I was one of the judges of the European Experiences photo contest. People who have been on their tours sent in photos showing their experiences. Here are the 10 winners. My friends Kathy and Charley Wood, who run European Experiences, are celebrating five years of doing small group tours of France, Italy, England and Austria. They do a great job – as is shown by these beautiful photos. If you don’t want to spend days … Continue reading
Comments on my earlier post about traveling with a Kindle made me realize two disadvantages for reading in bed with your Kindle. 1. This morning, reading the New York Times, I yawned and my Kindle slipped out of my hands and smacked me on the chin. I guess a book could do this too. 2. If you leave your Kindle in the unmade bed, your cat might sleep on it.
Going through some photos on my camera I found the ones from the snow storm just before Christmas. The snow is old and dirty now, but didn’t it look beautiful when it arrived! Here is Buddy walking the paths that Steve shoveled. It is so cold today that I spent part of the afternoon looking at vacation rentals in Hawaii.
Three years ago today, our cat Buddy arrived at our house. Friends of our brought him in a carrier tied with a lot of rope. They opened up the carrier and he jumped out all golden and furry. My first thought was “He is a long hair – I don’t want a long hair” and then I realized that was almost a racist thought and this was the cat we were given, so what if … Continue reading