A Look back at 2005

Too much to mention here but the year began with the departure of the young man of the family to the People's Republic of China, a significant and unfinished chapter in family history, and it ended with a pair of his Timberlands in transit to him in Guandong province, courtesy of DHL. Go well son.

In April a visit with my mother to a small Commonwealth war graveyard near Lyons to see the final resting place of her cousin Ronald and the other members of his Lancaster crew; some of the many who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war against fascism.

http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/search.aspx

On a lighter note, In August there was a great trip to Northumberland with dear friends, which, by fortuitous happenstance, took in a match at St James Park :

Go there daughter, forget that Chelsea aberration.

followed by a delightful exhibition in Edinburgh:

A trip to New York City in October was a memorable one.

The NYPD Museum at 100 Old Slip near the waterfront in Downtown Manhattan was a little gem; with some moving and haunting exhibits from 9/11 such as this:

from NYPD Museum. http://www.nycpolicemuseum.org/

and sadly:

Grandpa Agor RIP.