Comments for Kathy Badertscher

Comment on When a dog has nine lives by alyshanaples

alyshanaples — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:23:52 +0000

This is a lovely tribute, Kbad. Frances had nine very good lives.

Comment on Big Ben and its 334 steps by alyshanaples

alyshanaples — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:17:31 +0000

That sounds so cool, Kbad. Thanks for sharing!!!

Comment on When a dog has nine lives by kathybad

kathybad — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:22:30 +0000

Of course I remember you. And that heavy toy, yep. She played with it a bit way back when. It didn’t make the trip to the UK. ; )

Comment on When a dog has nine lives by Eileen Cohen

Eileen Cohen — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:50:08 +0000

Dear Kathy, I am sad to learn that Frances has passed. How fortunate she was to have you and Shelly to cherish and care for her. As you might remember, I was privileged to make friends with her when she was your new pup (and gave her that big heavy toy that you probably never forgave me for).

Got here after getting a notification that you and Jenni Aloi had connected on Linkedin. The years do fly by, eh? Hope you are thriving in the UK.

All the best,
Eileen

Comment on A year in London by Andreas Moser

Andreas Moser — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:50:22 +0000

I have been living in London since 2009, and I am still surprised at how many foxes I see and how close they come.
I hope you have seen squirrels too?

Two trips that I can recommend: Hadrian’s Wall (http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/hadrians-wall/) and the Channel islands. They are the most beautiful place I have ever seen, maybe behind Yosemite: http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/i-discovered-paradise/

After 2 years here, I am ready to move on again, but I don’t yet know where to.

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A year in London « Kathy Badertscher — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:19:09 +0000

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A year in London « Kathy Badertscher — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:19:07 +0000

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Comment on A blog post I didn’t write for my blog by laurahartson

laurahartson — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:48:48 +0000

great post!!
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Comment on An ash-free post about our drive to Cumbria by Dave

Dave — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:02:19 +0000

Pub /restaurant food in the UK can vary a LOT. Never have high expectations when eating in a pub, never. There are some good ones, but trial and error and word-of-mouth are the only way to eventually find them! The restaurants I have eaten in have usually been very good, but being a Lake District local helped me know which ones to avoid!

If you get the chance to visit France, head for Brittany – the food there never disappointed me, and they know how to cook vegetables without turning them into colourless lumps!

Comment on Expat a go go by Dave

Dave — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:49:05 +0000

“Doesn’t the UK’s health care system suck?”

As a Brit in Texas, I’ve found that there are plus points for both country’s health care:-

It is mostly free in the UK, and all prescriptions of necessary meds are subsidised – I think its about £7.

In Texas, I get charged between $50 and $70 per visit, but with medicare, the prescription costs are around the $2.00 mark.

The big difference lies in “run of the mill” hospital care. Again it is free in the UK but if it is non life-threatening, eg a hip replacement, there can be a LONG wait.

I guess that in Texas, I’d not get a hip replacement until I had the $$, but at least emergency care is given freely.. then billed later, lol!