Come in, come in! We are having a heatwave, it’s up to 48 degrees today, so let’s celebrate with some fruitcake! Remember before Thanksgiving I made two fruitcakes, which were slathered in rum, wrapped up tight, and put in my bedroom closet to ferment? I had set a reminder on my phone because I was…
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A Walk In the Garden of Pazo de Mariñan, Spain
One thing, that cruising offers, is the variation of what to see after reaching the ports. The excursions were classified by how much time off the ship you wanted, what you were interested in seeing, and the level of your mobility. Or you could just go ashore and see things on your own. We personally…
Christmas Special Writing Prompts: Days 9, 10, 11
Well, I got a little behind this weekend! I was shopping and watching football, basketball and Season 2 of The Crown, oh my! Got all my runs in too! But, let’s get on to the writing! Oh gee, I would be embarrassed to write a letter to Santa! It would have to be a more…
Christmas Special Writing Prompt: December 8
Gosh, I don’t think there is just one part to like, Christmas is the entire package! I like the busy-ness of the season, the preparing of the food, the decorating of the house, tree and outdoors, the buying of presents and wrapping. It is getting ready for the Christ Child to renew your heart…… prepare…
Christmas Special Writing Prompt: December 7
I have always wanted to go to Quebec City, Canada at Christmas or for the Winter Carnival at the end of January. I love everything about the city! It is easy to get to from the US. The decorations at any time of year are fabulous. I can practice speaking French. We have been there…
Thursday Doors: Betanzos, Spain
Getting off the ship in La Coruña, we are headed to Betanzos, Spain, in Galicia, twenty miles from the port. We are dropped off in the central square of this small town (less than 15,000) and the first thing that gets my attention is the color of the many painted artifacts…….. dark green. The gazebo…
Christmas Special Writing Prompt: December 6
My Christmas decorating starts right after Thanksgiving! This year we even got the tree the day before Thanksgiving because my daughter was here with her big SUV, to lug the tree home, and she was here to decorate it as well! We collect Christmas ornaments from our travels during the year and put them in…
Christmas Special Writing Prompt: December 5
Yes, my husband and I both send out our own Christmas cards. When we got married my husband was in the military and had a Christmas list of hundreds! This list was built from a twenty-four year career, so I didn’t know many of these people. So we established lists of yours, mine and ours,…
Christmas Special Writing Prompt: December 4
It begins to feel like Christmas to me as soon as I see a Christmas commercial on TV. That starts right after Halloween! However, as it gets into Thanksgiving and we watch Macy’s Christmas parade and there is football, football and more football and more commercials, it seems I steadily get more Christmasy! Then the…
Jo’s Monday Walk: Bilboa, Spain
Put your most comfortable walking shoes on! We’re walking today in Bilboa, Spain! The ship is nestled right up to the quay and after boarding the awaiting bus we are headed for the hills! Bilboa is surrounded by two mountain ranges, so we got a bird’s eye view of the city first! We were in…
Christmas Special Writing Prompts: One, Two and Three
I just found this in my email and it looked very interesting, so I think I shall participate! Every day of December we will get a Christmas writing prompt so here goes! I will be doing three today to catch up! How did I spend last Christmas? It must have been a quiet day because…
WeekendCaféShare: YES.FIT
Come on! Follow me up the driveway! I have just finished my two-mile-before-breakfast, (walk, jog-a-walk, run) and I need a cup of coffee! What would you like this morning? High sixties is hardly Christmas weather, but I’m not compIaining! What in the world am I doing you ask? I have discovered a fitness app…
IPhriday Photo Challenge: More Food!!!
Since I’ve been baking, cooking, wrapping, and shopping a lot lately I thought I should share some more food photos to keep my energy up! You won’t go hungry on a cruise that’s for sure! There were four specialty restaurants onboard the Regent Explorer and we were served like kings and queens! Take a look…
Thursday Doors: Bilboa, Spain
If I had to pick a city that I would definitely visit again, it would be Bilboa, Spain. First of all, I loved the port. There was a long quay with many walkers and on shore were huge, well manicured, manor houses! The city sits in a basin surrounded by two mountain ranges and the…
WeekendCaféShare: Thanksgiving
Come in, come in, just push aside something at the table and grab a seat and we’ll make time for a coffee chat! Well it’s the countdown ’till Thanksgiving and I have been a busy beaver! How can you not really get into Thanksgiving? There’s something for everyone! Cooking and Baking for me……..it’s the one…
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