I love everything about Ashley's home--location-weather-water-water-water. Have I mentioned she went to high school in Portsmouth, Virginia--to which Gosport,, VA is a suburb? And now she lives in Gosport, Hampshire--which is a suburb of Portsmouth, UK. To get to Ashley's from Portsmouth you take a 5-minute ferry ride from Portsmouth. It was absolutely stunning! Such a day we had! We were going to see Rhys' band do a charity gig, but Ash took me out early and w...

Ashley and I have known each other since the first week of college. Most of you know when that was. If you missed the memo, tough luck. I'm 35. Figure it out. Early on, Ash fell in love with a Brit. Drama. The US government. The Hostage Crisis happened and green cards were cancelled. Suddenly Ash was in England, getting married. Costumer JoEllen had been scheduled to design & deliver the dress to Virginia. I cried. Gregg said, "So get on a plane and take it...