| Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 |
| 3:49 pm |
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| Saturday, December 5th, 2009 |
| 9:52 am |
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| Friday, December 4th, 2009 |
| 5:01 pm |
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| Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 |
| 3:37 pm |
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| Sunday, November 29th, 2009 |
| 7:51 am |
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| 7:45 am |
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| Friday, November 27th, 2009 |
| 4:05 pm |
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| Monday, November 23rd, 2009 |
| 4:07 pm |
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| Friday, November 20th, 2009 |
| 3:54 pm |
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| Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 |
| 5:18 pm |
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| Friday, November 13th, 2009 |
| 3:29 pm |
New Frodo Investigates! mystery--By Another Name
Title: By Another Name Author: Kathryn Ramage Code: Frodo/Sam Rating: R Summary: A Frodo Investigates! mystery. Frodo takes on a delicate case involving the secretary of a distant Took cousin and three ladies in the same household. Notes: This story takes place in the autumn of 1425 (S.R.)--whether before or after "Settling an Old Ghost to Rest" is unspecified. Disclaimer: The characters and overall storyline are certainly not mine. They belong to J.R.R. Tolkien's estate, and I'm just playing with them to entertain myself and anyone else who likes this kind of thing. Opening chapters: ( Read more... ) |
| Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 |
| 4:32 pm |
Travel Journal--the last day
My journey back to London is speedy but uneventful: I take taxi to Manchester Picadilly first thing in the morning to catch a train just after 9:00 am. It arrives at London Euston by 11:30 and get right on the Underground to cross London to Chiswick in about 1/2 an hour. It's noon precisely when I get off at Stamford Brook station. ( Read more... ) |
| Sunday, November 8th, 2009 |
| 7:56 am |
Travel Journal--Day 11
Our last day in Wales. It's a short day, since some of the people on the tour have to catch a train to continue the tour in the south of Wales, and the rest of us return to Manchester. Before we leave Llandudno, I go out to the beach one last time--there isn't time for a last walk, but I pick up a nice rock to take with me. It's sitting on a shelf in the living room now, next to the rocks I picked up last year at Chesil Bank. ( Read more... ) |
| 7:30 am |
Travel Journal--Day 10, addenda
A couple of things I forgot to mention in my last journal. On that day, we stopped for lunch at an art gallery featuring the works of local artists, among them Sir Kyffin Williams and Philippa Jacobs. I was much taken with Ms. Jacobs works, especially the ones that feature glowing oil refineries at night. I also bought a horse sculpture for one of my nieces, the one that doesn't want books or jewelry (so she has informed me through her Grandma). The other thing is that I went for one last walk up the Promenade that evening after dinner; we were leaving Can-y-Bae in the morning. It was a lovely, mild night with a bright full moon high in the sky. There was a man playing guitar on the Promenade, singing songs: "Maggie Mae," "Your Song," and something of Elvis's ("Don't Be Cruel" or "Teddy Bear," or something similar). As I walked, I sang softly along. |
| Thursday, November 5th, 2009 |
| 3:55 pm |
Travel Journal--Day 10
My pre-dawn walk this morning takes me up past the big hotel at the west end of Llandudno; it's only about 6:30, but a large tour bus is already loading up with people who are leaving that day. I had intended to go to the pier, but the gate that leads to it is locked. ( Read more... ) |
| Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 |
| 3:49 pm |
Travel Journal--Day 9
I'm up early the next morning to take a walk before breakfast up to the east end of the Promenade; the sun rises ahead of me, behind Little Orme. ( Read more... ) |
| Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 |
| 5:42 pm |
Travel Journal--Day 8
Chester & Conwy castle The day begins with the tour bus loading up--same bus, but with a new driver named Tony and all new people aboard. There are 12 us all together, the largest group I've been with. Most are retired Canadian or Australian couples, two Vancouver ladies a little older than I am who are traveling together, and one young man also from Australia. So I'm the only American this time. ( Read more... ) |
| Sunday, November 1st, 2009 |
| 7:30 am |
Travel Journal--Day 7
Today, I visit Lyme Park. When I discovered that this place was so close to Manchester, I knew I had to go and see it. This is the house that played Pemberly in the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice. ( Read more... ) |
| Saturday, October 31st, 2009 |
| 9:48 am |
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| 8:38 am |
Travel Journal--Day 6
I'm on my own in the Manchester area for a couple of days, and I'm going to spend the first day at Tatton Park. When I was looking for things to see in or near Manchester, I chose this smaller stately home because it looked like a pleasant place to spend some time, and also because parts of the Brideshead Revisited miniseries were filmed here; Tatton Park played the Flytes' London home, Marchmain House. ( Read more... ) |
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