So that was Wales. Been there, done that, don’t wear tee-shirts. “Prynhawn Da”. Following my principle of learning and using a few key phrases of a host country when on holiday, I thus addressed the receptionist as we arrived in our hotel in Abergele, North Wales.“Good Afternoon, sir”, was the prompt reply in a Yorkshire EnglishContinue reading “Blog 149. The Land of our Fathers”
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Blog 145. Janet and John Go To Paris
It is a curious thing, but if you were to ask the average Englishman or Englishwoman which country was England’s oldest ally, he or she – if well educated – would probably say, correctly, “Portugal” (I refer the honourable reader to the Treaty of Windsor of 1386). Ask the same English person which country isContinue reading “Blog 145. Janet and John Go To Paris”
Blog 143. Does Your House Have a Number?
Roland is back. That is to say, Roland, his live-in partner, his mistress, his children, and his children’s children have decided that our home is a very desirable place to live (plenty of food and water, good schools, liberal policy towards down-trodden and much-maligned creatures, immediate accommodation with H&C etc). They have, therefore, moved in. Continue reading “Blog 143. Does Your House Have a Number?”
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