We'll take another little break from England to check up on some real-life at home, books and more! (If you want to catch up on England ...

Reliving my England trip and sharing it with you continues with one more post of our road trip. We're still in Oxfordshire with Jenny an...

After a day perusing the intriguing collections and gardens at Snowshill Manor, we were ready to find our lodgings and have a good dinner....

I'm already eager for spring. I may be a lousy gardener myself, but I love visiting a good one. Charles Paget Wade, whom we met as the q...

I'm a collector. Lots of us are. We pick several (OK, maybe more than several) things that particularly appeal to us and build a collec...

After visiting the beautiful, historic Basildon Park , it only seemed right that we overnight in a wonderful town and stay at a historic inn...

What could be a more delightful way to explore England than a road trip? (Especially if it might include a visit to historic homes, includin...

We're back in London with a visual treat today -- The Wallace Collection. I'd read about this but what really turned us on to it was...

We're  headed back to England for a bit here on Marmelade Gypsy, sharing some of the things we experienced last October in London. One o...

Will it surprise you to know that my reading really tanked in October, November and December? So, I'm putting these three paltry months ...

Happy New Year to you! It's a good time to look back, especially since I'm not that keen on looking forward! Some years are more ste...

The Cork Poppers, our wine tasting group, celebrated the holidays by making plans to survive the political chaos of 2025 and beyond with the...

Like so many of you, our family enjoyed more than one Christmas this year -- one at home, one at the kids' house.    That was our first ...

Happily wishing all my blog friends a very Fun Festivus, Lovely Solstice, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Jolly Boxing Day, and good wishes...

In the countdown till Christmas one must make time for a little fun, a little friendship. My friend Suzanne (from Canada) came for a short ...

It's time to deck the halls. Many of you blog friends have done that long ago. I'm behind the game but can happily say I've ...

 I said I'd be breaking up some of our London posts for Holidays at Home -- 'Tis the season, after all! And spending time with frien...

Selfridges is one of London's oldest department stores and it is a beauty. It's not always for the fiscally faint of heart but no on...

So, what did we do on our first full day out in London? We went to the library! And believe me, the British Library is no ordinary library....

Welcome to London! And welcome back to the travel posts! (I will probably be breaking here and there to fill you in on things like holiday ...

I thought that now I was back with posts about our Life Back Home for a bit, I'd share another spirited outing. Our Cork Poppers wine t...

Before we move on to our visit to London, the Cotswolds and more, I thought I might give you a break from travel posts and fill you in on li...

After a week in the country, we packed our bags, ready to leave for London. In some ways, neither of us wanted to go. Yes, we were excited f...

While I was admiring the magnificent architecture and glorious peace of Wells Cathedral, Rick took advantage of a beautiful day to do a hike...

Before we left home, as I was checking maps and guidebooks, I saw that the town of Wells wasn't far from Bath. And indeed, when I spoke ...

One always hears about rain in England and we got the Bath version on this day. And it was odd -- it would pour relentlessly and hard; then ...

If you saw my post on Cardiff Castle , you'll know we spent a good deal of time there. We were definitely ready for lunch  and it didn...

My second great grandmother was from Wales. I know little about her but I've always been a bit curious about England's neighboring c...

Those of us in America may well have had parents or grandparents who served overseas in World War I or World War II, and many did not return...

Before our trip, we had lunch with our friends Mark and Martha, whose cottage we were renting. They gave us some tips on things we might wan...