July 8th and we are back from England. For some reason, we didn’t take a single picture there. England was nice - but expensive. Petrol is now £1.20 a litre and everything else is very dear.

Mum seemed to be in good spirits but is very frail. She is deaf and has lost her short-term memory. It was the usual routine: Mum asks a question; we write the answer in a pad of paper; she asks where we are; she expresses surprise that we are in the state of Georgia; we explain that we are not; she asks the same question as before; we point to the answer given previously – and on it goes. However, she seems very content, the staff at the home are wonderful , and she looks very well looked after.

In London, Diana’s neighbors, Marcy and Peter had a July 5th party (July 4th was inconvenient) with fireworks. It was a great show. I think some of the neighbors were puzzled.

Now in Georgia with Diana, we spent a few days showing her the country (and seeing much for the first time ourselves).

Tbilisi restaurant before setting out on our adventures.