Four Yanks in a Boat: From Bath to Devizes and back
The Kennet and Avon Canal is over two hundred years old, which might make it seem an unlikely choice for a 21st-century …
Why a narrowboat trip?
Why did I want to travel down a canal in a narrowboat? From where did this particular desire evolve? The simple answer …
London at night (evening day 4, Saturday, Sept. 3)
Taking a turn on the Millennium Eye is a terribly tacky, touristy thing to do, with cattle lines reminiscent of a trip …
The British Museum (morning day 4, Saturday, Sept. 3)
The front of the British Museum sits there with its two wings flanking the entrance like the paws of a giant sphinx. …
Narrowboat vacation: first photos
Half of our vacation in England involved a narrowboat trip from Bath to Devizes and back. In order to afford the trip, …
Panoramas from England
I am recently returned from a two-week visit to England and I am quickly posting a few photographs of the trip. …
Recommended: Mercury Men
It’s so rare these days to recommend anything you find on Syfy, but I have to admit I enjoyed Mercury Men, a …
It’s new to me: Billy Boyle review
I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but the cover for Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery had …
100% height div tag not working. Argh!
Like a lot of people, I have depended on the knowledge that I can get a div to span the entire height …
Sofa-futon finished
I’ve finished the sofa-futon and despite a motley collection of wood (some ancient oak plywood, some new oak plywood, and solid oak …