Oh, to be in England Now that Spring is Here

On the road to Ipex

When Robert Browning penned those words there probably wasn't a volcano in Iceland spewing out smoke and ash. The economies of the world weren't shuddering with every flutter of dollars, drachmas, euros and yen. And 50,000 people weren't about to descend on Birmingham for Ipex, a largely Euro-centric, pint-size version of drupa that comes with warmer beer and (sigh) English food. But I do make an exception for fish and chips!