Last year my husband and I visited Amsterdam before taking a cruise to the Norwegian fjords. At that time, I was pretty disappointed not to see any of the “traditional” windmills; these days they are all the modern style, which isn’t nearly as picturesque — though I’m sure they’re much […]
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From Rüdesheim, we next traveled to Koblenz, still in Germany. There, my husband and I opted not to take the organized tour, which was apparently excellent, because of the amount of climbing we would have had to do. The cruise director recommended that only those who were experienced climbers attend, […]
To continue with our travels, the next stop was in Heidelberg. Like Strasbourg, this is also a very beautiful city, and we began our visit with a trip to a hilltop fortress, which gave us this gorgeous view over the city. The fortress is mostly ruins these days, but it’s […]
Not long after my last post here, my husband and I left for a new-to-us adventure. We’ve cruised before, but we’d never done a river cruise. It’s really a different experience from ocean cruises! In fact, they’re so different that I really don’t know which I prefer. We chose a […]
This is the second quilt I began during the recent quilting cruise I enjoyed! I showed you in progress here, but now it’s finished. 🙂 It measures 18.5″ x 22″ and was from a pattern by Marilyn Foreman, though Marsha Bergren taught the Twister technique on the cruise. I decided […]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, hasn’t it? It’s a busy summer! Not much of an excuse, but it’s the best I have. 😉 I’m working on finishing another little quilt, but in the meantime I’ve completed a cardigan I started some time ago, as well as a slouch […]