What a special time of year this is for us. A couple of weeks ago marked the anniversary of the day we met in 2003. Yesterday, the anniversary of our wedding 2012. Today the anniversary of your entering this world 1972. Cale, I am so incredibly thankful and can’t accurately express what you have gifted … Continue reading A Love Letter To My Husband
Quiet Time Update
It has been a bit since my last post, just enjoying the colder months and taking care of a few things. We have not done any travel since December. Back in December I sprained my ankle again pretty badly so my husband pushed me to do physical therapy to strengthen the ankle and work on … Continue reading Quiet Time Update
January Notes
I started 2019 in physical therapy for my left ankle which I sprained and had me rather off my feet for a bit. After a few sessions I already feel more stable on it and went for a decent walk this morning. I felt a bit of an ache now and then and out of … Continue reading January Notes
2019 Reading Goals
Here we are back at the turning of the year and new goals to be set. Two years ago I set a goal of 100 books to read for the year and found myself rushing to meet the goal which was not enjoyable. So 2018 I set the goal of only 10 books which I … Continue reading 2019 Reading Goals
Winter Solstice and Christmas Markets
We do love a good Christmas Market area and Europe does not disappoint. This year we are doing two, Munich and Edinburgh. Munich was last weekend, I took some photos up until the Grog (basically rum and hot water), then the photos kind of stopped and the giggling and stumbling began. So, below are the … Continue reading Winter Solstice and Christmas Markets
Black Friday Madness Italian Style
It started in America but has bled to many countries across the world. The Black Friday phenomenon. What began as the big holiday sale day of the year, the day after Thanksgiving has grown into a monster that some obnoxious sellers begin earlier in the week and has extended to Cyber Monday - the Monday … Continue reading Black Friday Madness Italian Style
A London Weekend
The husband and I both have been to London but we didn't go together so this weekend was our chance to experience London together. Our plan was to see a few sites in between eating and drinking. I was in London in June 2017 and just realized I didn't blog the trip so I am … Continue reading A London Weekend
Samhain – Halloween – Debacle
The image is borrowed from: triplegoddesscoven.com Please check out their post, it gives decent info on Samhain history. October 31st is a big day for Pagans, it is New Years Eve for us. According to the old calendar that follows the moon cycles and harvest seasons of the year, this day marks the turning over of … Continue reading Samhain – Halloween – Debacle
Baia and Bacoli
Yesterday we went to check out a local area about 30 minutes from our house along the coast. Baia and Bacoli are rich in history, many 40-ish volcanos and ancient Roman ruins both on land and preserved under water along the coastline. Baia - We were on a tour to see Baia including a glass … Continue reading Baia and Bacoli
A Quick Nordic Journey
When we knew we were heading to Europe for three years we started a sort of wish list of places we wanted to go. Fairly high on the list for me was Norway. Getting there was a full day of flights because I went above the Arctic Circle to Tromsø. Why Norway? I have a … Continue reading A Quick Nordic Journey
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