At time I have a rather busy life and while I like that, I am an introvert. I need time alone to reflect, to recharge and quiet time is very important to me. Being in…
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P is for Pike Place
There in the center of Seattle over looking the waterfront is Pike Place Market, it’s in every tourist itinerary and people who live here shop there too. It’s a rather iconic part of downtown and…
O is for Olympics
This summer the Olympics are in London, and it should be quite the event. 36 years ago Montreal was the host and this is about my earliest sporting memory. I remember watching parts of it…
N is for the North Downs
Cutting a large arc across southern England from Dover to the Surrey/Hampshire border is a large chalk escarpment called the North Downs. It’s a beautiful place, but it;s more than that. When I was flying…
M is for Museums
I’m a sucker for great museums, there are few better ways to kill an afternoon. I have some favorites, both esoteric and mainstream. The Design Museum and National Portrait Gallery in London, Musée d’Orsay in…
L is for Los Angeles
It’s not exactly my second home, but I have spent a lot of time there over the last year. LA and I have a little history over the years. It was the initial stop on…
K is for Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom, you know the one with the mouse… Tweet
H is for Hops
Wonderful, wonderful hops. Where would we be with out hops in our beer? Why we’d be drinking sweet malted beers flavored with dandelion, burdock, ivy or heather. Instead we get the chance to drink deep,…
F is for Formula 1
Perhaps a little predicable this one, but here is Vitaly Petrov in the black and gold Renault. Tweet
C is for Creme Egg…
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