Hi, Les:

Thanks for the cider caveat. A cousin who lived in London had a nasty experience with the strong stuff many years ago, and she'd already warned me. Two half-pints nursed over an evening is my limit anyway.

I'm afraid I'll be a bit early for the festival circuit. I'm planning on the month of May (which spans my 41st b-day and 15th wedding anniversary).

BTW, what's the weather like at the end of April in southern England, and at the end of May in Scotland? Gore-tex jacket enough, or should I bring my ear-muffs like a true Canadian hoser? A friend who lived in York told me the daffodils bloomed there on her b-day in March, which puts your spring about a month ahead of my local schedule (although this year the winter's been so long and bitter the daffs may not poke their heads up until May!)

Cheers, Hester