In the future

I'm not traveling this summer, alas, but I can do so via armchair.  My Love Affair with England, by Susan Allen Toth is more fun than toting bags and being probed by security agents.  I have visited some of the places mentioned, but because the author relishes in off-the-beaten-path experiences it is highly unlikely I could ever see some of the places that meant so much to her.  I'm grateful that she chose to share her delight.  And, in this day of Google Maps and Flickr, I was able to see several of the places she wrote so joyfully about.

The next time I visit England - and there will be a next time - I'm taking my sketchbook and I will draw and draw and draw.