holidays
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Breakfast with Horses PT 2
On the day of the operation, I arrived early only to find that John was still in surgery. After waiting anxiously on the ward, a nurse informed me John was in ICU. My heart raced as I dashed down to our small but well-equipped hospital to gather more information. Finally, at 5:30 PM, a different…
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Breakfast With Horses. PT 1
We arrived in Oxford, New Zealand, after many setbacks in January 2026. Originally, we planned to spend the entire northern hemisphere winter with my daughter and her family on their farm—a new venture that has been a lifelong dream for both Rachael and Chris. But health setbacks got in the way. In anticipation of our visit,…
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To Hull and Back.
Part 2: Up to Whitby and Back. My son and his partner both work and the two children are at school or nursery, so mum and I explored for the day. We toured the north-east coast of Yorkshire, because once again, we’d heard of these small seaside towns but never visited. Leaving early in the…
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To Hull and Back
Part One: To Hull My mum told me over the phone that all you girls (the youngest of us girls, above, will celebrate her 60th birthday in November) were going on exotic holidays this year and she hadn’t been invited. Not only that, it looked like she wouldn’t be having a holiday at all this…
Jacqueline P Vincent 