Thank God for Portia (our GPS).  Yesterday she faithfully steered us from the quiet calm of Bronte's Hathersage thru Sheffield's maze of city streets to our little motel on the far edge of town.  With heavy traffic, bewildering road rules, non-existent street signs, and the infamous roundabouts, it was a bit of a trial. Mom … Continue reading A Day in The City

Yesterday was all about visiting Pride & Prejudice sites, today was Bronte's day. We started off with a little tour of Eyam, a town ravaged by the plague in 1666, half of the inhabitants died.  Not that this has anything to do with literature, but the town was unique in that they self-imposed a quarantine … Continue reading Bronte’s Day