10 Days in England; DAY 4

Day 4 is not nearly as much fun as the first 3 days since we were on a bus headed north to stay with my mother who lives in Harrogate. It was a 6+ hour bus ride with a 1/2 hour stop part way, where I discovered my lost love for Digestives, they are simple and sweet and the most popular biscuit (cookie) in England. In fact they are so nice that having thought this would be the only package I would see I only ate 2 before my brother found them and finished them off! It's okay though because he replaced them with Cadbury Digestives, yum!


It had been over 5 years since I had seen my mother. I don't really want to go into detail since for me to see her in the state she was in was tragic. She has rapidly lost all the beauty she had, her weight is extremely low and she had broken her foot for the 3rd time in the past 2 years. I hope that if you are a reader, you are also a prayer- please pray for my mother.

That first evening with her was filled with it's own ups and downs. From typical mother/daughter relations to getting to know each other again conversations. I had hoped that this visit would be for the good and I believe that in the end things did go forward.

Over the next couple days we were out exploring. In the past my mum would have been the one to give us her own tour guide, she is very knowledgeable in English history and loves it there. However since she wasn't able to get out we had the fortunate pleasure to have my brother and his partner show us around.. I will give details on the future dates.. yes you will have to wait till tomorrow, for now take a look at the following pictures.


No.. this isn't my favorite picture of myself.. but I absolutely adore my brother, so be nice..

From left to right: my brother, myself, my mother, my step-father (Duncan, Elaine, Lynne, & Mark)