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First let me say thank you for all the great comments. They are so encouraging. We had a fabulous Easter service at the Christ Church Cathedral. They had chairs everywhere in every nook and cranny. We were glad we got there reasonably early, but the 11:00 service didn't start until 11:30 because of getting all the people in and seated. We sat so we could see the Dean deliver the morning message. The pipe organ and the choir were so good. We've gone to concerts and not heard as beautiful music. Then, we went to another Gastropub (known for it's chef & food) and had an amazing roast beef dinner. The potatoes were like scalloped potatoes, but with full cream and lots of butter. Good thing we had walked for an hour & 1/2 before lunch. ... read more

We had a lovely day in the Cotswolds. Seeing such interesting places like Blenheim Palace, Stow-on-the-Wold, Chipping Norton and Bourton-on-the-Water. How could we go wrong with names like these? Most of the places were smallish towns or even villages. We were looking for a real country pub that was off the beaten track for lunch and saw a small sign on the A44 for the small village of Broadwell. We were able to travel down the country lane just like in the movies where someone must give way to get two cars to pass each other. The village was lovely and "The Fox Inn" was just what we had wanted. The village has about 300 residents and was just as quaint as we had wanted it. Driving on the other side of the road was a ... read more

So sorry that I have been so long. Our camera has decided to give up the ghost. It was one that we had bought in China, so I think we got a fair run for our money. It was just an inconvenient time to break. So, we had an interesting Wednesday. We found the Methodist Church and some other good things whose pictures we hope to be able to recapture when we get home. S, I am sending some of our-daughter-in-laws pictues from Venice where they had a great time. Will get back when we get a new camera. We feel so useless without one. Now, the blog tells me I cannot add the picures from Venice because they are too small! Wow!... read more

Greetings again from Oxford. Jim, Louis and I took a nice long walk yesterday as the day was mainly sunny with some clouds. We went through the meadow again, crossed the Thames River and went to this tiny little village of Binsey. It's sole claim to fame, except for being so quaint, is their pub, The Perch. It was great to be able to get away from the city life so easily and just stroll along with the cows and sheep. Glenn & Nooni got home from their trip and had a great time. They said that these churches here couldn't compare with all the old, old churches in Venice. I told Jim that we could not go there, but you can tell he wants too.... read more

Happy April Fool's Day and also Palm Sunday, We have had a quiet few days since we are trying to be dutiful dog-sitters, but still managed a litle fun. On Friday we went shopping for Chrissy some warmer pants since the weather has gotten decidely cooler. We are assured though that this is still good weather for this time of year. There was such a crowd that we went to a meadow close to the Thames River for a 2 hour walk and that seemed enough for Chrissy & Louis. We plan to go to a very old Anglican Church this morning and again in the evening for Even Song. We have made our reservations at a pub called "The Rickety Press" for a proper roast lunch afterwards. Here are a few pictures. Until next time. ... read more