Old country

Previous | Contents | Next § York impressed us too — York Minster and the Keep of the old York Castle — but it was memorable also because Heather wanted to visit a hairdresser. Having agreed where to meet, I wandered off to kill time while I waited — and waited and waited ... Read more

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A tumble of roofs

Previous | Contents | Next After stopping for cups of stewed tea and coffee at an American style self-service diner we drove through the West End, past Harrods, through Lambeth, where Heather was born, and eventually out on to the M2. The traffic was very heavy — the smell of diesel and petrol ... Read more

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England and Ireland

Previous | Contents | Next October 2001. We only had 2-3 days to spend with Heather’s relatives in the UK on this trip. I was a bit worried about meeting Uncle Bert, the BOAC pilot, again. He definitely hadn’t drunk me under his sister-in-law’s table when he came to New Zealand, but apparently I ... Read more

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