In the winter of 1981/82 I successfully applied for a British Council Grant to attend a British Council Course on 'Library Resources in Higher Education' to be held in London 14 to 26 March, 1982, and to visit a few" red brick universities". My report to Council was made at that time. This is a personal family record. Maureen, Mark, age 14 and Craig, 13, accompanied me on my first travel abroad. Many more were to follow.