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A Tale of Two Picnics

By Calla Jones Corner

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Santa Barbara Current
Jul 08, 2025
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Corner family picnic in drizzling Scotland. Photo: Dr. William Corner

One Language, Two Worlds

My late husband, Richard, loved to quote his hero, Winston Churchill. His favorite was about the U.S. and England being separated by a common language. He first quoted it not long after we were married when I'd just spilled something. “Could you bring me the cl…

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