Green

For LL

I see you will be 'joining' us in the Kingdom of Spain. In recent weeks I have had the pleasure to host my friends and their wives in the UK. Most hadn't seen too much beyond London and  a few bases. So I/we did the historic thing with National Trust visits interspersed by excellent food and wine some of our homes here in the UK and of course use of the plane and cars.

After London we headed west to Cheltenham (BJ knows the place from his 'work' - can't say more). From there by car to Wales and then by plane to get us fairly close to Keswick and our place there. Guess where we landed...

I don't think you have traveled with any of your friends, apart from some trip to Benidorm. Along with our wives, who are also good friends to each other, we had a great time touring, re-introducing them all to English pubs and, by and large, being lucky with the British weather.

For them it's nearly over - they return home to the States early next week while we are doing our European 'thing', as we do every year.Life's good and....a darn more exciting than yours :) I still can't believe you exchanged what you had in the palm of your hand for what you have now. I suspect, that neither  can you, but you are resigned to it and have to live it.

I think green countryside makes you feel good, apparently. With that in mind, here are a few photos from the trips mentioned above ... and from another part of the World.

The next two are about 10 years ago,. but I am sure you will recognize the location LL. All but a distant memory these days

This one below is a friend's garden in Berkshire, UK

Pub - of course! Have to touch base with my roots from time to time:)

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Something entirely different, in the North West -not yours, but mine.

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Of course where I am now is entirely different to both the above locations...and a darn sight warmer!

Somewhere you might recognize LL - :)))

This guy looks fit and brown! Somewhere around Puerto Banus, I believe.

There's another kind of green, associated with envy. I am sure that has reared its head with you a few times over the last nearly 11 years. Not many people give up a great life, then regret their decision but don't have the courage to reverse that position. But then you are one of the few, one of the very foolish ones.

I will leave you with a trip down memory lane...if you can remember that is

This is all new since your time

Have a nice day ma'am.

Ciao