Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs. – Tesla The signs were all around. Arriving in Liverpool toward the end of summer, Robie and I were happy to be anywhere it wasn’t scorching hot. So, when strangers stopped us in the park or on a street corner to comment on the beautiful day, we could only agree. … More When signs lead down a new road
Liverpool is full of the kind of people who go out on a Monday and couldn’t care less about Tuesday morning. – George Harrison Reid and I spent ten weeks in the United Kingdom’s fourth largest metropolitan area. And while it isn’t as big as London, Liverpool has a lot to offer – for short … More Top 10 things to do in Liverpool
If you wait for a perfect church, you must wait until you get to heaven. – Charles Spurgeon Since Reid’s post last week was about walking the Camino de Santiago with her sister, I thought I’d put together a collection of church pictures from our time in Liverpool. After all, the destination at the end … More Gallery of Churches in Liverpool, Chester & Dublin
This book is dedicated to all Yankees in the hope that it will teach them how to talk right. – How to Speak Southern Before I moved to Texas, I read Steve Mitchell’s helpful little handbook How to Speak Southern to explain why my new neighbors pronounced “eye” like “ah,” said “Ahmoan” when they meant … More Lern Yerself Scouse
I got nowhere else to go! – An Officer and a Gentleman When people asked, “Why Liverpool?” I couldn’t help conjuring Richard Gere’s soulful cry in the pouring rain when he refused to drop out of officer candidate school. While Robie tried to explain the choice in terms of language (English predominantly spoken), size (a … More Never say never: When we didn’t plan to go to Liverpool
Reid & Robie 