louisa's tulips

England in the spring

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May 18th 2010
Hi everyone, Well I'm sitting in Heathrow airport with a ticket for JFK, and the flight is delayed afew hours because of a cloud of ash. I have had a great time back in the UK seeing the kids and celebrating the engagement of Fay and Stuart. Things have gone very well and I'm returning to George Town in the southern Exumas, Bahamas, to carry on where I left off. Jeremy and Carla have been lookin ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more