Besides going around the table saying our gratitudes, we went around & said someone we would add if we could: Samuel Pepys, my dad, Jane Austen, Janis Joplin, & my Auntie May. I was, as you can see, a little more local than my friends. It sparked lots of conversation & led to lots of stories about the Pound in its earlier, wild days.
Tomorrow Maggie & I head off to Finland & Swedish Lapland. I am looking forward to pulling a lot of cold oxygen into my winter-starved lungs.
Will blog as I can.