On our day trip of the Cotswolds and Stratford Upon Avon, we took a tour of the birth place of William Shakespeare, the childhood home of his wife, Anne Hathaway, and a working Tudor-era farm. While we were aware...
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Fashion Museum Bath
Our first “hop off” of our Hop On Hop Off Bus ride in Bath, England was to the Fashion Museum. Joy, in particular, has her own sense of style and is curious about fashion and costume design. We figured...
St. Michael’s Mount Marazion, Cornwall, England
We enjoyed a beautiful sunny day at St. Michael’s Mount with Nicole’s Cornish cousins! From left to right: Nicole Warne-McGraw, Paula Zubiri, Ryan Warne-McGraw, Graham Nesbitt, Charlotte, Amanda Davies‘ daughter Eloise, Hope, Lauren Reid, Joy, Harmony, and Rohan! ...
D-Day History 2: Point Du Hoc to Utah Beach
Paul, our local tour guide in Normandy, took us to Arromanches and Mulberry harbor. The Germans had destroyed many of the ports along the coast. The Allies needed a deep water port that could...
Porthleven Methodist Church, England
Rev. B Turner HC, welcomed us to join her congregation for worship on Sunday July 31st, 2016. Our children thought she was wonderful, especially because she passed bowls of candy among the the 50+...
John Thomas Henry Warne: From Cornwall to California 1887
A brief discourse on how the Warne-McGraw family is connected to the Cornwall region of England. For a much more robust read on earlier Warne family history, see “A Cornish Story” written by Mary Ellen Warne in the early...
D-Day History: From Gold Beach to Omaha Beach
Our tour of the D-day beaches with Philippe and Eric was an amazing way to learn World War II history firsthand. We would certainly recommend their company “Gold Beach Tours” and particularly their jeep tours that allow you to get a...