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AUGUST 19, TUESDAY
ROAD TRIP Our first five days in England were so packed full that we felt Tina and Martin needed a break. We would rent a car and drive around Englands for three days. So Susie spent the early morning lining
AUGUST 19, TUESDAY
ROAD TRIP Our first five days in England were so packed full that we felt Tina and Martin needed a break. We would rent a car and drive around Englands for three days. So Susie spent the early morning lining
AUGUST 18, MONDAY
MIECHOWSKI FAMILY: TINA, MARTIN AND CHRISSIE Today Chrissie and her husband, John, came for a visit from Worcester. All three siblings and their spouses went to Lincoln with Susie and me to eat at the Duke William Hotel and then
AUGUST 18, MONDAY
MIECHOWSKI FAMILY: TINA, MARTIN AND CHRISSIE Today Chrissie and her husband, John, came for a visit from Worcester. All three siblings and their spouses went to Lincoln with Susie and me to eat at the Duke William Hotel and then
AUGUST 17, SUNDAY
A DAY WITH BROTHER MARTIN AND LINDA At 10 we were driven to brother Martin’s house in the nearby village of Nettelham where Kathe’s sister, Linde, had lived after her husband, Ali Miechowski died in the late 90’s. Ali, grew
AUGUST 17, SUNDAY
A DAY WITH BROTHER MARTIN AND LINDA At 10 we were driven to brother Martin’s house in the nearby village of Nettelham where Kathe’s sister, Linde, had lived after her husband, Ali Miechowski died in the late 90’s. Ali, grew
AUGUST 16, SATURDAY
LINCOLN Lincoln has a large cathedral in the center of town on the top of a hill, Steep Hill, with a Roman Fort beside it. It is a tourist town just like Asheville and Marshall and Celle in Germany where
AUGUST 16, SATURDAY
LINCOLN Lincoln has a large cathedral in the center of town on the top of a hill, Steep Hill, with a Roman Fort beside it. It is a tourist town just like Asheville and Marshall and Celle in Germany where
AUGUST 15, FRIDAY
DODDINGTON HALL SCULPTURE EXHIBIT Tina drove us to DODDINGTON Hall, a stately home outside of Lincoln where there was an outdoor sculpture exhibit in the spacious gardens around the house. It was a hot sunny day. I took a great
AUGUST 15, FRIDAY
DODDINGTON HALL SCULPTURE EXHIBIT Tina drove us to DODDINGTON Hall, a stately home outside of Lincoln where there was an outdoor sculpture exhibit in the spacious gardens around the house. It was a hot sunny day. I took a great
AUGUST 14, THURSDAY
DUKE WILLIAM HOTEL AND LINCOLN Our first day in Riseholme, on the edge of Lincoln, we went with Tina and Martine into the center of Lincoln and had lunch at the Duke William Hotel. I had fish and chips with
AUGUST 14, THURSDAY
DUKE WILLIAM HOTEL AND LINCOLN Our first day in Riseholme, on the edge of Lincoln, we went with Tina and Martine into the center of Lincoln and had lunch at the Duke William Hotel. I had fish and chips with
AUGUST 13, WEDNESDAY
ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND Again I was pushed on a wheel chair with Susie at my side through customs and guided to the train station where we bought tickets to Riseholme, Lincoln, with one change in Petersborough. We were met by
AUGUST 13, WEDNESDAY
ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND Again I was pushed on a wheel chair with Susie at my side through customs and guided to the train station where we bought tickets to Riseholme, Lincoln, with one change in Petersborough. We were met by
AUGUST 12, TUESDAY
OFF TO ENGLAND We were up at 5:30, finally packing the little we need for two weeks away. Susie was still anxious that she wouldn’t be allowed on the plane without her ETA visa for the United Kingdom. I was
AUGUST 12, TUESDAY
OFF TO ENGLAND We were up at 5:30, finally packing the little we need for two weeks away. Susie was still anxious that she wouldn’t be allowed on the plane without her ETA visa for the United Kingdom. I was
AUGUST 11, MONDAY
88TH BIRTHDAY I knew I should be packing for my trip to England on Tuesday. But I was caught between realities. I was still in Marshall but only barely. I was letting go as I do on every trip but
AUGUST 11, MONDAY
88TH BIRTHDAY I knew I should be packing for my trip to England on Tuesday. But I was caught between realities. I was still in Marshall but only barely. I was letting go as I do on every trip but
AUGUST 10, SUNDAY
PRE BIRTHDAY FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES I drove an hour to the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church and following church went out to eat at Pomodoro’s Italian restaurant with a group of five women who join each other every Sunday for lunch
AUGUST 10, SUNDAY
PRE BIRTHDAY FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES I drove an hour to the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church and following church went out to eat at Pomodoro’s Italian restaurant with a group of five women who join each other every Sunday for lunch
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