Home and Away's Guestbook

So your ancesters were the Sutherlands from Dunrobin...
My wife has a few of them, too, starting with Lady Marjorie Sutherland of Dunbeath (1436-14760) who married Sir William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd and last Earl of Orkney, Chancellor of Scotland. We hadn't planned to visit this castle...just not enough time and they are very distant relatives. I've found that pretty much every aristocrat in Scotland is somehow related to every other family. There weren't that many families to pick from and the husbands were always getting killed in battles, so wives married two or three times, and had many children. A Scottish ancestry tree can get pretty complicated!

Dalat School Address
I tried to find the school on Google Maps, but Dalat has grown so much even since i visited there last in 2008, that I couldn't find it. I didn't meet you since I was on furlough in 1964-65.

Woodland Aquatic Center...
Perhaps I have been remiss in not posting a blog of the completed aquatic center, perhaps because it didn't involve travel. However, it was a long difficult journey to reach this destination! Perhaps I will write a blog about it after all.

Time together...
We remember with fondness the time we spent with you in Sydney and your time here, and on both occasions you got to know my son. Dave inspired him on the path to becoming a lawyer. I will pass on your congratulations to Will and Mercy.

Time well spent...
I was afraid that inertia was taking over and had to hit the road. I hope you can find a corner of America that you would like to visit! And thanks for your words about our loss of Lorna Doone. She would always meet us at the door to welcome us home.

I love road trips, too.
But very long days crossing emptiness (e.g., the Great Plains and Nevada) are not something I enjoy. That's why we shortened each day to arrive at our next hotel about 5 PM, taking three days each way. Our next road trip was to drive back east to PA to visit Linda's family and to CT to visit my daughter and her family in their new home. I'm thinking now that I will send Linda by air to both places and then fly to CT later, perhaps on my way to or from an overseas destination like I've done in the past. You were fortunate to live in such a lovely place. You both have the perfect jobs that allow you to see so many beautiful parts of America!

Time for the little things...
is one good thing that has come out of the virus. I've reevaluated everything I do and have cut out everything that causes stress or does not contribute to the betterment of family relations or the larger community. So much should be put in the Lord's hands. I hope that you are doing well.