Rock garden at Saint Hilda’s
Mar 3rd
Lenten Roses
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Detail of Statue of Saint Hilda above the entrance to the...
Mar 3rd
The Arms of Whitby, United Kingdom
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“A legend of Saint Hila tells of a plague of snakes which...”
— Wilipedia
— Wilipedia
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Symbol of Saint Hilda
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ammonite fossil
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The ruins of the Medieval Abby of Saint Hilda on the cliff...
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Sneaton Castle - The Mother House of the Sister’s of...
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The Crosier of the Sister Prioress at her prayer desk in...
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Interior of the Chapel of Saint Hilda, Sisters of the Holy...
Mar 2nd
Captain Cook set out from Whitby on his voyage....
Mar 2nd
What to my wondering eyes did appear but this bloke in the...
Mar 2nd
I have never traveled in the upper deck of a two deck bus.
Mar 2nd
I named the white dove “Hilda” in honor of the...
Mar 2nd
The little train station here in the moors was the...
Mar 2nd
View of the High Moors in Winter. The chocolate brown is...
Mar 2nd
Tim took this photo this afternoon.
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The Priory of Holy Trinity church yard
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York Minster Choir. Here on Ash Wednesday I heard the Choir...
Feb 27th
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Allegri - Miserere - Part 1 - Tallis Scholars (via margotlorena)
Feb 27th
Below is a link to a brief film of the Minster. The voice of...
Feb 27th
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York Minster (via fd38)
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The River Ouse that cuts through medieval York
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Round and Round
I set off this morning in the opposite direction from my wall walk yesterday in the direction of the...
Feb 27th
The Water Tower on the River Ouse at the City Wall
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“Micklegate Bar
Micklegate Bar was one of the most important...”
— © Perfect Stay UK
— © Perfect Stay UK
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Micklegate Bar
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View from the Wolsey room at the Dean’s Court Hotel,...
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The Sound of York
I have the good fortune to stay at the Dean’s Court Hotel in York. My friend, Tim, arranged...
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The bells of York- England (via adso09)
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“A shambles: any scene of total disorganization and mess”
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Offical Shambles Site
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Shambles
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The “left-overs” were thrown into the middle of...
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Children’s art in Shambles
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The shops on Shambles still have the “counter” in front where meat was displayed for...
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“The Last Supper” Sir Stanley Spencer
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Sir Stanley Spencer
Today I was introduced to one of the greatest British artists of the 20Th Century: Sir Stanley...
Feb 26th
“Saint Francis Talks To The Birds”
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“Self-portrait”
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Stanley Spencer
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“The Apple Gatherers”
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“The Lovers”
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“The Bridge”
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Zachariah & Elizabeth
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“Self Portrait” 1959 painted four months before...
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A Bar is a Gate and a Gate is a Road
I walked a section of the old city wall this afternoon. The wall goes all the way around the city...
Feb 26th
“In York a bar is a gate and a gate is a road”
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Bootham Bar
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Medieval steps up to the city wall at Bootham Bar
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Another vantage of the Minster
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Fortification on the wall
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The City Wall
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This is the view through the trees
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View through a shooting slot
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Here someone prepares the soil for Sping
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I’m amazed at the number an size of gardens behind...
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The houses are built right up to the walls.
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Monk’s Bar from the city wall
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The stairs down from the walk at Monk’s Bar
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Monk’s Bar
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The Minster is always under repair. At present there is a...
Feb 26th
Stone cutters still have plenty to do in York
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Grape is derived from “Grope” and I leave to...
Feb 26th
“May this church be a true spiritual home for the seeker, a...”
— Saint Martin’s, York
— Saint Martin’s, York
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The Last Supper above the Altar at Saint Martin’s,...
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Memorial to World War II
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Saint Martin's York
The medieval church of Saint Martin was largely destroyed by a German air raid in WWII. In the early...
Feb 26th
Saint Martin's web link
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The medieval Saint Martin’s window, Saint...
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There are gargoyles everywhere in York. Most Churches have...
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A pair of gargoles on the side of Saint Martin’s...
