tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92022424214313570502024-03-13T14:46:44.638-06:00The Universe SmilesEmbrace peace without regret,
Share the joy of a child’s heart,
The universe smiles.Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-82167021314277978092024-01-14T18:32:00.017-07:002024-01-15T09:04:07.469-07:00Celebrating our 18th Wedding AnniversaryEighteen years ago today, I said "I do" to Ron when we were married in the backyard of our good friends Page and Laurie in Poway, California. We honeymooned in Ireland and returned to live in Ron's home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
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And we did travel to places I had never been: Montreal and Vancouver, Canada, Greece, Italy, France, England, Spain, Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Belgium, Portugal (Azores), Monaco, Norway, The Netherlands, Honduras, Guatemala, Bahamas, St. Martin, and other Caribbean islands like Puerto Rico. He took me to Alaska and many other states I had never been. 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Thank you for 18 wonderful years together.<br /></div>
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-42186595447062818592023-11-22T13:14:00.128-07:002023-12-03T14:17:02.679-07:00Things We Do In the Fall in New Mexico<p>Visit <a href="https://www.newmexico.org/listing/origami-in-the-garden/8133" target="_blank">Origami in the Garden</a> on the <a href="https://www.turquoisetrail.org/" target="_blank">Turquoise Trail</a>:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgDB2E32D3VJqvdowxDF5cnnAdKX-2bJx07_7F7SJaKRD6jid09i-Cl3r_BmRFARcV4ALB3etFXw7suUOwKaPkeyHG6eC0lM8T3Cipag6FcYJoVpGAMRMzxK9jSeyUEchGOSu_WqhuPTws8xtlhQP45xTQyRiJJIQ3_0BmRHmX_u8PHlP3A4HgTy16AU/s2736/IMG_2260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgDB2E32D3VJqvdowxDF5cnnAdKX-2bJx07_7F7SJaKRD6jid09i-Cl3r_BmRFARcV4ALB3etFXw7suUOwKaPkeyHG6eC0lM8T3Cipag6FcYJoVpGAMRMzxK9jSeyUEchGOSu_WqhuPTws8xtlhQP45xTQyRiJJIQ3_0BmRHmX_u8PHlP3A4HgTy16AU/s320/IMG_2260.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Attend the <a href="https://balloonfiesta.com/" target="_blank">International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque</a> in October:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgupjkvz4A4XZ6f7TYeQAM-Qwy9q45OmhjLM9oTAzNaPt0VwkBt9csuIz8COMR_Gtk6Bm9LkaNaNATBpOne9c3C6FwAkvU_Hv7tPCRuWTof3q5EBDgG1pg4By3IPRknnVBRYXpRZjJU9c1kC1gGiVUFcYNwZTpp-BqpWZP9TFfzJw-2ycnM7VCcqfJITw/s3888/IMG_2310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgupjkvz4A4XZ6f7TYeQAM-Qwy9q45OmhjLM9oTAzNaPt0VwkBt9csuIz8COMR_Gtk6Bm9LkaNaNATBpOne9c3C6FwAkvU_Hv7tPCRuWTof3q5EBDgG1pg4By3IPRknnVBRYXpRZjJU9c1kC1gGiVUFcYNwZTpp-BqpWZP9TFfzJw-2ycnM7VCcqfJITw/w640-h640/IMG_2310.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Watch my grand-daughter run the 1 mile Kids Fun Run Turkey Trot:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI7P9zR8egCtPqpAGDMSeQOdDXtaVTCTX445VCED1QjoZcdtGO2w8uMBAkE9eMbWCEx0_AReAyE80WiLCk2UROW3c7AMH2v51d4m6c791XwXLS9E6ycdacIHcn2Z-_RniCzDgtdHAoGULQkRupeZ2JFKT79yr614zgQM4fGzjiSVfth2cuVbN6Exx5yU/s4000/IMG_20231123_081654365_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiI7P9zR8egCtPqpAGDMSeQOdDXtaVTCTX445VCED1QjoZcdtGO2w8uMBAkE9eMbWCEx0_AReAyE80WiLCk2UROW3c7AMH2v51d4m6c791XwXLS9E6ycdacIHcn2Z-_RniCzDgtdHAoGULQkRupeZ2JFKT79yr614zgQM4fGzjiSVfth2cuVbN6Exx5yU/w300-h400/IMG_20231123_081654365_HDR.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpksSb4KuOG85SH-wxvXvH43SuMfg5xtA9qNEPotwWyMpCT_IkRRsz8fPB0ZVTfa_SMxHb2eiICCN2t0yBrw5etdyKua28eZiERwvm5tnmmRo9i5nSxQ1qB_KTi9ywr6c7Fuzm8wremaBMsgYus0J3SV0xgKdN4tQ-WWtA4WsXklvWnRMToHzmmIRK_U0/s1600/IMG_20231124_074101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpksSb4KuOG85SH-wxvXvH43SuMfg5xtA9qNEPotwWyMpCT_IkRRsz8fPB0ZVTfa_SMxHb2eiICCN2t0yBrw5etdyKua28eZiERwvm5tnmmRo9i5nSxQ1qB_KTi9ywr6c7Fuzm8wremaBMsgYus0J3SV0xgKdN4tQ-WWtA4WsXklvWnRMToHzmmIRK_U0/w480-h640/IMG_20231124_074101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-7578398606989723372023-11-14T10:51:00.033-07:002023-11-14T11:03:50.886-07:00A Forgotten Blog Re-emerges As A Snapshot of the Times<p> I was notified by Google that I had an old Blog that they would delete soon because of inactivity: </p><p>"This email address has a legacy Blogger account associated with it that
