The Crystal Ball February 15th 2015 Crystal enjoys the North East's premier seaside resort....................... ... read more
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The original purpose of the blog was the 20th wedding anniversary trip in 2006 / 2007 - Ashes cricket in Oz, setting off early in April and going the long way round!
The trip came to an end in February 2007 and for a while retrospective blogging was the only option (for reasons that you can find in the Road to Freedom).
There are still two to travel and the passport is now back in use in 2009. We get distracted in more than the odd football ground along the way, but it is all part of the journey.... full info
I'm so very sorry to hear of the death of Crystal. I also have a dog, Bonnie, who brightens up all my days. I only think about her mortality when I hear about others and thus am doubly sad.
Crystal Thank you for the kind comments. Crystal is sorely missed. We knew what the eventual outcome would be..... but the end was very sudden. It is difficult to walk on the beach without her, so we went to Edinburgh for a few days. Blogs in production.
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Bob Carlsen
I'm so very sorry to hear of the death of Crystal.
I also have a dog, Bonnie, who brightens up all my days. I only think about her mortality when I hear about others and thus am doubly sad.