Although the letter from London was often on our minds, Jim and I were able to enjoy our flight to Scotland, the wedding of his sister Lynn, and the delightful family of her new husband Frank.

It had been a memorable time in Glasgow, but now that the celebrations were over, we were ready to begin our three-part travels of Scotland, the Irelands, and Wales. (We called this journey our "trilogy.")

We telephoned London just before we left Glasgow. As there was not an answer at Crampton's, we decided to call them again as we wandered through the UK In anticipation of all that was ahead of...