hasn’t logged in since 2007. In 60 days it will lose access to the
account and associated content; the data will be permanently deleted
unless migrated to the Google Account system at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://notifications.google.com/g/p/ANiao5pozMOlZQfaQi1Z-MUEg6OGJucSrqK6ocvkcsfpbEFKZU6aTl1NqT93s4-KuEuz_uCpK5RegERM3J55lY-MECq2ftWwvhwVPaGsWdw1nCZ0qCEpeE1X50DN9hfnW3E0oFnBunGzo4dfrnAiBfaFxy0vkKp_24o4erIGv1Y1Ns5QAWUAGi93ka3X-G3hVFsvgbyxzP_9KL6iUKNrSOxyiPQQDA__;!!Mih3wA!CkQlLKTofwZNgsvGEq2L4q5sYptqdffFfVdoCXCAcUtSr7ccHtqJNEp3XHidZ5IuaQWFs7mXPu1P5EbpfQ$" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Legacy migration page</a>."</p><p>Apparently in 2004 I started my first Blogger blog called <b>Grains of Sand</b>. I had forgotten about it and began my current blog: <b>The Universe Smiles</b> in 2009<b>. </b> </p><p>Just five posts<b> </b>from years gone by<b> </b>constitute a<b> </b>snapshot of my emotional life and the world around me in 2004. I was 53 years old. I was living and working in San Diego and going through some difficult times. I had been notified by my company (where I had worked for 27 years) that I was to be laid off December 31, 2004. My boyfriend that I deeply cherished had suddenly died in June, 2004. </p><p> </p><h3>Friday, September 17, 2004</h3><a name="109547341680316484"> </a><h2>Remembering Neal Lawrence Burstein</h2>
<div style="clear: both;"></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4400/564/1600/AntsOnFlower.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4400/564/200/AntsOnFlower.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br /><br />The
sage does not distinguish between himself and the world;The needs of
other people are as his own.He is good to those who are good;He is also
good to those who are not good,Thereby he is good.He trusts those who
are trustworthy;He also trusts those who are not trustworthy,Thereby he
is trustworthy.The sage lives in harmony with the world,And his mind is
the world's mind.So he nurtures the worlds of othersAs a mother does her
children.<br /><br />Tao 49 as interpreted by Peter A. Merel<br /><br /><br />Neal <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4400/564/1600/Neal%205_2004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4400/564/200/Neal%205_2004.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;" /></a><br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4400/564/1600/Neal%205_2004.jpg"></a></p><br />How do I remember you<br />now that the day is done,<br />when the sun has set,<br />and night has come?<br /><br />You were the gentle caretaker<br />of the smallest creatures,<br />of wounded souls and broken bodies.<br />Your heart was like a hearth,<br />warm and inviting,<br />to stranger and friend alike,<br />embracing all pain<br />as a gentle lover does,<br />burying it deeply into tender folds.<br /><br />In this world of forgotten intention<br />you were a man of integrity and wisdom.<br />Life for you was a pool of infinite possibility<br />from which you always drank deeply.<br /><br />Now when I hear the dove call out<br />with the first morning light,<br />I remember your sweet smile<br />and gentle glowing eyes.<br />And I hear your soft voice<br />once again remind me:<br />“This is a day of infinite possibility.”<br /><br /><br />-Vicki Powers, July 23, 2004<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div style="clear: both; padding-bottom: 0.25em;"><br /></div><p>I wrote "Grains of Sand" in 1997 as an expression of my world view that our true value as a person is in the context of our social selves. </p><p> </p><h2>
