the red boat

catching up

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October 20th 2018
I've been on a southern tour this week, visiting friends and relations in Somerset and Devon. First I stayed with my "old" friend Hilary and her husband, then to Liz, then to My friend Sue and cousin Jerry in Georgeham, near Barnstaple. Back to Hodges, then home. It was nearly as far as going to Glasgow! ... 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