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AUGUST 27, WEDNESDAY
HIGH AND LOW Today we richocheted around London, often unable to find our way, through three very different experiences. We started the morning at the E5 Bakehouse not far from our airbnb in Hackney. I had coffee and a fancy
AUGUST 27, WEDNESDAY
HIGH AND LOW Today we richocheted around London, often unable to find our way, through three very different experiences. We started the morning at the E5 Bakehouse not far from our airbnb in Hackney. I had coffee and a fancy
AUGUST 26, TUESDAY
MAX MIECHOWSKI IN HACKNEY This morning brother Martin drove us to the train station at 7:30. I was a little groggy because I woke at 1:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. The train ride was so pleasant with comfortable
AUGUST 26, TUESDAY
MAX MIECHOWSKI IN HACKNEY This morning brother Martin drove us to the train station at 7:30. I was a little groggy because I woke at 1:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. The train ride was so pleasant with comfortable
AUGUST 25, MONDAY
LAST DAY IN LINCOLN Our last day in Lincoln we took it easy, packed up. Here are some more photographs of the Steam Punk Festival.
AUGUST 25, MONDAY
LAST DAY IN LINCOLN Our last day in Lincoln we took it easy, packed up. Here are some more photographs of the Steam Punk Festival.
AUGUST 24, SUNDAY
STEAM PUNK Our last full day in Lincoln we had a relaxed morning with Tina and Martin and then were driven to town to see the third day of the SteamPunk Festival, a yearly festival in Lincoln on the three
AUGUST 24, SUNDAY
STEAM PUNK Our last full day in Lincoln we had a relaxed morning with Tina and Martin and then were driven to town to see the third day of the SteamPunk Festival, a yearly festival in Lincoln on the three
AUGUST 23, SATURDAY
TRINITY HOSPITAL, RETFORD Rusty Denman, an old friend, grew up in Mississippi but his family roots were in Retford, Lincolnshire, a half hour drive from Lincoln. I met him when I was invited for Sunday dinner to Chrissy Ohler’s house
AUGUST 23, SATURDAY
TRINITY HOSPITAL, RETFORD Rusty Denman, an old friend, grew up in Mississippi but his family roots were in Retford, Lincolnshire, a half hour drive from Lincoln. I met him when I was invited for Sunday dinner to Chrissy Ohler’s house
AUGUST 22, FRIDAY
HORNCASTLE Today, Tina and Martin took us to see the antique and thrift stores in Horncastle, a forty minute drive away from Lincoln, where we poked through stores piled up with junk and treasures, ate at a marvelous restaurant and
AUGUST 22, FRIDAY
HORNCASTLE Today, Tina and Martin took us to see the antique and thrift stores in Horncastle, a forty minute drive away from Lincoln, where we poked through stores piled up with junk and treasures, ate at a marvelous restaurant and
AUGUST 21, THURSDAY
YORK In the fusty hotel, the Leaping Stream pub and hotel, we had a full English breakfast with fried tomatoes, baked beans, ham, sausage, fried eggs came with our little rooms for the night. Then we were off over the
AUGUST 21, THURSDAY
YORK In the fusty hotel, the Leaping Stream pub and hotel, we had a full English breakfast with fried tomatoes, baked beans, ham, sausage, fried eggs came with our little rooms for the night. Then we were off over the
AUGUST 20, WEDNESDAY
ROBIN HOOD’S BAY AND WHITBY Today we visited the beautiful seaside towns of Robin Hood’s Bay and then Whitby. These towns were in contrast to the working class towns of Scarborough and Bridlington we visited yesterday. Here were narrow cobblestone
AUGUST 20, WEDNESDAY
ROBIN HOOD’S BAY AND WHITBY Today we visited the beautiful seaside towns of Robin Hood’s Bay and then Whitby. These towns were in contrast to the working class towns of Scarborough and Bridlington we visited yesterday. Here were narrow cobblestone
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
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