Yearly Archives: 2016

49 posts

Goodbye, Budapest!

Our time in Budapest drew to a close, and so off we sailed. We left as evening fell, and it was a truly spectacular way to say goodbye to a lovely city. Most of the passengers gathered on the top deck to watch as we passed the lights of the […]

Budapest Market

Once our “pre-extension” had ended, we boarded our river boat, the Viking Prestige. Our cabin was lovely; we’d been upgraded from a basic one to one with a French balcony, which was a little roomier and had the advantage of letting us open the sliding glass door and enjoy the […]

Home again!

I’ve been quiet lately, but it’s because I’ve been away and also dealing with the aftermath of some renovations at home. The “away” part was a wonderful Viking River Cruise on the Danube! My husband and I opted for an extra couple of days at the beginning of the cruise […]

Happy birthday, Bisou!

Today is Bisou’s (pronounced Bee-zoo) birthday and she’s nine now! We’ve had her since she was seven months old, and we’ve loved every minute. She had only been with us for a few days when this first photo was taken; she’s always been very good at napping and getting comfortable! Sure, there have been […]

Baby bib

I’m in the middle of packing away most of my quilting paraphernalia, as well as most of my house, in anticipation of some new tile being laid in the not-too-distant future. What makes this doubly difficult is that the old tile must be taken out first; given that both “sets” of […]