13 January:  Everything is packed, the house is tidy, and we are at a hotel near Logan Airport. Heather and Kevin were our cheauffeurs. Kevin found a wonderful Italian restaurant in Revere.Sebastian's is small, and the food is excellent.14 January: Our flight from Boston to SanFrancisco was uneventful. I do bemoan the loss of some of the amenities we once enjoyed on transcontinental flights. We hadn't transferred in SFO before. It is a much more ple...

Friday, June 12: We left Leeds around 6 PM yesterday and took the motorway back to Sale. Although it was the end of rush hour, the traffic was not bad, and we were back at the Coachman's Cottage in just over an hour. Manon and Paul greeted us as though we were returning family. We settled in to our room and then walked into Ashton Village for a bowl of fish chowder and a beer at the Old Plough Pub. After dinner, we stopped at the Tesco grocery store to buy a tin ...

Friday, June 12:  We left Leeds around 6 PM yesterday and took the motorway back to Sale. Although it was the end of rush hour, the traffic was not bad, and we were back at the Coachman's Cottage in just over an hour. Manon and Paul greeted us as though we were returning family. We settled in to our room and then walked into Ashton Village for a bowl of fish chowder and a beer at the Old Plough Pub. After dinner, we stopped at the Tesco grocery store to b...

Tuesday, July 9: We left Guisborough this morning and took a very scenic drive over the moors to Pickering, on to the charming town of Helmsley, and then got on the motorway for the rest of the drive to Leeds. Once again, our GPS got us exactly where we needed to be. We checked in to our hotel, and Brian and Jean came to pick us up and take us to their home. They live in the most compact flat I have ever been in on a very narrow street. (The next time we go to En...

Tuesday, July 9:  We left Guisborough this morning and took a very scenic drive over the moors to Pickering, on to the charming town of Helmsley, and then got on the motorway for the rest of the drive to Leeds. Once again, our GPS got us exactly where we needed to be. We checked in to our hotel, and Brian and Jean came to pick us up and take us to their home. They live in the most compact flat I have ever been in on a very narrow street. (The next time we go...