Saturday, July 6: We packed up, had breakfast, and set out for Guisborough and the home of our friends Sonia and John Greenwood. The planning wasn't the best on my part, and we got tangled up in a great deal of local traffic in the towns north of Manchester. I hadn't realized how urban it is almost all the way from Manchester to Leeds. We took the motorway from Leeds to Thirsk and then a secondary road to a small one lane road which took us through some lovely co...

Saturday, July 6:  We packed up, had breakfast, and set out for Guisborough and the home of our friends Sonia and John Greenwood. The planning wasn't the best on my part, and we got tangled up in a great deal of local traffic in the towns north of Manchester. I hadn't realized how urban it is almost all the way from Manchester to Leeds. We took the motorway from Leeds to Thirsk and then a secondary road to a small one lane road which took us through s...

Tuesday, July 2: I am, after 45 years with Buzz, getting the hang of packing. We have one medium and one small bag to check and we each have a small carry on. We leave for the airport around 2 PM. Wednesday, July 3: Robyn took us to Manchester yesterday. Our flight was cancelled and we were rebooked on a later one. The second one was delayed for so long that we would not have made our connection in Philadelphia. Fortunately Robyn was still around. She and her fr...

Tuesday, July 2:  I am, after 45 years with Buzz, getting the hang of packing. We have one medium and one small bag to check and we each have a small carry on. We leave for the airport around 2 PM.Wednesday, July 3: Robyn took us to Manchester yesterday. Our flight was cancelled and we were rebooked on a later one. The second one was delayed for so long that we would not have made our connection in Philadelphia. Fortunately Robyn was still around. She a...

Sunday, June 9: After lots of hugs and kisses and "see you soons", Kate took me to the airport. Everythng went smoothly, the plans were on time, my luggage arrived, and I am home with my swollen "airplane feet" propped up ready to look at the mail and newspapers from the last week --although I did read most of the news on line. It was a wonderful week with our Israelis. I wouldn't have missed Sapir's performance for anything, but I am very happy to be home with ...