Hi from Jacqueline in Georgia, USA

Hi all,

I'm an unabashed Anglophile.  My first English book was Beatrix Potter and I've been reading English literature ever since.  I found this site while searching for maps of the English counties so I could better situate the characters in my favorite books. 

I first visited England in 1974 and have returned many times.  I've driven along the motorways and country roads of most of the counties and had the pleasure of staying in many B&Bs, small & large hotels and flats in villages and cities throughout England. 

Every time I try to name a favorite place I'm stymied by the wealth of choices.  I few places I love are: Yorkshire, the Lake District, Cornwall, the Dover coast, the Cotswolds, London, Oxford, Horton-cum-Studley, Bedfordshire, Lincoln, Warwick Castle, and a thousand more.  

 I'm really looking forward to exploring this great site.

Hello Jacqueline, welcome to POE. I have been coming on this site for about 3 years, and I dont think I have seen all the photo's. Every time I think I have, more are posted. There are litteraly thousands of them, but what fun looking.

Please come in and join us in the forum for a chat. We are a mad lot, but harmless.

Lyn, have you been sitting there waiing for a new member to  come in? Just to be first again? You just be carefull, I am behind you. He he he.

Hello Jacqueline, I am glad that you have found this wonderful site, and hope that you post often to the forum and share your pictures of England.

Where in the States are you from?

Welcome Jacqueline!

This is a great site, Hope to see some of your older pics if possible!

Hi Jacqueline (my wifes name by the way but without the c)

You need to get down to Wiltshire...Gods County.

Hallo Jacqueline! Welcome to mad house (as many call and not understand why). I love the Beatrix Potter' illustrations too.

Enjoy the site, have very good pictures, interesting information besides good people in the forum.

 Hello to everyone.  You don't sound too mad...at least not compared with me.

Thanks for the welcome messages.  I knew if I listed a few favorite spots I'd omit so many, many more. 

Meg, unfortunately, most of my pictures were "lost" in a divorce settlement...lol...which is unfortunate as my ex and I owned an antique store and enjoyed long trips to England 4 times/year to see the site and buy furniture and decorative items.

Lyn,  most people shorten my name even further to Jac.  I got to know Bedforshire when I was seeing a fellow who lived there.  

Sue, I currently live in Atlanta in the southeastern USA but I've lived in many countries from early childhood including Guam, Philipines, Japan and France as well as many areas of the USA.  I developed a love of travel very early.