So, where was I ......

Once again, while tossing compost, I've been thinking about blogging.
Nothing particularly special has happened, but it's time for an update.

This time I'm taking action and providing a summary of the past 14 months.
So, herewith an experiment in providing a snapshot of the time that has passed.

Firstly, here are a few places that I visited in the remainder of 2017.

At the end of July 2017, we took a trip to the Isle of Man to ride on the trams.
I hadn't been since 1961, but the weather was similarly brisk at times.

August 2017 saw the AIA annual conference, held in Northampton.
These barrels in Phipps brewery were very colourful.

We spent 12 days in Texas in September, for Ian to attend his professional convention. 

The partners programme took me to the George W Bush Library in Dallas where this display showed those all important chads which caused so much trouble in Florida in the 2000 presidential election.

October gave a last chance to get over to Stoke on Trent for the British Ceramics Biennale.

These pots stood tall and close together in the Original Spode factory.

Early December unusually brought us some snow, though not more than a dusting.