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Well, Sue, Sam also wants a puppy
May 20, 2008 by Adam in Wielesek
Well, Sue, Sam also wants a puppy....which gives "places to go" a whole new meaning! :-)
(Edit: this is the real Adam. I'm guessing Jamie really posted the above, not me.)
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Oh, dear, yesterday's posting should have sai...
May 20, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Oh, dear, yesterday's posting should have said that the Irish do NOT move at the same breakneck speed as Londoners do. Derry is also the only completely walled city in Ireland, and some four hundred years ago, withstood a siege of 105 days.
It's brisk up here along the coast, but this morning is quite clear and sunny. This would sure be a good place to have a farm, and all the hedgerows and stone fences have been in place for the last five hundred years.
Adam and Jamie, you know Sam wants a trip to England, and I have been thinking about all the best places to go.
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Hi, all, and sorry for not posting sooner
May 19, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Hi, all, and sorry for not posting sooner. I've been having trouble with internet connection on my laptop. This trip to Northern Ireland has been a good end of the trip, since we both caught colds/flu and have not wanted to gallivant around at breakneck speed. Fortunately, people in Northern Ireland do move at the same speed as in London, so we are having a lovely time. Ireland looks a lot like eastern Pennsylvania, and Oregon. On Sunday afternoon we sat in an ocean front cafe admiring a scene, including mountains coming right down to the ocean, which looked just like Florence. We're in Derry right now, where the McCord part of the family came from. Apparently the Scots were lured here by the British with promises of lots of land, all taken from the Irish, and, according to what we gathered
at the Migration Studies Centre, part of the Ulster Folk Park, realized that the Irish didn't like them and they weren't going to get rich anyhow, so around 1700 started off for America. (There's some religious persecution in there somewhere, as well.) Although the locals all deny any
nationalist/loyalist/Catholic/Protestant conflict, we've seen quite a lot of political graffiti here in Derry. (The
city was originally named Derry. When the English took over,
about 350 years ago, the English renamed it Londonderry, I suppose just to rub the Irish's nose in the defeat. The "London" part has been spraypainted out on a lot of the
traffic signs. If there's anything I've learned it's that
people consider a particular place home, and they're sure unhappy if someone else tries to take it away. We've sure learned a lot of history on this trip. Much love, mom
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off to Belfast on Friday, Bath tomorrow
May 14, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
off to Belfast on Friday, Bath tomorrow. Love, mom
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Back in London, catching up with laundry, e-m...
May 14, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Back in London, catching up with laundry, e-mail, and planning. Trying to book a flight to northern Ireland, Derry, where our Scotch-Irish ancestors are supposed to have come from Scotland prior to coming to America. Love to all, mom/grandma
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Cafe du Artistes kids, thanks for letting me ...
May 11, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Cafe du Artistes kids, thanks for letting me use your laptop.
E-mail us, or post! We loved La Roche and the house there.
This morning, at our lovely hotel in the lovely countryside, I
was greeted by Jenny in her jammies, cup of coffee in one hand and a equally welcome bouquet of French wildflowers she picked for Mothers Day! What a woman. I would highly recommend her as a travelling companion - very organized and competent, and her usually quick witted self. We've had fun on this trip.
Back in Orleans for the night for Bob and me, then the plan is to go to Normandy tomorrow; Jenny and Jeannie back to Paris by train tonight. Love to all, and Happy Mothers Day.
Thank you for calling, Sadie! Hugs to Seraph, Robbie and Isa, too.
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Oh, Isa, we love you and Jenny and I are so sorry
May 07, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Oh, Isa, we love you and Jenny and I are so sorry. Get better soon. Love, Grandma Susie and Auntie Jennifer.
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Hi, sweeties, I can't possibly convey how be...
May 07, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Hi, sweeties, I can't possibly convey how beautiful it is in a seaside town on the southern France coast, with ancient castles on the hills guarding the town. Adam and Jamie, we have to make a trip to France. Emma will leave speaking fluent French, and your high school and college French will certainly be adequate to get around. To tell the truth, I could get around easily with high school Spanish, and there is nearly always someone in every establishment who speaks English. It's easy to drive, and the roads are good. I personally want to rent a place for a month some time in Paris and go to every single museum. The
pre-history is amazing. Bob and I went to a museum under Notre Dame which is an excavation of the early Roman town.
Later this week, we're going to one of the caves in Southwest France which has cave drawings. This country has something for everything. Seraph and Robbie, how about a trip to England, with Sam, in the summer of 2009, and Adam and Jamie, a trip to France the next summer. And Sam, it's time for you to learn Greek, and we'll sneak off to Greece
some spring break. Anna says Greece is amazing. Sadie, did you get the message that we don't get in until May 23rd? I'll send you the exact time, and info about the key. I miss you, and I look forward to meeting Greg. Love to all, the old mom
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Dammit, Jim, we need to standardize keyboards...
May 04, 2008 by Sue in Wielesek
Dammit, Jim, we need to standardize keyboards around the world, and Im fine if its some way other than American style.
We are in Paris, where all future family reunions should be. We leave for Orleans tomorrow, and on to Perpignon the next day. Glad to hear Dad and the home boys and Yayoe are bearing up. Jenny and Jeannie taking Paris by storm at night, and hitting the cultural highlights by day; the Louvre today, the
Eiffel Tower yesterday, and the Luxembourg Gardens and Champs de Ill???? the afternoon we got in on the Chunnel. Anna has been a great guide. Alls well, and thanks for the message, which made perfect sense. We dont get bqck until the 23rd, Sadie. Ill e-mail you where the key is. Love to
all, Mom
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