Tea & Scones

Here we are again...Since my last post, most of my time has been spent with family, digging through old bookstores, or walking around beautiful, old cities and towns, such as Chester, Wrexham (or Wrecsam in the original Welsh), and Broughton. Although Chester has become more and more modernized, it is wonderful to see this old city retain its ancient charm. To walk the streets with gorgeous architecture, holding modern stores, and to come down the escalator of a sort of mall, only to turn to the left and see an archaeological dig taking place on the city's Roman amphitheatre, is quite spectacular. Talk about the clashing of the old and new!
One of my favourite things to do here is to visit our regular antiquarian bookstores, one of which we visited this week. I bought six books, including beautiful copies of The Talisman, by Sir Walter Scott, Persuasion, by Jan Austen, and Everyman & Medieval Miracle Plays. Most people would ask why I have purchased old editions of books when some of them can be bought brand new, sometimes for cheaper...a simple answer...aesthetic value. However, some exceptions do have to be made as there are some brilliant modern authors. Such as my purchase today which was Art & Beauty in the Middle Ages, by Umberto Eco.

In the spirit of being in Britain, here is a thought that I came across the other day...
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer. Then, travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American shows on a Japanese TV.

Hear, hear, to the Brits!

And also, in the spirit of being in Wales as well (since I am right on the border, half of the family living in Wales and the other half in England)...Here is some Welsh for you...

lolfa goffi - trans. coffee lounge.