Devon is Dry
The rains came after a week of heat. Finally. Thank God. Prior to their arrival it was baking and Devon,…
Corona in Connecticut, and Italy, and the UK, and California…
The Venetians have gotten their city back. Certainly not the way they wanted to get it back, not as the…
Bon Voyage
Everyone wants to be liked, Americans, I think, more than most people, and English husbands of American wives want their…
Hot, Hot, Hot
You knew it before you got there, knew it if you’re one of those people who checks weather.com before you…
Wallis, This One’s for You
Finally, some good news for a change. Amidst the debacle of “tax reform” and what appears to be rampant sexual…
The End of the World
In the nearly twenty years I’ve been teaching in the US public schools, I’ve had quite a few kids walk…
Where We Come From
A family history is a collection of stories, stories told and retold and made old not so much by the…
2017: Brace For Impact
At the beginning of the Second World War in Europe, there was a period of time, eight months and one…
A Little History
They say if you don’t know your history, you’re doomed to repeat it and this certainly seems to be what’s…
The Long Walk Across Europe
In December of 1933, a young man set out from England on a great adventure. His intention was to walk…
November Anniversaries
Americans, who tend to shun both the specific and the historical, are today celebrating Veteran’s Day in one great, glorious…
Savages
On the southwestern edge of the Wiltshire Downs in England, in the valley of the River Kennet, lies the ancient…
Letter from England
Normally, when you say you’re writing a letter from somewhere that’s where you are, but our time in England was…
Rise and Fall
Even I, no nay-sayer of global-warming, have caught myself thinking it. When climatologists repeat their dire prediction that the world’s…
London Calling
It’s raining in London. What a surprise. Yes, but it’s been raining for a long time, practically the whole summer…