Feb 25th
York Minster Shrove Tuesday Evening 2009
Feb 24th
Evensong On Fat Tuesday
For almost a week I have gone to Evensong at the Minster. Tonight girls and the men of the choir...
Feb 24th
I have taken a stall across the choir from the stalls...
Feb 24th
Choir in the Minster
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The great doors at the entrance of the Minster
Feb 24th
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Even on the medieval doors we are reminded,...
Feb 24th
Everywhere in York you can find the Minster over the...
Feb 24th
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The View from my Room
Below is the view from my room in the Dean’s Court Hotel. My friend Tim Jones who knows such...
Feb 24th
The entrance to York Minster
Feb 24th
“It is said with some truth that there is no progress without...”
— Gene Wolfe
— Gene Wolfe
Feb 21st
Miles Coverdale
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Coverdale
Yesterday as I wandered by the Minster I checked to see the time of Evensong (sung evening prayer)...
Feb 21st
“Coverdale’s translation of the Psalter is used in the...”
— Wilipedia
— Wilipedia
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Miles Coverdale
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Contantine, love or hate him, the Great
This really wonderfully rendered bronze of Constantine I is situated outside the entrance of York...
Feb 21st
Constantine The Great
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Constantine was proclaimed Emperor near the spot this statue...
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Where Caesar Is There Is Rome.
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Textiles In The United Kingdom
The textile arts in the Churches of the United Kingdom are beautiful. Below are examples from my...
Feb 20th
Altar in side chapel of Saint Giles, Edinburgh
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Detail Central Panel -Saint Giles
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Detail of Altar Frontal
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Detail of Dalmatic, Canterbury
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Dalmatic made in 1903 based on a set of vestments Saint...
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Detail of Altar in Nave of Canterbury
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Altar Frontal at Canterbury Cathedral
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Detail Altar Frontal
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Medieval Altar Frontal - Victoria & Albert Museum,...
Feb 20th
Durham Cathedral sits on a high hill above the River Weir
Feb 19th
Cuthbert’s cross discovered with his body when the...
Feb 19th
Saint Cuthbert, Bishop
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Icon of Saint Cuthbert
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The Tomb of Cuthbert the greatest of the Celtic Saints in...
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The Tomb of The Venerable Bede who wrote the first history...
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The Cathedral central tower from the cloisters.
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The Sanctuary knocker on the cathedral doors. If a person...
Feb 19th
Great doors of Durham Cathedral
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Nave of Durham Cathedral
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Cathedral in Durham, County Durham
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Cattle at the farm - They appear to be Black Angus the breed...
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View fromt the farm shop of the working barns. I took a...
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East Brampton Farm Shop. One of the local farms turned a...
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The 18/19 century board where the dead were “laid...
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Chapel of the Cross, Madison Mississippi 1848
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Saint Oswald’s was rebuilt in the 19th century on the...
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Saint Oswald’s with Norman arch into the nave
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Saint Oswald’s church yard
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Baptismal font at Saint Oswald’s. This is a late 6th...
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Stained glass at Saint Oswalds. In the lower center is Saint...
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Saint Oswald, King and Martyr
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Saint Oswarld’s Church, East Brampton - Yorkshire
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East Brampton — This is the area that James Herriot...
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James Herriot
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East Brampton, Yorkshire
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North Yorkshire in the mist
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“The gifts of God for the people of God.”
— The Book of Common Prayer
— The Book of Common Prayer
Feb 19th
In this cafe there are signs on each table explaining to...
Feb 19th
Hymn board = menu board
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Church = Cafe and Counseling Center
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Church = Day Center for Senior Citizens
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York
York has about 1000 residents inside the city walls (which still go clear around the ancient city...
Feb 19th
Dais where the presiding office sits in the guild hall.
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Interior of Guild Hall. These are the original oak beams. It...
Feb 19th
York’s medieval guild hall where guild representatives...
Feb 19th
A Medieval cat door at the Monastic Mill. Humans and Cats...
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One of the springs in hill side above the Abbey hence the...
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Saint Mary’s of Fountains in the sunlight of the late...
Feb 17th
Ruined arch over the river near the Abbot’s house.
