Gay Maria is off to Suffolk (from Swindon) and I join her tomorrow. (She's meeting friends where we will be staying. Tomorrow they are going to the Women's Wheelchair Basketball quarterfinals in the Para Olympics. (Originally I planned to join them, but "things got different." I will join them for dinner and the trip to Stowmarket, Suffolk. She arrived safely and had a few instructions for my trip on the 4th. I attended Peter's Rotary Council meeting--we call it...

Sunday, Peter took us into the Cotswolds to enjoy the country and see "The Model Village" in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire. It is a 1/9th replica of village handcrafted from local Cotswold stone. It's amazing with its miniature houses, shops, gardens, and trees. It was built in 1937 as a small garden project that has evolved into a tourist attraction. Apparently, according to Peter, it changes as the village changes. The village itself is charming with c...