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Author Archives: Josh Renaud
England: Nan’s birth home
My Nan grew up in Wellingborough, England. Last week I got to see her childhood home, and today we went to her birth home in order to shoot a short little video. (Nan’s brother, Uncle Raymond, jokingly claims she was … Continue reading
England: Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, and boats
Sunday began bright and early: we had to catch a train from Wellingborough into London for the day. Andrew, Toni, uncle Raymond, Mom and Nan were along for the adventure. From the high speed train we moved over to the … Continue reading
England: Visiting villages in Northamptonshire
Wow, what a day! Andrew and Toni took Nan and me around to a number of villages in Northamptonshire with family connections. The first stop was Brafield on the Green. At the church we found a lady who had just … Continue reading
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Tagged England, northamptonshire, photos, travel, video
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England: Trip to the coast
Today Uncle Raymond drove us northwest from Finedon up to the seaside town of Hunstanton. I was excited to see the coast when he had offered to take us. The sea is a powerful image in Tolkien’s mythology, along with … Continue reading
England: Oxford
Today we took a trip to Oxford. I had asked about the possibility of going, mostly because of my interest in Tolkien and the Inklings. the company included myself, my mom, my uncle Raymond, his son-in-law Andrew, and Andrew’s daughter … Continue reading
England: The Embankment
I am visiting England for one week with my mother and grandmother. My grandmother, whom I call “Nan,” was born and raised in England before leaving as a young woman to marry an American (my “Papa”). Anyway, today has been … Continue reading
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Building boxes
Today my dad came over to help me with a project I had hoped to do last year before a certain tornado changed all our plans. We built a couple of boxes to be used for raised garden beds, out … Continue reading
The Fellowship of the Readers
Regular readers of this blog know that reading aloud is a big thing in the Renaud Empire. We have gone through many children’s books over the past couple years, including “The Hobbit” twice. For quite some time I have harbored … Continue reading
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Lawnmowner wrestling
Since we moved into our house nearly six years ago, I have had a secondhand lawn mower that gets the job done. It is self-propelled with a front wheel drive, but that feature has been a bane. When it is … Continue reading
Poetic license
Ludi is learning to read, and she can read more than she lets on. But she also greatly enjoys pretending to read, that is, taking a book and reading aloud a completely different made-up story. This is what I found … Continue reading