Give my people plenty of beer, good beer, and cheap beer, and you will have no revolution among them. – Queen Victoria During our three-month stay in Liverpool, Robie and I never realized our favorite pub was owned by a major corporation. After two weeks in Aberdeen, we couldn’t help noticing how every pub seemed … More The truth about British pubs
There is a time in late September when the leaves are still green, and the days are still warm, but somehow you know it’s all about to end – as if summer was holding its breath, and when it let it out again, it would be autumn. – Sharyn McCrumb September is a time of … More What we did last month – the September 2026 edition
August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. – Syliva Plath After spending much of last August sitting indoors trying to stay cool amid heatwaves and wildfires, this year we enjoyed the dog days of summer in the Scottish Highlands. It was a month of long, sunlit evenings, … More What we were up to August 2026
If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead. – Roald Dahl With 2026 officially half over, here’s what we did last month. Travels After spending the first week of July in Istanbul, we packed up and migrated north for the summer. Soon after getting settled, … More What we did this month – July 2026
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