Upon arising the next day, we planned an ambitious day of sightseeing. We started at the old medieval town of Meersburg. Located on the north shore of Lake Constance, Meersburg is surrounded by hillside vineyards sloping down to the water. Apparently, on a clear day you can get beautiful views of the [...]
We arrived back from our trip to Germany yesterday afternoon. We had a wonderful time celebrating the winter holidays with Petra’s family in Albstadt. Petra’s parents are very gracious hosts and we felt welcome in their home. The kids certainly enjoyed playing with their friends for almost a whole week!
After procrastinating for quite some [...]
We went to the open air skating rink in the Derby marketplace today. Sage had a wonderful time skating between Molly and myself. We let her lag behind a little and then swing her forward. We all thought it was great fun. River tried it a few times, but we didn’t [...]
The weekend is coming to a close and I’ve not too much to report. We’ve had a nice week back in Derby. It was nice to come back to our regular activities; we missed gym class on Monday because we overslept due to jet lag, but we made it to Spanish, art, and [...]
Continue reading about The Adventures of Chester and Jumbles
Chester arrived on Monday, apparently none the worse for his trans-Atlantic journey. Jumbles has some paperwork issues, but should be able to join us shortly. Chester has lost no time in exploring the house and cleaning out cobwebs from all the hard to reach spots. This morning he caught a mouse! We noticed the mouse [...]
We arrived back in England this morning after a couple of great weeks in Massachusetts. Everyone managed to sleep most of the way across the Atlantic, a significant portion of the way from Heathrow to Derby, and again in our own beds until two in the afternoon. So, our eyes aren’t as red [...]
