Wow – back after three weeks in the UK and I have managed to get to Harpenden, St Albans, Inverness, Sheildaig, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Stow-on-the-Wold and other Cotswold gems, Ledbury, Leominster, Shrewsbury and London. I have eaten ad drunk and laughed with Jim, Renee, Alex, Tom, Tudor, Teal, Roger, Eleanor, Graham, Pauline, David, Sue, Mairi, Jon,… Read More »
Snow and more snow, that’s what was forecast and sure enough it came down. I got up to find a snowy Tooting Bec and make my weary way trudging through the fresh snow to Paddington where I had planned to have a leisurely breakfast with an old friend and then hop on the Heathrow Express… Read More »
Now I have an upgraded electricity fuse box and a wider water pipe, I no longer dread the snow. A few years ago (or was it last year) I was without water for 4 days because my pipes froze solid. In the end it worked out quite well because I got myself a new water… Read More »
I have never seen Hongqiao Railway Station as full as on Sunday when I went to pick up some friends. Apparently there was a flurry of snow up in Beijing which resulted in three hours or more delays to trains coming south. Killig some of this time, I went to the departure lounge and looked… Read More »