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908 days ago
To my loyal readers… (I’ve discovered that you exist!) We’ve gone a few days incognito without any internet (impossible you say!) but it’s true! So I’ll give you the update from when the Wi-Fi dropped off. We left the Edinburgh area on Friday morning after a really great stay at our B&B (she even did laundry for us!) and headed towards the west. We ended up in Loch Lomond area staying in Balloch. It is a quaint little resort city only an hour from Glasgow. It was a happening place – so much so, that most places were booked! So after wandering around for too long, we settled for a nice hotel without internet. Dad chilled in the room while I ventured downstairs to the adjoining Pub. The locals were VERY friendly and I had the privilege of sampling some fine whiskey from the Isle of ilay (very well respected around these parts.) I didn’t stay for long though – they were so friendly that I would have stumbled home otherwise! The ...
913 days ago
So following up from the first travel style blog - we've made it to Scotland and are settled into a great little B&B completely contrary to what you'd expect in these parts. It only opened a month ago and the family had this great addition built onto their house! The beds are memory foam, a 34 inch plasma on the wall, brand spanking new bathroom and leather seating and oh, did I mention wireless internet? Yeah, so we're here for a second night... But on to things with character! After spending a morning exploring York, truly a lovely town - we decided to drive west over the Midlands to Windermere. WHAT A STORY! All I can really say is that I am grateful to have my health because the "main" route which we followed was crazy narrow with occasional one way bridges to pepper the fun. At one point I insisted that we break for a pint because the dash was getting dented with my nail marks! Yikes! The highlights were sheep in the road, Mac trucks passing us ...
916 days ago
So we successfully landed in Heathrow, England after an uneventful 8.5 hour flight (they had a tail wind!) but the downfall of landing at the busiest airport in the world was that we had to "Queue" up for our turn at the gate. Then the electric walkway wouldn't sync with the plane, so they attempted their backup, which wouldn't work either... So our early flight had us disembark 15 minutes late in the end! :) We ended up using the manual stairs which many people didn't appreciate because it was raining cats and dogs. No problem for us though, we grow best in the rain us north westers! We then navigated over to the rental company where we picked up our spaking Passat wagon which is all black and tinted, quite pimp if you ask me. Dad was eager to drive so I graciously (and I mean with pleasure) took the passenger seat. After my navigating us 15 minutes in the wrong direction, attempting to figure out round-a-bouts ?!!?!?! and dealing with the overall traffic of ...
1306 days ago
David Meadows April 27, 2006 On April 22, 2006 four Canadian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb. Respects and heartfelt sadness go to the families of those heroes who stand alongside the U.S. in the Long War half a world away. While we focus on the war in Iraq, the fighting continues in Afghanistan where side-by-side the U.S. and one of its most loyal allies, Canada, engage the re-emergence of the Taliban. Canada is like a close uncle who constantly argues, badgers, and complains about what you are doing, but when help is truly needed, you can't keep him away: he's right there alongside you. We have a unique relationship with Canada. We have different political positions on many issues, but our unique friendship has weathered world wars, global crises, and the ever-so-often neighborhood disagreement. Canada has been with us since the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism. In February 2006, without fanfare Canada, leading a multinational force ...
1481 days ago
Recently my dog Red discovered the wonderful flavor of this little known bean known as "cocoa" It started two weeks ago when his snout sniffed out a bag of Oreos (with only about 6 eaten out of the bag). Oh what joy! Red munched through the whole bag and when I discovered him the next morning, he was well on his way to a day full of upset stomach. I had the pleasure of doggy sitting him to ensure adequate passing of the chocolatey goodness. Thankfully, chocolate is one of the last ingredients in Oreos (interesting eh?) so he was back to normal by the end of the day. Two days ago was my husband’s birthday - we celebrated with his family and had a delicious double fudge chocolate cake. It was truly yummy, but we were only able to eat half of the 3 pound treat. You know where this is going. (Sniff sniff) Red woke me up in the middle of the night crying and licking his chops. I came out to the living room but couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. I ...
