I have really enjoyed Christmas in the UK, lights in London, Christmas in the UK is a bigger deal than in Canada, everyone gets involved in some way, I attended Carol services, recitals, met friends and attended dinner parties. On Christmas Day, about 15 of us hired the chef at the local pub (it's a... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, all the very best for 2017, may all your DREAMS COME TRUE! Thank you for following my blog! Betty
No Mountain Top in South Africa!
I am writing this small blog from Kings Lynn Norfolk at my friends Briony and Simon's home. I am being treated to a Christmas Opera this evening for the twelve days of Christmas. In my last blog I talked about my trip to South Africa where I went to look at possible locations for... Continue Reading →
South Africa!
As I said I was going to visit South Africa to see potential locations for Betty's Mountain Top! I flew on Virgin Airways to Johannesburg which I wasn't impressed with at all. The cabin staff was very frumpy looking, plus the entertainment system didn't have any movies of substance at all (which was very disappointing... Continue Reading →
Puri, Orissa, Land of Magic- India
I left Northern India in the west to travel by 2 planes to Bhubaneshwar on the east coast of India, which is on the Bay of Bengal. I had been invited to the Brahma Kumaris Retreat Centre at Puri, on the sea for 5 days, and had no idea what to expect! I was greeted... Continue Reading →
Life well lived!! – Leonard Cohen
1934-2016 This very special person left us last night. I was just listening to his latest CD with title song "IF YOU WANT IT DARKER", writing this he knew it was end of his time on this earth ( very haunting). I only saw him once in concert few years ago in London, watching him... Continue Reading →