Liftoff!

We survived the night in the old motel room, and departed in the late morning for Middleton Beach, which is probably the best place to go in Albany if you’re looking for open skies and a bay that glitters under the sun in a few different shades of blue. It’s really pretty. [ Photos will…

At the time of writing, Los Angeles is waking up to 8 degrees Celcius (CNN Weather). I’m still packing my bags but now I think I’ll throw in a sweater. Feeling sleepy, happy and high yet tired. Been running on 4 hours of sleep too often this week, rushing to complete as much work as…

I’ll be back in Italy tomorrow afternoon. My church friend and Alpha coursemate Jeanne is getting married in Tuscany, and I’m singing in the choir! I was all revved up to go. We were practicing our singing for several weeks. I even bought something green to wear – green’s the theme and I hardly had…

I’m back from Shanghai! The food was great, we toured neighbouring Suzhou and Hangzhou on day trips, and the other women in the family bought a lot of things. All I chose for myself were a bag, a keychain, tea leaves, and some sweets. I’m a terrible shopper. Oh yes, my parents sent me and…

A belated pic of me at the Grand Canyon! Photo taken by a kind gentleman called Steve, who lives near a very serene region in England called Heathrow Airport. BTW if you think the rocks behind me are within reach, think again. They’re half a mile away. ps. Anyone know of a great web-based photo…

We checked out at 10 a.m. and drove 600 kilometres along the Albany Highway. I did about two-thirds of that, since most of it involved going in a straight line and the only real challenge was not to fall asleep or get my right arm seared by the scorching sun. We stopped over a few…