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Vacation Week and Easter
The family spent last week down in Palm Desert, having a wonderful time in the sun. Our daughter Sara and granddaughter Eva came with us. Besides celebrating Spring Break, my husband and I celebrated our anniversary. 53 years! We escaped a nasty cold spell at home and enjoyed temperatures in the 70s and 80s. There…
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Cheerful Rocks
Before I tell you about our cheerful rocks, I'd like to share my latest Moda BlockHeads block, #17, by Betsy Chutchian. She calls it Crossroads. I changed it up a little ( of course I did) and am very happy with the play of red and white prints. I made my block 8 1/2". There…
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A Short Interruption
My regular posting may be interrupted this week while my husband and I are visiting our favorite desert hang out down in Palm Desert. That is the view from one side of our balcony. We have such a good time watching the golfers on the 17th hole. I am sure they have no idea how…
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Great Get Away
This little trip up to the mountains has been the best getaway. We have had some wonderful weather, some great hikes, and some really lovely time together. It was such a good idea to bring Ozzie along with us, as his enjoyment of the outings has given us a lot of joy as well. It…
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The Adventure Continues
Ozzie is, if anything, more excited than ever to have been included in this fun road trip up to Lake Tahoe. He can't believe his good luck in experiencing all the wonderful smells and seeing all the new sights. I can't even believe I took this picture, it turned out so well. We were walking…
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On the Road Again
We managed to survive the massive power outage, which did not last the predicted five days. Only 24 hours (for my town at least) as it turned out. It was extremely inconvenient–I had to throw out two refrigerator/freezers full of food and my kitchen fridge leaked and damaged my hardwood floors. A lot of people…
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Bookshops of London
Londoners certainly appreciate their bookstores. I have a number of favorites which I always try to visit when I can. Daunt Books is in Marylebone, a fancy London neighborhood. When you go in, it is like entering a church. Doesn't the light from that back window set off the shelves of books? My number one…
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I’m at Fortnum & Mason and I’m Never Leaving
We had been to Fortnum and Mason previously but had never taken the time to explore the lower food court. Fortnum and Mason is known for their selection of teas, and that is what we had concentrated on. We were really missing out on an extraordinary experience. I never realized how extensive their offerings were. …
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Loving London
We are having such a great time in London. We've had gin cocktails at a Victorian/Steampunk style place called Phineas Foggs. I got to visit Daunt Books in Marylebone. And I picked up the new Tracy Chevalier book A Silver Thread. Tracy wrote The Girl with the Pearl Earring if you recall. This latest book…
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Our Favorite B&B
Our favorite B&B is one we discovered two years ago by a happy accident. We had planned a drive to the town of Enniscorthy and there was a mixup in our hotel reservation. The hotel employee recommended a B&B outside of town called Anam Cara, which luckily had room for us. We drove over to…