Whenever I travel to London, I visit Covent Garden, the lively shopping and dining area in the heart of the theater district. The skylit Apple Market, filled with shops and booths, is always a surprise. Look what I discovered in October. The Fleurs de Villes competition put the garden quite literally in Covent Garden. Once... Continue Reading →
Take A Photo Tour Through Hidcote Manor Garden
Hidcote Manor Garden has been on my mind all summer. After a major deck replacement and landscape removal, my otherwise beautiful gardens looked bleak. I needed some inspiration and remembered the extraordinary English gardens explored a few years ago while traveling through the Cotswolds. Our first landscape crew, soon fired, cut three of my Hidcote... Continue Reading →
A Day in London with Charles Dickens: Photo Essay
A visit with Charles Dickens made the top of my list as I traveled by train from Gatwick to London. So far, the trip to Europe had exceeded anything in my crazy imagination. I brought comfy shoes and planned to walk everywhere. After recent terror attacks, I hoped it would be enjoyable and police presence wouldn't... Continue Reading →
Threats and Warnings – What Would You Do?
So destiny has packed our bags and my husband, Danny, and I will travel to five European countries during the month of June. One of them is England. I had thought it perfect timing that Blogger's Bash 2017 would be held in London while we traveled from Scotland to France. We made our reservations near Victoria... Continue Reading →
Twenty Word Wednesday – The Cotswolds Revisited
A church in Moreton-in-Marsh. Roaming through the village. I would have loved to peek inside. Happy Hump Day! Click on photos to enlarge
A Mystery Revealed
The Cascada Fountain in the Parc de la Ciutadella, Gaudi's Parc Guell, and the Sagrada Familia My husband Danny, daughter Courtney and I survived the Wild European Ride! 3 countries in 17 days. Whew... Courtney took her final exams in two business classes the day we arrived, then she toured us all over the Barcelona, Spain. I have never... Continue Reading →