On the 13th of August, 1704, a battle took place near Blindheim (now Blenheim), Austria during the War of the Spanish Succession. I suspect most of our readers don’t really…
As we spent a couple quiet days getting to know our ward, Oberon, we laid out our plans for trips throughout the countryside. The parameters were that we couldn’t leave…
We began our last minute-ish excursion to southern England at 3:30AM. E-frickin-gad. This allowed us to get cleaned up and repack the few things we’d used while being in a…
If you’ve been following along with us on a regular basis you’ll remember a very recent post about some changes, small ones, in one we’re putting on the Ramble and…
One of the very few hassles we’ve had to deal with is that Lisa owned the condo her mother lived in back in California. We knew it was very likely…
The subject of driving licenses just came up in the household. We are preparing for our “Grand Tour of North America” in the fall (we’re seeing family and friends, but…
We’re just a little shy of two years since the creation of the-ramble and we’ll be rolling out a few additions to this website over the next few weeks. (Or,…
The last several days of our trip have a bit more flow to them than the day-to-day nature of the first week or so, and so we’ll put a bow…
Ah, Glen Albyn. Not the kind of famous that you instantly recognize the name, but once pointed out to you, you’ll never forget and may feel a little silly that…
A nifty bit of serendipity revealed itself on our first full day in Scotland. One of the people we were traveling with had a clear idea of their Scottish ancestry…
