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Hi Bumble,

That would have been great if you were able to move to Stratford-Upon-Avon, for obvious reasons.

When I was young, I used to read about Louis Leakey with awe. It turns out that his major find at Olduvai Gorge was merely a robust australopithecine (oh well ). I think he mentored both Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. I was more sad by Louis Leakey's passing away than most of whom I'm supposed to be "close" to.

Richard Leakey left school at 16, then later pursued his own anthropological career. He made some major finds in Ethiopia. I'm not sure if he discovered Lucy; but I think he was connected with it at least somewhat. He lost both his legs in a plane crash, then became a Kenyan politician. Interesting family!

I'm from New York City.

Norfolk seems like a nice area. You mentioned the culture of Norfolk. How would you describe it? Is it an insular culture? Do they speak with a special accent--like they do in Cornwall and Yorkshire?

By the way, I think you're a person who has a good head on her shoulders.

Where I live?

There be no street lights where I be livin' there be and I wonder if one day, I do, if I shall find the villagers standing outside with Christopher Lee, an' their Wickerman an' pitchforks an' torches to the ready.

I need an Edward Woodward, it seems...

LOL...I don't get the reference. I wasn't trying to make fun of Norfolk. I'm an American with personal knowledge of only Greater London. I'm really curious about how the people are there.

I believe, in Anglo-Saxon days, that it was a very northern part of the Kingdom (of Wessex?)

I am not sure. I know that Worcester was a Roman city but I lived there for longer. There was some history there with Cromwell.

Norfolk is mostly a collection of small villages and market towns. Very quaint but very country bumpkin in a way. Not much room for a social life, there is nothing in the village I live in except the local pub and they were not very friendly in there. I am not keen on pubs anyway. It does have a lot of old churches and I believe there may be a early human settlement nearby:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/scie ... urope.html

It is a beautiful area but the people here are not very accepting I guess. Cliquey.

http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/Visit ... /index.htm

Thank you.

LOL....I'd kill to get a cottage on an English seacoast. I'd kill to get a cottage, period. I live in a pretty nice garden apartment in a development (what you call an "estate") in the borough of Queens.

I'm not a pub person myself. The only reason why I'd go to is to taste some pub cuisine. I also like throwing darts. Some of the pub signs have historical significance. If I had time while in was in England, I would have taken a picture of many pub signs.

The last time I went "bar-hopping" was when I was in my early 20's; I'm in my early 50's now.

I hope you are successful in your quest for a nice place in a more culturally-palatable region.

Please stick around. I always enjoy reading your posts and would hate for them to stop. Your posts always get responses. That shows you are a valued contributor. Getting through this bad period is the priority. Is there a 24 hour suicide hotline you could call? Can change your next appointment with your therapist so it happens as soon as possible?