The Palm House

Oooo, Kew!

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August 29th 2018
Rain! Just enough to make me wear my raincoat for an hour, then schlep it around the rest of the day... This morning I met Pam Harper’s dear London friend, Iris, who kindly treated me to lunch in Kew and a tour of the fabulous Royal Botanical Gardens there. I’ve been hearing about this UNESCO World Heritage Site for so long, I was especially excited to see them - all 600 acres! We began with ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more