White asparagus
25 Wednesday May 2022
25 Wednesday May 2022
20 Friday May 2022
We came to Manchester again yesterday to attend the wedding of the daughter of a highschool friend of Sheila’s. Last night we attended the colourful and noisy Mendhi, with lots of dancing (and men were invited too!). The wedding itself happens tomorrow very close to Manchester, so today we visited Jessica and her family. Sheila, Jessica and I went to an escape room this morning, we had to solve puzzles to find gold and coal in a Wild West setting. We managed to escape in 58 minutes. Great fun and a first for Sheila and me.
This afternoon we attended a school party for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with the grandkids, and we even got a bit of sunshine for the occasion. Tonight it is off to our favourite seafood restaurant in the area.
18 Wednesday May 2022
12 Thursday May 2022
Posted Travel
inWe are spending a few days in Paris, walking a lot and eating well. It was still hot today but a few more clouds than yesterday. Tomorrow we plan to visit the Louvre, where I was last in 1974 and Sheila in 1976 (despite our many visits to the city and me having worked in Neuilly-sur-Seine for a while as a young doctor).
11 Wednesday May 2022
07 Saturday May 2022
03 Tuesday May 2022
Posted Travel
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27 Wednesday Apr 2022
Posted Vancouver
inWe handed our flat over to the new owner yesterday and are staying in the Sylvia Hotel right on English Bay for a few days. The seawall is open again and I walked the 9km around it today. The weather is fairly cool, but with quite a bit of sunshine and only the occasional shower.
21 Thursday Apr 2022
Posted On the water, Vancouver
inPart of the Stanley Park Seawall is still closed, due to winter storm damage. The Kitsilano pool will likely also stay closed due to damage. Fortunately, the beaches are open, we just need a bit of better weather. There are eight container ships anchored in English Bay right now. I have never seen this many here before. No wonder it takes so long for orders to arrive.