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Europe ’22 I’ll Take the High Road

We woke up to a beautiful morning on Loch Lomond. I haven’t mentioned the weather has been just fine. We compare it to winter in San Francisco which is tolerable at worst and there has been very little rain. We … Continue reading →

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Europe ’22 – Mary Learns to Drive Again

Hoo boy. We hurriedly packed up to check out and take the bus to the airport to pick up our rent a car. Al had a bad night of sleep which is never good for his mood and energy level. … Continue reading →

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Europe ’22. – Glasgow Part II

First of all, Al wants to know why on earth the Scottish men would wear kilts when its cold and windy and wet. Of course I looked it up. Answer at the end if you don’t want to read all … Continue reading →

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Europe 2022 – Glasgow

Reason Number ONE why Al and I have stayed married for 40 years.  We arrived in Glasgow and I went immediately to bed – it was late enough and I didn’t sleep at all on the plane. Al went out … Continue reading →

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Measure Twice. Cut Once. Use a Calculator.

I quilt. I make dollhouse miniatures. I sucked at Geometry. (Loved Algebra). Make lots of frustrating mistakes in my hobbies because of it. Picked up a Geometry book from Kindle Unlimited. It’s never too late. I found out one ofmy … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree

Until about ten years ago we always had a live tree, when the boys were little we even went to the farm and cut ours down. When we moved to SoCal I decided to go “fake” mostly because I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Ah Love….

When I was in college, a very eccentric English lit professor enthusiastically walked into class one day; that day we were to discuss Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold. He asked if anyone in the class considered this their favorite poem. … Continue reading →

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America Sounded so Good on Paper

Hey all you friends from across the country. You won’t believe what is already happening in California or maybe you will. Gavin Newsom is expected to win the recall election. His opponents are already crying voter fraud. So in other … Continue reading →

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Down Under

The most common reaction I get when I tell people I was watching Shark Week and immediately called my scuba mentor, Ashley, to tell her I needed to get under the water again is “Watching Shark Week made you WANT … Continue reading →

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Bird Bad-assity

Can it be possible Bullock’s Oriole is more bad ass than a California scrub jay? Before the orioles arrived I put out my new oriole feeder in anticipation. I was dismayed to see scrub jays feeding from it and especially … Continue reading →

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