Month December 2022
A co-worker of mine asked how the English celebrate Thanksgiving, and then added, “Or do they?” The answer is that they do not. However, as an American who works with other Americans my husband had the day off. So, how… Continue Reading →
There are many things in this life that I am grateful for and I acknowledge how fortunate I have been. In 1992, I had a former high school teacher who said, “I’m taking a group of students to Switzerland and… Continue Reading →
On today’s episode of “This Old Market Town” we feature Norwich, England! Market towns in Europe are different from cities or villages because they were granted (sometime in history) a market right, which gave them the right to regularly host… Continue Reading →
For our weekend in Wales, we drove four and a half hours from Cambridge to Conwy, Wales on the western welsh coast. We spent the day in Conwy exploring ancient structures. In the late afternoon, we drove just a few… Continue Reading →
In general, I don’t think most Americans know much about Wales. I know I didn’t. After all, it is small and you rarely hear anything about it, so it takes on a mysterious quality. One Saturday, we got up insanely… Continue Reading →