It's been a few days since the last entry. Paul Begley was the driving force behind the Centre for the Study of Leadership and Ethics, which has since become an international consortium of which ACU, and our Centre in particular is a member. Paul retired from the role of chair a bit over a year ago, but he continues in an unofficial patron type of role. I am about to finish up at our Centre and I wanted to take the opportunity to make sure we had done everything...

Another two day entry: To Toronto, and my first 24 hours. I still haven't managed a good night's sleep, so waking at 5.30 wasn't a great joy. The shuttle was on time and I was in the airport in good order to get through the nuthouse of US security. No amount of prose can ever glamourise a cross-continental flight - particularly one with a change in Chicago. I was able to access the AA (American Airlines - not Alcoholics Anonymous!) club in Denver, and do some ...

M: Me again. Anne has taken the lead for the last few days. Today's picture is "No-longer -headless Buck" settling in for Halloween. We leave Canada this afternoon for Malta, and as Anne has said, the goodbyes never get any easier. Every time we visit here we are challenged to reflect on the mysteries of family and friendship. In a very real sense we always feel at home here, and its something that goes well beyond my Canadian passport. It is the warmth and af...

A: A slow and easy morning as it was Saturday and Cecilia really enjoyed a relaxing day- normally she would race up to her parents' place and clean etc. We had a delicious and healthy breakfast before a walk with Eva and Ryan through the beautiful Springbank Park with its colourful landscape. Canada is stunningly beautiful at this time of year. We stopped by Remark- a growers market with lots of locally grown products- lovely looking fruit, vegies, bread, cheese...

M: This entry takes us from the farm back into London, via (for Mick at least) the scrap yard at St Mary's! Ron had been scheming a way of giving me a scenic tour through the Upper Thames Valley en route to cashing in a pick-up and trailer load of scrap at St Mary's. Each day we had risen in hope of fine weather to provide the cherry on the cake of the scenery, but that was not to be, and as Friday was our last day, the decision was that we were going rain or s...