Gear review: Lenovo ThinkPad X201i

For my recent trip to Europe I was able to take and road test a Lenovo ThinkPad ultra-portable laptop (model x201i). I’m going to be a bit sad to give it back. That’s a pretty big call for someone like me who usually takes a MacBook Pro on trips and hasn’t used a Windows laptop for many years. The Lenovo turned out to be a … Continue reading Gear review: Lenovo ThinkPad X201i

Kate Carruthers13 January 20115 August 20212 Comments

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Normandy and D Day

This month is the 65th anniversary of the D Day landings in France and on June 6th, as a kind of remembrance, I watched the film Overlord. The film brought back memories of my visit to Normandy late last year. Walking over the ground where the landings happened was very eerie and moving. We are gradually becoming removed from human contact with the Second World … Continue reading Normandy and D Day

Kate Carruthers12 June 20096 August 2021