Dad's Here -- New Adventures

Dad arrived last evening after a travel day (or day-and-a-half) that included delayed flights and an unmarked shuttle, a withdrawn rental car and duplicate motorway exits, together with a local population that seems remarkably unaware of the local geography. But he's here safely and we're looking forward to the next two weeks to share with him in merry Olde England.

Lynn was in town earlier this week and took some shots at the local cake-decorating emporium, where they do remarkable things with sugar, butter, and magic.

The weather has gone English -- low scudding clouds with intermittent rain, sometimes quite heavy but never hard. It merely becomes very wet air, apparently, without any of the feeling of being pelted by drops that we experience. Curious.

The picture of medieval Christian representations of Jews is getting bleaker, and today we turn to art history with manuscript illuminations and church decoration. What a rich feast this is, however distasteful the menu in some respects!