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Here are a few more pictures from Seattle.I had a wonderful visit, it was good to see everyone, my only regret was not being able to visit my other cousin who lives in the Chicago area. Another time!Christine with her parents taken in theirliving room Bernadette and Joseph with Patricia This is a view across…

Saturday night Dave and I decided we would do something different as Dave was flying to Sweden the next day we wanted a quiet night. Looking in the English language paper I saw that “Jack”, one of the dancers from the dance production Dave and I were in last year, was performing in a modern…

It’s almost 40 years since I was last in Korea, in 1969. I stayed only one night. It was an RAF training flight around Asia and we got there in the evening and left early next morning. All I remember is that there was a curfew after dark, and no-one except the patrolling military were…

My first stop on my North American odyssey was in Seattle, or to be more precise, a little place across Peugot sound from Seattle. My Aunt and Uncle have lived there since early in the 1990’s when they retired and moved from Chicargo. They have a wonderful view of Seattle across the water and sometimes…

Well, my foray into pillow fighting was short-lived. After my second fight, I realised I’m a lover, not a fighter. I think, also, I just really enjoy trying things out the first time. Which is all good… one more certificate to post on my wall. In other news, I bought myself a bike this summer.…

Dave got worried I had not written about my North American trip and decided to do something for me, bless him!!! This is my version! At the end of April I finally got to use my first class ticket to NA that I had claimed,with points, almost a year previously when I thought I needed…

Yesterday Dave and I attended a Chinese wedding, the third one for me and Dave’s fifth. Now I understand a little of what goes on (they are all in Chinese) I will try and describe the event. A lot of our friends have experienced their children’s weddings lately and thus this blog may be of…

Today I had to lay Peppy down in her final resting place. It had been a rough week for her, and when she wasn’t getting better, I took her to the vet. Both kidneys were riddled with stones, and the worse was inflamed. The poor girl – she was nearly 17, so it was time…

Yesterday I was invited to a company day out with one of the companies that I work with. About 50 of us altogether. We visited Turtle Island first, and you can see why it is called that (first pic), then we went on to a farm that is set up for family days out. Turtle…

Pension realizationLast year, while back in the UK, it finally hit home that I really am a pensioner now. I got my usual prescription from the Dr, and took it to the local pharmacy as always. When I went back to collect it and offered to pay I got a very polite “Oh no Mr…