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"Every woman should marry for her own advantage since her husband will represent her, as visible as her front door, for the rest of his life. If she chooses a wastrel she will be avoided by all her neighbours as a poor woman; catch a duke and she will be Your Grace, and everyone will be her friend. She can be pious, she can be learned, she can be witty and wise and beautiful; but if she is married to a fool she will be "that poor Mrs. Fool" until the day she dies." Do you see any truths in this statement? Comments? |
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glitter-graphics.com The best part of the trip was Rome. I also enjoyed seeing a few of my Italian friends from FC. Stefano and Antonella Corazza are doing great. They have two children. Their son works for Ryan air in Dublin and flies in and out of Aberdeen three times a day. Their daughter lives and works in Rome. I also got to meet Gianni Berdini's daughter. Gianni was holding a meeting in Sicily. He lives in Pisa. It was also a delight to worship with the saints in Rome the last Sunday we were in Italy. Stefano taught in Italian but he had his powerpoint so we were able to make out the passages. Antonella and I had some great laughs over our times together at FC. I also got to see Stefano's brother who was also at FC with us. We met the first Sunday in the hotel and one of the other Italian preachers came down on the train and preached for us. Great time, great memories. Have a good week. Pictures will come ----sometime? |
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You get what you pay for! As many of you know I am an American living in the UK for the last 2.5 years. Living in the UK you have free Health Care. Let me tell you about the free healthcare you will receive. Ever been to the hospital? How would you like to be put in wards? We like our privacy. Don’t expect to have it if we have free medical. Need surgery? You name is put on a list and they will call you or send something in the post a few days before you are scheduled. If that day doesn’t work for you, you get one other note and then you are at the bottom of the list again. So today is your day for surgery. You have been prepped for surgery and guess what? Someone with insurance comes in and you get taken off the table and that person put in your place. Need to see a specialist? Don’t expect to have an appointment before 6 months? They will send you a letter telling you when you are to go in for an appointment. Chances are you will not get a specialist in the area you need. So what prompted this note? I was in Italy last week and my legs started swelling. We though it was because I was walking a lot and the heat was more than I was used to. Today, I went to the Doctor. His answer was “I don’t know”. If it continues you can come back and we can check into it. OK for those of you that do not know me, I am a stroke survivor. I have a rare blood clotting disorder that allows my blood to clot too fast. I had gone in for a sore throat. He checked my throat. Not ears, not temperature, not blood pressure, just throat. So what is the good part of this system? The drugs (if you can get them to give you the ones your specialists in the US prescribe) are cheap. The doctor’s office is around the corner from your house. This I will miss. Thank about what you are hoping and voting for. You might get a lot less than you want. |
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As many of you know, I'm not great with the computer. I placed my pictures in a folder and even with Jared's instructions can't seem to get my pictures in anything but email. As soon as I can figure it out, I will post them or give you a link. Tim and I flew into Venice on Saturday and the group flew in on Sunday. Our flight was late leaving Aberdeen, we circled London for 30 minutes and then we had to change airports. We arrived at the airport as our plane was scheduled to take off. Our flight to Venice was delayed so Tim and I actually ran through the airport, I was searched and we still managed to be the last two to board. Getting from the airport in Venice to our hotel was not the easiest thing in the world. Many of you have seen pictures of Venice but never realized how much it is made up of water. We arrived in Venice and had to take a water boat to the area where our hotel was, about an hr. ride. It was late and we finally walked, rolling our luggage to our hotel which was about 20 minutes away. If we had only know our tour guide from the UK was the next to the last person on board the plane leaving London. Oh well, we made it. Out trip to Venice went from: car (taxi), plane, bus to other airport in London, plane, waterbus and walking. Sunday the rest of the Kleinwood (Houston group) met up with us and Sunday evening we had worship at the hotel. One of the Italians that Kleinwood supports preached for us and was able to stay the night in Venice with us before taking the train home. So Venice: The city stretches across 118 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers. Venice is world-famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 118 islands formed by about 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges. In the old center, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on water or on foot. Beyond these land entrances at the northern edge of the city, transportation within the city remains, as it was in centuries past, entirely on water or on foot. Venice is Europe's largest urban car free area, remaining a sizable functioning city in the 21st century entirely without motorcars or trucks.
We visited St. Mark's Square and Basilica which goes back to the 11th Century. The classical Venetian boat is the gondola, although it is now mostly used for tourists, or for weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. We did the tourist rout and our guide was from Joppa. I do have pictures when I can get them posted. When I do, I will try to edit this and add more on this wonderful city. Have a save and blessed day. Cheers! |
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We had a great trip! I'll post more when I have my rest! :) |
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