Today we start an adventure with our nephews (7 and 8) and their parents.
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UK 2016
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Lost Stories
My mother-in-law has acquired a photo mat with 17 cutouts. 17 just happens to be the right number for her to be surrounded by baby photos of her children, her children’s partners, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchild. 16 babies, one matriarch. My partner’s photo is a vertical-format portrait, which means he’s deprived of his cranium… Continue reading Lost Stories
Travel Gear: UK Electrical Adapter
Next month we’ll be taking our nephews and their parents to the UK. Today the mother of the nephews asked me about adapters for UK electrical outlets. I had anticipated the question and had stocked up on this necessary item. Ax-Man, a local surplus store had a supply of UK adapters at 75 cents apiece.… Continue reading Travel Gear: UK Electrical Adapter
Journeys Through the Eyes of Children
I’m planning a June trip to the UK. We’re bringing our nephews (7 and 8) and their parents. We start in Edinburgh, Scotland, then hop on a train to Morpeth, Northeast England, near where I grew up. We’re carrying backpacks and we won’t be taking cabs. I expect my nephews will revel in small things… Continue reading Journeys Through the Eyes of Children
Bathroom Humor
My nephews will giggle when they see this sign in June. I’m taking my nephews (7 and 8), their parents, and my partner, Dwight, to the area where I grew up. I took the photograph last year in the main train station of my home town, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. I expect a few bathroom… Continue reading Bathroom Humor
Bathroom Humor
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Northumbrian Beauty
When I tap “beauty” into the Google search box for my photo collection, I get a flood of too-easy, stereotypical beauty. There’s enough sunsets and mountaintops to induce indigestion in even the most hardened tourist. But the picture at the top of this post is top of the search results. It’s October 2015. I’m standing… Continue reading Northumbrian Beauty
Northumbrian Beauty
Posted Northumbrian Beauty.
UK Show and Tell
Gave my nephews a show-and-tell with objects from the UK. We’ll be taking them to Scotland and England next year.