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Girls’ trip!
Sort of spur-of-the-moment, but with just-enough planning, I left today on a girls’ weekend to San Diego with Lori, Doray, Laura, Ann and Irene. Here are some sights from today. We flew Southwest –...
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La Jolla!
Today we set out for La Jolla beach, rented bikes, enjoyed a picnic on the shore. Pelicans flying overhead at La Jolla Shores: An artist’s vantage point at La Jolla Cove: Pelicans and seals nesting on...
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Work and werk.
Back home now, trying to focus on work. At the same time, Monte and Dan are sailing the catboat up the coast on a 200 mile adventure that I wish I was there for, but will have to be content with...
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Old salts.
They made it. Finished the Texas 200. Boat, trailer and two sailors back in Austin. Well done, boys!!
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It’s margarita Wednesday!
Cheers! We’re most of the way to the end of the week! These are the awesome margarita glasses Julie gave us. We feel compelled to use them as often as possible. And, Happy Birthday to our friend,...
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Virtual Friday!!!
This has been yet another busy week. But, today is the last day of work for me, as we’re taking a long weekend. Wooo Hooooo! Tonight I stopped by Mayfield Park on the way to a friend’s house....
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Art Deco Automobiles.
If you’re ever in Nashville, check out this great walking tour, documented on Frommer’s website. We enjoyed it. The current main exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts was a collection of...
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I see flowered people.
Just a few of the fun characters gathered this weekend for our bi-annual family reunion. Fun!
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Music City, revisited.
After brunch today we said our goodbyes to everyone and dropped Gene at the airport on the way back into the city. We ended up staying an extra day, so we’ve decided to spend some of it getting more...
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Taking our time going home.
I’ve already said how much I’ve enjoyed this reunion trip to Nashville. It’s been a really great visit. Today our flight leaves in the afternoon, so we have several hours to check out more of...
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Channelling Aunt Voula.
We have lots of funny movies we love to quote for moments that would only be funny to others that share a love for the same movie humor….. from Caddyshack, Captain Ron, The Princess Bride, So I Married...
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New bar toy.
While antique shopping in Tennessee last weekend, I found an old seltzer syphon, Sparklets brand. I’ve never used one of these before but we’ve talked about trying one for a while. So we took this one...
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Holy schmolies!
We had a great time on the lake this weekend. We anchored in Arky south last night. Rory and Greg joined us on Sapphire for the night. Lori, Dave and Jake stopped by on Camelot and tied up for several...
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Memory lane.
I dozed off on the couch tonight. No surprise there. But I woke up as the movie The Goodbye Girl was starting. I snapped awake with memories of the first time I saw this film. It’s a great, great...
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Pasta night.
Rob & Jen came over for dinner tonight. It was great to see them, it’s been a long time. On the menu tonight: Homemade ravioli with ricotta & cheese filling. Recipe for the pasta: 3.5 c...
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Homegrown.
This bouquet comes straight from our garden: Zinnias, basil, rosemary… Happy Friday!!!
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My neighborhood rocks.
Happy July 4th! Monte and I are packing for two days and nights on the lake. It’s going to be great! As we were getting ready I heard the Stars and Stripes blaring down the street. We went outside and...
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Happy July 5th!
We anchored in the cove last night. Camelot joined us for the night with Lori & Doray. Kalliopi joined us with nick, Isabel, their kids and about 4 other girls. Quite the raftup! We grilled...
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50 year low.
We spent a second night on the lake last night. Nick and family had peeled off, so we had the anchor to ourselves. Today I paddled around the cove again. I went all the way up to where Arky cove ends....
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Tiptoeing through time.
I’ve spent the entire day today jumping back into my genealogy research. I have recently connected with distant cousins in my same generation, all of who’s grandparents were siblings born in the late...
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