Hello! We’ve just had the most wonderful opportunity to be together again, after all this time, in the beautiful Berkshire village of Pangbourne. Pangbourne is a testament to friendship – the end of the journey for Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat, and home to Kenneth Grahame, creator of those four famous friends…
Hello, Happy New Year to you all. I'm sure that, like us, you are glad to have waved goodbye to 2020. During the pandemic, the rainbow has been used as a symbol of togetherness, hope and gratitude. So, for our first post of 2021, we've collected a selection of rainbow-themed links - we hope reading…
Dear Claire, Happy October! How was your trip to Lake Como? You mentioned you were taking the train, and funnily enough, just as I was writing to you I came across an interesting fact. Did you know that today, the 4th October, is the anniversary of the very first journey of the Orient Express?…
Dear Sam, I hope you had a great summer, too. Although the weather here is definitely autumnal, I'm still thinking of warm days as I'm busy getting ready for our holiday. We're taking the train to Lake Como via Milan, where we have a few days to explore. As it's our first visit there…
The prospect of ... summers by the sea or in Wales is very delightful." Today's Friday Food for Thought is by novelist Jane Austen (1775 - 1817). It is taken from a letter written in 1801 to her sister, Cassandra Did you know? Jane Austen's books have never been out of print since they were…
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