Oodles of Gratitude
Let’s get the important stuff handled first: I hope my American friends had a lovely Thanksgiving! A meme is going around which states: I...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Nov 19
- 13 min
Protection and Peregrination
We said our wistful goodbyes to Terry, the gorgeous, temperamental fashion-model Burmese, bundled the last of our things into the car,...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Nov 12
- 9 min
Pre-Raphaelite Madness and Other Things
I’m picking up the tale where I left off last time. To set the scene, we tune in to Kenilworth, where we are taking care of the...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Nov 5
- 10 min
Pre-Raphaelites and Other Glories
As I mentioned last week, we departed Newcastle and then spent 9 hours on the road heading south—with a brief deviation to Eyam. If...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Oct 29
- 16 min
Gosforth Northumbria Whirlwind (Part 2)
I will pick up our adventure in the area of Newcastle from where we left off last time. If you didn’t read part 1, you can catch up with...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Oct 23
- 12 min
Gosforth Northumbria Whirlwind (Part 1)
We said tearful au revoirs to Edie Rue, Mackerel, and Ginger, and promptly zoomed off to Newcastle-on-Tyne, where Robin had arranged a...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Oct 15
- 8 min
Betwixt and Between
We are wrapping up loose ends in Littlebeck, and as usual we’re disappointed by all the things we didn’t get to visit during this sit. I...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Oct 8
- 8 min
Are you going to Scarborough…?
Well I’m glowing today, because I’m quite delighted with my presentation to AusAPT last night. The time difference was fascinating...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Oct 1
- 7 min
Necessary Evil
Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow… That’s how I feel today. Yesterday Robin and I went and got our Covid booster shots. Just like always,...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Sep 24
- 9 min
Happy Solstice!
We are still working hard in Littlebeck and have barely raised our heads from the keyboard. The kittehs are getting friendlier and...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Sep 17
- 12 min
Royals and Ramblings
We are still in the midst of mourning the Queen here in the UK, and it has caused me some delays. We went out shopping on Saturday, and...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Sep 10
- 6 min
It’s All Too Much
I read you loud and clear! Some complaints trickled in after last week’s posting about the length of my missive. And that was after I cut...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Sep 3
- 13 min
Oxford Ogling
I can’t believe it’s been an entire week since I last wrote; at the same time I can’t believe it’s only been a week since I last wrote....
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Aug 27
- 8 min
Rounding Out Reading
We are coming down on our final moments in Reading. This has been a terrific central location in the UK with a great deal to offer, but...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Aug 20
- 6 min
Roundabout Reading
Gucci has a new ball! Her old ball was lost when she bumped it over the back fence with a volleyball move that popped it up and over into...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Aug 13
- 5 min
Another Day, Another Castle
We had another Castle adventure in Reading. Well, not in Reading, but from Reading. It was a bit of a drive, but we were motivated. We...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Aug 6
- 7 min
The Reading Abbey Ruins and Other Stately Destinations
Y’all make me laugh! I’ve been here and there and everywhere—but the question on everyone’s lips seems to be: what’s Gucci like? Her coat...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Jul 31
- 6 min
I’m Reporting from Bugs Bottom
We are now settling in happily with Gucci in Reading. She is sweet and lovable, and is positively thrilled to take strolls with us...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Jul 23
- 7 min
Getting back to normal—whatever that is
Things are getting back to normal (whatever that is) following the wild flurry of events of the past couple of weeks. I’m going to slow...
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Dr. Vicky Jo
- Jul 16
- 1 min
I’m inside a whirlwind
My life is inside a whirlwind at the moment, and things won’t settle down for a while! The thing is: We packed up and left Haslemere,...
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