Feb 17th
The 12th Century Mill, the oldest monastic grinding mill in...
Feb 17th
A bridge over the River Skell with the Abbey tower in the...
Feb 17th
The abbey church and section of the cloister
Feb 17th
A landscape designer laid out the 18th century gardens to...
Feb 17th
Fountains Abbey Wikipedia
Feb 17th
The abbey tower jutes above the vale as Fountains lies...
Feb 17th
The Cellarers, Fountains Abbey
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Fountains World Heritage Site
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Saint Mary of Fountains Abbey
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York Minster seat of the Archbishop of York
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The “Water of Life” as the Scots put it
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Waiting to board the train in Edinburgh
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It looks like we are immigrating rather than visiting
Feb 17th
Street In Edinburgh
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The Vision After The Sermon: Jacob Wrestling With The Angel...
Feb 13th
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is my favorite city so far in my journey. It is a beautiful city for walking even if a bit...
Feb 13th
The altar of the Chapel of the Order of the Thistle, The...
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Pulpit of Saint Giles
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The main altar
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The nave of the Saint Giles
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Saint Giles, The High Kirk of Scotland
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The Sir Walter Scott Memorial
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Welcome from Edinburgh
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Christ Church, Canterbury
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Canterbury
Marilyn and I went to Canterbury yesterday to visit the great Cathedral. There has been a church...
Feb 12th
The steps worn uneven by generations and generations of...
Feb 12th
Altar of Martyrs & Saints, Canterbury
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The effigies of Henry IV and his Queen Joanna of Navarre
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The altar on the between choir and the chair of Saint...
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Marilyn looking over the service book in the choir at...
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The tomb of Edward, the Prince of Wales, the black Prince...
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The spot where Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered by the...
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The great tower of Christ Chruch
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What do I find next door to the great gate at the entrance...
Feb 12th
Everyone who knows me or has seen my business card knows I...
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Victoria & Albert
I have spent a pleasant part of two days at the Victoria & Albert Museum. The collection is...
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Detail of Devonshire Tapestry
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Devonshire Hunting Tapestries
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The Paternoster London
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The Lord's Prayer Pub
After church we had a pint and a nosh at The Paternoster Pub close by the Cathedral. I heard more...
Feb 8th
The Paternoster Pub
Feb 8th
Saint Paul’s Interior
Feb 8th
Eucharist At Saint Paul's
Marilyn and I went to Sunday morning Sung Eucharist at Saint Paul’s. The place is beyond...
Feb 8th
Statue of Saint Paul in the churchyard behind the Cathedral
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Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London
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Saturday In London
We spent the day primarily at the British Museum wandering the collections. What I post though is a...
Feb 7th
A Chess Bishop
Feb 7th
Lewis Chessman
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The Queen contemplates her move
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Lewis Chessmen - British Museum Case
Feb 7th
Lewis Chessmen
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The Lewis Chessmen
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The Tomb of Elizabeth I which lies over the burial place of...
Feb 6th
For two sisters of one father, Elizabeth and Mary Tudor were about as different as two women could...
Feb 6th
Elizabeth I tomb effigy
Feb 6th
The Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
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Choir
Feb 6th
Choir stalls
Feb 6th
Today At the Abbey
Today is the anniversary of the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II. Her father died on this day in...
Feb 6th
The Chapel of Henry VII - The Lady Chapel — Here are...
Feb 6th
The Cloisters
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The Coronation Chair - It used to house the stone of scone...
Feb 6th
Abbey interior
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Abbey interior transept
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Westminster Abbey
We spent the day at Westminster Abbey. What an amazing place. On the inside the church is...
Feb 6th
View of the Abbey from the cloisters shot through the iron...
Feb 6th
The Towers of Westminster Abbey
Feb 6th
We had dinner this first night in London at The Duke of York...
Feb 5th
Before we had even left Memphis I had my first sighting of...
Feb 5th
The Journey Begins
Tomorrow evening Marilyn and I leave for Great Britain. I have been on Sabbatical for not quite a...
Feb 4th
I sit in my chair while being sat-upon by a pair of Bengals....
Feb 4th
“You cannot out-stubborn a cat.”
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