Category Archives: travel
Summer slipped by
Last year was a summer of waiting, as our house was rebuilt. This year was a summer of change. The biggest change was unexpected and swift: My dad lost his job of 25 years, but in short order found a … Continue reading
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.
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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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”).
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An adventure at SeaWorld, and visiting family
Our girls are growing so fast. Jadzia starts kindergarten and Ludi begins preschool this year. So while we were in San Antonio, it seemed about time to introduce them to SeaWorld.
San Antonio: Like a second home
San Antonio is in many ways like a second home to me (says the guy whose family is living in a temporary second home in Woodson Terrace). My mom and dad met and married in San Antonio. Both sets of … Continue reading
Sick in San Antonio
As I mentioned in the previous entry, from the beginning of our Second Great Road Trip, I had been suffering a bit in my sinuses and chest. I chalked it up to allergies. But the evening we got back to … Continue reading
