Yes, as you may know I admit I’m one of those who remember when we wrote letters, put stamps on them, and mailed them. Domestic ones took a couple of days to reach an intended recipient. International letters might require a week or more, so it could take a minimum of two weeks (two weeks!) … More All The Emojis In The World Can’t Replace A Pen
It’s a British bank holiday – so, as they like to say here, it’s probably raining: And it is.
I’ve been up here, near the Westbury White Horse, a bunch of times. However, I’d never taken any photos of this, but finally did yesterday. So how about some English medievalism/ Anglo-Saxon romantic legend for a Wednesday morning:
After Glastonbury on Friday and Bath on Saturday, yesterday we went out with my nephew for a Sunday ramble along the Wiltshire-Somerset border:
My sister-in-law lost her younger sister about two weeks ago. We’re going to her funeral in Essex today. As a toddler, Donna had been a victim of medical malpractice that led to traumatic brain damage. Her family received a huge compensation package from the National Health Service (NHS). The money was set aside to make … More A Joy Departs
You never know what out there will provide eventual story material. Subconsciously, I’m always on the look out. In a real sense, I’m always working. I try, but I can’t usually just switch my mind “off.” I find I pay attention to most “everything.” But I know I also have to do so without everyone … More Surviving The “Wobbles”
Last weekend, at Mass the priest had announced a funeral service would take place on Wednesday at lunchtime. He also explained that the deceased would have only a small contingent of family and friends present. What really caught my attention was when he observed if any of us in the faceless congregation could make it, … More A Stranger’s Funeral
I received an auto-email from English Heritage. They wanted to know what I thought of Stonehenge. The survey, they noted, would take only a few minutes: As we know, Stonehenge is a site of sublime importance; it allows us a peek into our pre-history. It has baffled, fascinated, and intrigued countless generations. Unknown numbers of … More Tourist Survey Submitted
Although it’s only 45 minutes away from where we live now in Wiltshire, and had been about an hour from where we’d lived previously in Dorset for a decade, we had never been to Stonehenge. Saturday night, on impulse, we thought, “Well, why not on Sunday?” Rule 1: Try to get there as early as … More Stonehenge
R. J. Nello 