Apologies that the blogging has been light during the past two weeks. We had expected to be in the US and the plan was to blog my experiences there, but as you know, we never made it. We did manage a relaxing holiday in Dorset, however, in a lovely cottage in a tiny village outside Bridport.

Being in Dorset allowed me to follow the UK general election. We spent most of our time in an area covered by two constitue...