Don't Mind Me: I'm Reading Pepys

I'm spending this year with Samuel Pepys, diarist and citizen at large in London of the 17th century. This includes all the diaries and a fabulous biography of Charles II to learn more of the Restoration. I think my trip to England went to my head! Click on the title Don't Mind Me for a link to the online version of Pepys's diary.

At the same time I will be reading War and Peace by Tolstoy and studying the Napoleonic Wars, as well as reading Proust's Remembrance of Lost Time (A la Recherche du Temps Perdu) in English and French.

See you next summer!

Adam Update

Here he is: four months old, smiling and charming the world. I love having a grandson! Here he is with Aunt Aimee.

Baby Adam has arrived!

Nick and Andrea welcomed their baby boy and my grandson on September 4th. He is one month early, but doing well. His weight was 5 pounds 7 oz. The whole family is thrilled. We can tell he is a handsome and clever lad!

Harewood

Not quite sure where we were - between Manchester and York. A beautiful spot to begin our sojourn in England.

York

It is in York that we spent our first weekend: home of Yorkminster and Betty's Tea Room.

Hadrian's Wall

The Roman emperor Hadrian built this wall to keep out the Barbarian Scots. To learn more about the wall, click on the title Hadrian's Wall and view a link to the exhibition at the British Museum.

Lindisfarne

The Holy Island.