We visited the Houses of Parliament

 Today Val and I were in London to meet our local Member of Parliament (Ben Goldsborough). Neither of us had been before and so we really didn’t know what to expect.  We had been given instruction from Ben’s personal secretary Cathy on what to do, where to go and what time to be there. WeContinue reading “We visited the Houses of Parliament”

A Memorable Journey to Vancouver, Alaska and Victoria Island, B.C. Canada

2023 Sept 09-23 Val and I set off for Canada and the island. It had been a long time in planning and we were excited if a little nervous The trip started when we arrived in Vancouver (staying overnight at Sheraton Wall Vancouver Centre, Burrard St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2R9, Canada) and boarding a cruiseContinue reading “A Memorable Journey to Vancouver, Alaska and Victoria Island, B.C. Canada”

I’m often amazed

I’m often amazed at how much other people seem to have considered the problems of the world and have solutions that they are convinced byI find that quite admirable and it makes me (briefly) feel inadequate and not very clever Currently the world seems doomed to disaster as we regularly have reached 50C in manyContinue reading “I’m often amazed”

A six mile walk on a sunny day in Costessey

  What a glorious day it has been….. so far. Val and I missed our walk yesterday for various reasons and so we were determined to get out and stretch our legs. Val had found a circular walk on a local website but it was a bit vague and so I used Viewranger (now outdooractive)Continue reading “A six mile walk on a sunny day in Costessey”