End of Summer
Seems like summer has flown by, and now it’s coming to an end. Burnham Week is ending in England, Labor Day is Monday, the kids have gone back to school, I am back in the studio working and hurricane...
View ArticleA special spot, Heybridge Basin, Essex
On our last day in England this past spring before we headed for Heathrow Airport, we met My Beloved Brit’s friends at, what else, a classic British Pub. Some of his oldest friends had gathered from...
View ArticleA New Year 2013
It’s always inspiring to start off a new year. Such wonderful expectations of what it might hold. And this year, we are hoping to spend more time in England during the summer months. My Beloved Brit...
View ArticleThames Sailing Barges
Last summer, we spent a lovely afternoon in Maldon looking at the Thames sailing barges moored there in regal splendor. They are sculptural and historic, and were used to transport supplies up and...
View ArticleRamsgate Race Week
We got to Ramsgate in the Southeast of England late Sunday, with time to prep for Race Week. Boats at the ready for Ramsgate Week. Photo by me. Ramsgate Week is the Royal Temple Yacht Club’s annual...
View ArticleRamsgate. Oh, we are sailing.
It has been a lovely week. Beautiful clouds floating in the sky, but so far no rain at all. That is predicted to change today. Each morning My Beloved Brit packs up his sailing gear, and heads over to...
View ArticleLola’s
On the trek down the seawall in Ramsgate, on your way to the marina where the sailors take off for the race of the day, is a sweet little coffee cafe called “Lola’s”. Photo by me. I stopped for a...
View ArticleCoastal Walk Ramsgate to Broadstairs
Early one morning this summer in southeast England, when the sailors had gone out to race during Ramsgate week… I decided to take my sketchbook and head up the Viking Coastal Trail which hugs the...
View ArticleBurnham Week 2013
The end of Burnham Week, and the end of summer…August 31st is the last race of the week, and for My Beloved Brit, probably the year. The sea wall at Burnham-on-Crouch. Photo by me. The town is quieter...
View ArticleYe Olde White Harte Inn
When you are traveling, it is always lovely to come back to a place that you have stayed before, and find welcoming each and every time. When we are in Burnham-on-Crouch, My Beloved Brit’s favorite...
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