There’s this interesting thing about me. The best part of any holiday or vacation or fuckskioffski or whatever you call it, is the night before you leave. That and Day One. Round about Day Two or Three, I’m already thinking of ways to extend the trip. Because I am a wanderluster like that. And as we approached the middle of our Edinburgh road trip, I got to thinking. Neil will tell you my over-thinking is a scary thing. But stick…
There was a road-trip to Edinburgh while Mom was here. Of course. And the three of us go to the zoo whenever we get the chance. I’d wanted to Isla to see the Giant Lanterns of China since they arrived at the zoo. And I thought taking my Mom would be a chance to make some groovy memories. Except the trails were too much walking for Mom so she couldn’t come. The zoo did offer Mom a wheelchair, but with…
One of my/our favorite days of THE TRIP was visiting the butterflies and penguins (and other creatures) at Long Island Aquarium. Neil and I went years ago and we’d been looking forward to taking Isla (even before she was Isla). I honestly don’t know who was more excited. Here are some photos from our day there. With a caption contest for the last one! And the priceless moment we actually paid 20 bucks for: Yes, that is…
