September 11, 2011 – A day that we will always remember – A day that we will never forget… This year on September 11, Steve and I are once again in Cyprus. Since we are living in England, we have a different perspective than many in the States remembering the tragic events that happened on […]
An Audience with the Pope
You heard it right – Steve & I had an audience with the Pope in Rome, Italy this past April, 2011. Well we and a few thousand other visitors had an audience with the Pope. It was a public audience that the Pope has a on a Wednesday morning. What makes it so different from […]
Random Acts of Kindness
It is amazing how a random act of kindness makes you feel, whether it is someone doing something for you, or you doing something for someone else. I love it and look forward to times when an opportunity comes my way allowing me to do something for someone else. I love the happiness that I […]
Painting Byzantine Icons in the Old Port
While walking through the streets of the Old Port, a beautiful shop window caught our attention. We entered the shop to look at all of the beautiful art pieces, and were greeted by Myrianthi, a woman sitting in front of an easel surrounded by a rainbow of paints. She held a special brush and was […]
The Lost City of Troodos
Several people recommended that we go to Troodos, which is up in a mountain range north of Limassol. We felt the B8 road out of Limassol begin to climb right from the start. The signs weren’t too bad – something we couldn’t say about most places in Cyprus. We continued to follow the signs to […]
Two Servers – Two Countries – One Dream
Maria is a server at what has become one of our favorite pizza and salad restaurants just across the street from our hotel. Maria was born in Bulgaria and now lives and works in Limassol, Cyprus. She is a single mom. She has a five year old son. He is visiting his grandma (her mom) […]
Are You Happy?
That is what I asked the Front Door Man at our hotel when we all happened to get into the same elevator. He looked at me and said, “Of course I’m happy.” I asked, “Then why aren’t you smiling?” We have passed by him in the lobby for a week now, and I smile at […]
Catch of the Day
On Sunday we woke up to more beautiful weather – sunshine, warm bordering on hot temperatures and blue skies. We had not been out of Limassol since our arrival a week before, so we decided that a scenic drive was on the menu. We headed west out of town on the B6 road that winds […]
Authentic Cypriot Food
Another Day in Paradise – Limassol, Cyprus We started the day off by a visit to the Tourist Information Office just down the street from our hotel. We walked into this little building where there were three ladies behind a desk ready to help the next people who walked in – that was us. The […]
Father’s Day in Cyprus
Steve ‘s work has brought us to Cyprus. About six weeks ago Steve came home from work and said that they asked him if he would go to Cyprus in mid-June for a three week rotation. He waited to see what my reaction would be to this news as he knows that we had agreed […]
A Visit to Hackthorn, Lincolnshire
While attending an Army Benevolent Fund fundraiser at a beautiful estate home, I met a lovely lady named Lindsay. When you meet a person sometimes you just click with them. Well that is what happened with the two of us. After being introduced that evening, we didn’t stop talking until the event was over, and […]
House Hunting, continued: A Visit to the Grounds of Chatsworth House
It’s another bank holiday weekend and Steve and I went to spend it at Brad and Maxine’s, my cousins who live in Apperknowle, a beautiful village not far from Sheffield, where my mom is from. I drove all the way there. It took an hour and fifteen minutes, only five minutes longer than usual, even […]
The Making of the Mayor
I was honoured to be invited to attend the Making of the Mayor Ceremony on the 24th of May at the Guildhall in Lincoln by our friends David and Sandra. David is a past Mayor and both David and Sandra are Council Members. They know how much I enjoy attending events that are history in […]
Exploring My English Roots – The Path to My British Citizenship
When Steve and I moved to England in June 2008, we were to be here on a two-year contract from his company. I had the luxury of not having to work during those two years (although I did work for three months on a temporary contract), so I decided that I would take advantage of […]
House Hunting in Kent – Our Visit to Leeds Castle
This is definitely someplace that we could live. In a castle in Kent. Steve and I had some business to do in London and decided to make a long weekend out of it, so I got online, did a little research using our own criteria and *bingo* I found Maidstone, Kent. This also gave us […]
Spring is in the Air – Spring is Here!
Spring is in the air – Spring is here. Not only am I very happy and excited to see Spring appear, so are many other people in Lincoln as well as all over England and the UK. All of us are ready to see the sunshine and feel the warm weather finally show their faces […]
If You are Healthy – You are Wealthy
Today I had to go to a doctor’s appointment with my Oncology Haemotologist. Why was I so stressed about it? Because it was not a regular scheduled visit. My doctor called me a few weeks ago to ask to see me to discuss “something” with me. I had given him a copy of my CT […]
A visit to Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve
Waking up to sunshine is a welcome sight here in jolly old England. Being a Bank Holiday (long weekend), this gives Steve Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday off, so I suggested that we do a few day trips and explore some places that we have not been to. Even though the wind was blowing vigorously, […]
The Royal Wedding: Will & Kate
As millions of people all around the globe were glued to their televisions, computers, iPads, iPods, iPhones, mobile phones and any of the other technologies out there that could bring the Royal Wedding into their living rooms, businesses, cars, and all of the other places our mobile technologies can bring it to, watching and listening […]
Another Beautiful Day in Lincoln
The weather started off with early morning overcast and a bit chilly, however by the afternoon it became warm and sunny. Beautiful does not always refer to the weather – even though the English are obsessed with the weather. After living in England for almost three years, I have a real understanding of why they […]