We had a lovely Christmas here — it was so busy that I never even had time to post to my blog! But that’s a good thing, right? Besides, I was also occupied in moving to this new location and learning how to use WordPress — which I’m still doing — so posting had to suffer. However, […]
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There are so many things to be thankful for, beginning with family and friends and going right down the list. I hope everyone out there has a wonderful holiday weekend! I’ve been baking today, using my own grandmother’s recipe for pumpkin pie, which always makes more filling than will fit […]
My seven-year-old granddaughter wanted to make a cushion for her bed, so she spent today with me. She’d already picked out the colors she wanted, and I pulled fabrics from my stash and cut them from the layout I’d done in EQ7 (for the Mac!) so we’d be sure to […]
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 […]
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 […]