Tag Archives: America the beautiful

My Favorite New Word . . .

Posted on July 3, 2012 by sbranch

One of my favorite new words, which I learned while talking to a clerk in a bookstore in Ambleside when I was buying a book on sheep, is “heaf.” (Yes, I now buy books on sheep! Please don’t let this … Continue reading →

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Train Travel, the Only Way to Fly . . .

Posted on September 21, 2011 by sbranch

We’re having such fun on our train trip. Some of you know I started doing this thing called “Twitter from the Twain” a couple of years ago, where I Twitter and send photos from what I call our “Room with … Continue reading →

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