The World’s Most Famous Vet
Today (March 31st) is my 104th day in the United Kingdom. I came expecting to travel and hoping to accomplish some personal goals. Among these were to post weekly on my website and to finish writing Doggie Devotionals. Both of these goals have been met! I finished writing Doggie Devotionals five days ago. I wrote […]
Read MoreBritish Idioms 1
I was well into adulthood before I learned the meaning of idiom. Looking through a list of definitions, I found this one from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: “an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole.” Having hosted international people, I saw how difficult idioms […]
Read MoreWensleydale Creamery
Visiting the town of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales had been suggested in early February. Finally, after weeks of chilly temperatures and Rick’s bad cold and cough, we are on our way! Not only Hawes, our final destination is its cheese factory. Similar in size to the Blue Heron Creamery, a mile or so south […]
Read MoreChange of Plans
“This week I will have been here for two months,” I respond to the friendly woman at church when she asked how long I had been in England. “Oh, how nice! What have you done?” I know that she is actually asking where have I gone to see which sights. Her face, like others before […]
Read More“Let It Go!”
“Let it go, Chad. Just ignore them.” This was the advice that Kat and Rick gave their son-in-law, Chad. He had called to say that he would not stop by in the morning as was his habit because he didn’t want to lose his cool and make more trouble. A couple of nights previously, the […]
Read MoreThe Weird and the Wonderful
I have finished reading Genesis, the book of beginnings, the first book of the Pentateuch, also known as the Torah. Moses is the human author. He wrote Genesis more than four hundred years after the occurrence of its events; therefore, he was not constrained to protect anyone’s identity. He uses actual names and tells […]
Read MoreIt’s cold . . . BUT
One of the ten must-see sites in Yorkshire is the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, outside Doncaster. A wide assortment of animals from sea lions and polar bears to red pandas and big cats live in expansive enclosures behind tall fences. Katie and Ian always take their guests there, especially when there’s a 50% discount! So, we […]
Read MoreWithout Ribbons
I didn’t get what I expected: gifts wrapped in holiday motif, set off with red ribbons. Gifts of that sort amounted to hand cream and a box of mint wafers. That was all there was for me under the festive tree. Because I had no specific wishes or expectations, it’s okay—I am a big girl. […]
Read MoreI Flew Away
I flew from Portland on KLM Airlines, the oldest in the world, begun in 1919. The flight was pleasant with helpful seatmates, tasty food, and a wide variety of films. However, it departed an hour late. Katie and Ian had left their home to get me at 7 in the morning, but they had to […]
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