Flimwell UK December 2008 "My blood has thinned" This was Angela's conclusion as to why we were shivering at Heathrow airport when we returned to the UK in early December. The fact that we had gone from 42C in the Kalahari to -2C in London didn't help us feel any warmer! We'd returned to the UK after the death of Angela's father, John. The funeral, a private family gathering, took place on 17 December at Ticehurst Church, parts of which date back ...

*****This blog was written prior to our return to the UK***** An Apology to the Welsh In previous blogs phrases like "What do you call a sheep tied to a tree?" Answer: A Welsh leisure centre, and "What's the best thing to have ever come out of Wales?" Answer: The Severn Road Bridge, may have given the impression that I was a bit lukewarm towards the taffs. However, having been towed out of a swamp in Botswana by Marc the Welshman (last ph...

Farewell to the UK (again) After a lightning tour of friends (those of you we didn't descend on can now bring the alcohol back out and relax) and relatives we are flying to Seattle, USA for something we never normally do, a relaxing weekend in a big city. Angela is keen to visit all the locations of one of her favourite films, Sleepless in Seattle, but I have tried to point out that most of the film relates to New York! With my 50th birthday getting dangerously...