Entertablement Abroad – Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford

by Helen Kain | Feb 2, 2020 | Cathedrals & Abbeys, England, Entertablement Abroad

Good morning and Happy Groundhog Day! Today we are picking up in Oxford and as it’s also a Sunday, in place of attending a church service, we will visit  Christ Church Cathedral.  Lovely spring flowers greet us at the entrance. Christ Church is a joint...

Entertablement Abroad – Christ Church College, Oxford

by Helen Kain | Jan 20, 2020 | Beautiful Towns, England, Entertablement Abroad

There are few places to rival the beauty of southern England, especially on a sunny day.  We had visited Oxford a number of times, but for whatever reason, we had never seen Christ Church Cathedral and it was on my list to photograph. (I’ve now done 34 of...

Entertablement Abroad – Harewood House Part II

by Helen Kain | Dec 30, 2019 | Castles & Stately Houses, England, Entertablement Abroad

Good day, everyone, and welcome to Harewood House Part II. Sorry for the delay in providing the sequel to Harewood House Part I. Travel and the holiday season got the better of me in the intervening period, but I’m determined to tie off as many loose ends as I...

Entertablement Abroad: A Travel Taste Test

by Helen Kain | Oct 27, 2019 | Croatia, Entertablement Abroad, Italy

Greetings, dear readers! We are once again under our own roof and happily in reach of wireless services. Thanks to everyone for their good wishes on our journey. My trepidation about the cruise proved groundless; no seasickness at all. It was smooth sailing al the...

Entertablement Abroad – Quick Packing

by Helen Kain | Oct 14, 2019 | Entertablement Abroad, Organization

Good morning to all, and Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends. This is a quick post on quick packing, very much to the point as I’m currently in Venice, bags packed and ready to embark on an eight-day cruise down the Adriatic. This is a first for us, as...

Entertablement Abroad – Harewood House

by Helen Kain | Sep 29, 2019 | Castles & Stately Houses, England, Entertablement Abroad

“Where shall we go today?” was the question. Our three weeks in England were almost at an end and we – Glenn, that is – had done a lot of driving already, so I was hesitant to suggest Harewood House, almost two hours from our self-catering cottage in...