Harvey, Henry and the Pope
While in Yorkshire, we also saw my brother, Harvey, and Rebecca, who were “in country,” in Ilkley. Ilkley is an upmarket town up north and home to Betty’s, a restaurant and bakery, which is world famous, apparently.
While in Yorkshire, we also saw my brother, Harvey, and Rebecca, who were “in country,” in Ilkley. Ilkley is an upmarket town up north and home to Betty’s, a restaurant and bakery, which is world famous, apparently.
Harvey is doing well. He’s not fully operational post-operation but he is close to getting on the golf course. To warm up, we sat at the first tee of the golf course at the hotel, for a half an hour, watching a succession of golfers tee off. We probably looked like two old men on a park bench not that anyone would confuse us with two old men.
The four of us paid a brief visit to Bolton Abbey, inhabited by monks for 400 years until Henry VIII’s dissolution of Monasteries in 1539. We drove past moors, dales, and hillocks but no fens or heaths. The north has dramatic vocabulary, I mean, vistas along rolling hills. As you drive along the moors, the bucolia (it’s not a word but it should be) makes it difficult to keep your eyes on the road. This led to a rotation of drivers, partly to witness the scenery and partly to spare relationships.
Speaking of Henry the VIII, the pope is currently visiting the UK. He was greeted by the Queen in an address. (The Queen - I didn’t realize this - is the titular head of the Anglican Church and the Archbishop of Canterbury is the CEO.) She was gracious – emphasizing commonalities – and stressing this as a time for unity. The Catholic Church in England has lost about 2 million members since the pope’s last visit but, in his speech, he elected to go on the offensive, expressing concern about rampant atheism. BBC News did not report any rampant atheists returning to the Church because of his harangue.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is alive and well, taking a more entrepreneurial approach, lending his name to several, small, successful commercial ventures including an airport. Like Newman's empire, 100% of R.H.'s profits are donated to "good" causes - charities specifically to reduce poverty. His wife, Ms. Marion Hood, an entrepreneur herself, has a lingerie line, Maidenwear, that has been selling vigorously in boutiques in Canary Wharf. Not to be overshadowed, their son, Robin Jr., has launched a rap record label, da Real Hood, and has produced his first hit single, "Son of a Righteous Gangsta".
Robin Hood is alive and well, taking a more entrepreneurial approach, lending his name to several, small, successful commercial ventures including an airport. Like Newman's empire, 100% of R.H.'s profits are donated to "good" causes - charities specifically to reduce poverty. His wife, Ms. Marion Hood, an entrepreneur herself, has a lingerie line, Maidenwear, that has been selling vigorously in boutiques in Canary Wharf. Not to be overshadowed, their son, Robin Jr., has launched a rap record label, da Real Hood, and has produced his first hit single, "Son of a Righteous Gangsta".
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