Julius Caesar invaded Britain the first time in 55 BC. Based on his own writings, scholars figure he arrived in the area of Deal Beach just up the coast from the white cliffs at Dover. Here is the view today at Deal Beach. The stone marker seems largely forgotten by folks walking up and down...

Suby, reading by iPad light in our tent, read “one more poem” tonight before bed: ”Mindful” by Mary Oliver. It’s a poem she and I have shared from time to time. Every day I see or hear something that more or less   kills me with delight, that leaves me like...

We’ve learned a great deal after spending a few days in an English campground. “Soccer,” of course, is “football.” “Tea” is dinner. “Cream tea” is awesome, especially after a long hike. And Jacob was born three days before Eli. We know Jacob was born three days...