Category Faith & Family

Castles and Rockets

CASTLES AND ROCKETS    May 3rd, 1990. The bus from D.C. to Orlando included 3 stops on my Greyhound route. Traveling alone usually means strangers end up talking to you! Obviously, this can be both good and bad. On the…

New York, New York

   My journal from this day 30 years ago reads, “Landed safe at JFK, took a bus to Manhattan, went to the J.W.T. Office for Lucinda’s key and took a taxi (cab) to the flat. When I arrived I couldn’t…

30 Years Ago Today

    30 years ago today, on April 18th, 1990, I set out on a world trip that changed my life forever.  Just recently, my sweet mum found my journal I filled during my months of travelling, so I thought…

Washington DC to Orlando

   April 29th, 1990, I sat on the Greyhound Bus from Port Authority, NY 7:00am to arrive in Washington D.C. at 12:45pm, and recorded,        “New York was covered in a misty haze with only the tallest building poking through.…

Moving South

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD which made heaven and earth. ​   The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time…

My Mum

Today, is my wonderful mum’s birthday! She is absolutely the best mum in the world. She is also the BEST GRANDMA IN THE WHOLE WORLD. If there’s a toddlers hand to hold – she holds it, even when it’s sticky…

The Car Seat Caper

    There was a time a few years ago, well OK, about 20 years ago,  when I traveled alone, I was a cool and calm passenger. Those days are gone. Long gone. On our trip to England last fall,…

Minus 9 Degrees

We awoke to another glorious day !   It was -9’f  (-23’c). Take a seat, don’t mind the snow, the sun is out ! Firstly, let me show you this lovely pic of the icicles that are hanging from every tree…

It’s A Wonderful Life

Hearing from everyone through cards, letters and calls is one of my favorite things about Christmas. To quote Clarence, the angel, from the movie, It’s a Wonderful Life,   “Remember, no man is a failure who has friends”. So thank…