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Day 11

Nothing stands still forever. Through circumstances or choice, we are all constantly changing as we pass through life. The contrast between very old and very new is quite evident in Europe and you can...

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Day 12

Our tour of Vienna was partly by coach and partly on foot. The coach circled the ring road and then wove up and down some of the streets past important buildings before letting us off near an ice-cream...

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Day 13

One of the optional tours was a visit to a Slovakian home in Bratislava. This was more my kind of thing than Howard's so he opted to stay behind and I went with the bus.One of the guides was wearing...

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Day 14

Day 15 of the river cruise and Day 1 of the Prague extension were the same day. We spent it in a coach driving for seven and a half hours with two comfort stops. This is not what we had expected. We'd...

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Prague 1

If asked, I would advise to take any extension tours before the cruise. The service and accommodations on the ship were so amazing that our trip to Prague is a bit of a let down. While there are Viking...

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Prague 2

Our bags are packed. In a couple of hours we'll head for the airport and make our way back first to London and then to Vancouver. Somewhere in the air we'll magically relive those nine and a half hours...

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Some Replies

The flight back went well. We got into Vancouver around eight at night, checked into the hotel, had dinner, and went to bed. It worked. We woke up early Friday morning and were on the road out of the...

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This Ring In That Town To That Ring In This Town

It always takes me longer than I think to get back on track and that's okay besides - technically - we are still on holidays until after the start of August however, once your holiday heads back home...

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No Shortage Of To Do

We've been back for a week already. Mostly I've slept in, walked, gone to Starbucks to journal, and done some shopping but mostly I've moved slow and knit. Other than to check my email and do research,...

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The Brown Cuddle Scarf

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which...

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Two Sticks And Some String

July is the first month in years and years - beyond memory - without a stitch of sewing although thankfully I had knitting. Without any making at all, I'd be a very crabby woman and I am absolutely...

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Synonyms For Studio

If you're only posting once a week and you miss a week, that's two weeks between postings... which feels like forever since we've talked last... only there's not all that much new to say. I'm still...

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Adorable Times Two

Two Saturdays ago I drove back home and last Saturday I turned around and returned to Calgary since my daughter was going to be induced on Sunday and Grandma was needed to look after grandson one.I've...

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What's One More Box?

After a week with both a new baby and a new job, I was pretty sure that my son-in-law needed some move slow and be quiet time and - of course - the family needed some bonding time SO...... I...

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Ready To Paint

We got back from Calgary last Sunday afternoon and I've mostly been sleeping in, journal writing, walking the dog, and sitting on the couch like a lump for the last week. I haven't sewn since mid June...

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Layers Of Living

This morning, I was supposed to head back to the "new" house and finish a load of painting before the furniture arrives on Sunday only I came out of the doctor's office yesterday to a dead car. The...

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Studio Week

There wasn't much point posting last week. About the only thing I had to say was I'm painting. As much as I'd have loved to report something progressive on the sewing department, it just hasn't...

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Pretty Stitches

Last Wednesday, when I had nothing new to report about the studio, I decided that work on the house needed to be downgraded to project status and work on (and in) the studio needed to be upgraded to...

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Quite A While

On Monday morning, I drove into Kamloops to vote in the federal election, to visit the chiropractor and have my back adjusted, and to visit the doctor and have the stitches by my eye removed. I stopped...

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Accidentally On Trend

Yesterday, when I wanted to write a posting, the computer was on the other side of the studio across the painted and drying floor so I napped on the couch instead since I'd spent the day before...

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