“Rained gently last night, just enough to wash the town clean, and then today a clean crisp fat spring day, the air redolent, the kind of green minty succulent air you’d bottle if you could and snort greedily on bleak,… Read more
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Why Don’t Dogs Live Forever?
Why Don’t Dogs Live Forever? If you have a dog or cat in the family, I consider this an important TED talk to watch. It’s short, it’s fact-based (scientific findings), and incredibly wise advice to follow. And because I feel… Read more
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the venture continued in Greece
Port: Katakalon, Greece While most were off walking in the heat visiting the ruins of Olympia, we hopped on a bus and had such a memorable experience visiting an olive farm. The Magna Grecia Farm (Agriturismo Magna Grecia) is a family owned olive… Read more
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Bear with me please
My dear friends, family, and readers I am dealing with some sort of major glitch regarding the comments being left at this blog. They are no longer coming in to my email but only remain at the website. Before this, I knew comments… Read more
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Good glorious Morning
Good glorious morning to you. So, picking up from last week’s post, now we’ve left Rome and we’re getting acquainted with the cruise ship. It’s beginning to feel like a daunting task selecting and sharing “just the right” photos from… Read more
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A blink of Rome
After a painful thirteen hours pressed together like sardines, arriving in the city was like diving into a freshly-filled pool on a hot summer’s day. That was our release off the plane and into Rome. The narrow, winding, cobbled streets… Read more
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Like Pearls Slipping off a String
“After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly,… Read more