church that Lewis Carroll (the author of Alice in Wonderland) father was the pastor at. In the church… Continue reading

We toured around the west side of England. Our first stop was to see The Child of Hale. He was supposed to be 9 feet 3 inches tall. We saw his statue and the old graveyard were his is buried.… Continue reading

We had a delightful day, we visited a canal boat museum at Ellesmere Port. It explained all the history behind canal boats, had interactive displays of everything involved in moving goods up and down the canals. It was very interesting… Continue reading

This morning started off with clotted cream strawberries and waffles. I’ve heard about clotted cream but have never tried it. It reminds me of very creamy whipped butter. Thanks Sue, it was so thoughtful to get me gluten free waffles… Continue reading

We left London yesterday and took a train to Runcorn where my cousins John &Sue picked us up. They drove us to their house in Widness. We had a nice visit with them and their daughter Karen last night. Today… Continue reading

First day of bad weather so far. We took it easy today did some packing, and enjoyed 1 more pint at our local pub, Final thoughts on London. The people were friendly and we generally felt safe. It is very… Continue reading

Today’s venture took us to Strand street, the home of Twinning’s tea. They have been in this location since they opened over 300 years ago. We took a 2 hour master tea class, learned the history of tea, how to… Continue reading

We took the tube to Westminster Abbey, Parliament House, the London Eye, and Big Ben which has been renamed Elizabeth Tower. It was so crowded and major traffic jams with all the bus tours,cabs and bikes. I definitely wouldn’t have… Continue reading