Family news, reflections and the odd bit of family history — every post from the journal, newest first.
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From the Hollywood Hills to London’s American Bar
October 2026 Well, Carys has been and gone, and I think it’s fair to say she had a lovely time.…
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9/11 — Twenty Five Years Later
Never forget.
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A Keg Full of IPA, Beef Ribs and Something Like Dessert
Philadelphia, Rocky and Labor Day weekend.
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I Speak to Dead People
Victorian Wakefield to twenty-first-century California.
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Yorkshire Day
A light-hearted celebration of God’s Own County, its traditions, food, dialect, pride and enduring sense of home.
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America at 250: A Personal Reflection on Freedom, Opportunity, and Home
A personal reflection on freedom, opportunity, and home.
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Spring 2026
Birthdays, New York and wine.
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Fall 2025
Fall 2025 and Hawaii.
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2025
At the bottom of the world.