Grains of Sand</h2>
<div style="clear: both;"></div><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4400/564/1600/Beach%20Grass.0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4400/564/320/Beach%20Grass.0.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br /><span style="color: #666600;">We are but grains of sand on this earth -- our <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">lives largely</span>
affected by forces beyond our control. There are times when an
individual grain may find itself transformed and valued among all other
grains of sand. By chance, a small speck becomes trapped within the body
of an oyster and, after many years, becomes a beautiful iridescent
pearl. We enjoy this pearl and admire its uniqueness and incredible
beauty. Other times, a grain of sand is distinguished by its ability to
irritate and cause pain as when a single grain becomes lodged within the
eye and we curse its presence.<br /><br />Most of us make up the vast
grains of sand on the earth -- our purpose linked with the purpose of
other like grains; and our significance apparent in the result of our
combined presence. We become glass, useful and beautiful. We become
cement, strong and permanent. We become the playground of children, a
place of delight and creative imagination.<br /><br />Free will is an
important quality in human beings. It often influences our destiny.
Still, only a few of us will have the opportunity to become the pearl.
Our lack of such opportunity does not make us worth less. Our worth most
often is dependent upon the combined activity of like-mined individuals
facing similar conditions. Together we become transformed and valued,
like the millions of grains which become the road, the playground or the
ceramic vase. Strive to become the pearl. But remember, most of life’s
accomplishments will be the result of the joint effort of many. Always
value this as your greatest achievement. Vicki Powers<br /><br /></span></p><p>In 2004, people were hardening their hearts and putting up walls to communication as they retreated to their tribal circles and I was dismayed by the unraveling of our Social Contract.<b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><h3>Wednesday, September 29, 2004</h3>
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Contentious Times That Try Men's Souls</h2>
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<div style="clear: both;"></div><div style="styledocument: [object];">Do
we want to do something now or wait until it all falls apart into civil
war? We need to look deeply into what is happening to our Nation with
extreme partisan politics and self-righteousness dominating civil
debate. Differences of course exist and they are profound. But common
interests are oft forgotten in the rush to pound the "other side" like
some football game that becomes deadly as the participants and fans
embrace violence for the sake of vanity or showing who is the most
powerful as if "might makes right."<br />Solutions are not to be found in sound bites and talk shows or even in "<i>fair and balanced" </i>news.
We must not allow special interests and selfishness take control of our
country. Hitler became strong because of emotional and ideological
appeals to ordinary German citizens who felt powerless in the face of
great changes in their country and the world. Ordinary citizens who
turned a blind eye to the abuses of power later paid a heavy price for
their silence and inaction (not to mention the price rest of world
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<h3>Saturday, September 18, 2004</h3>
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See What Is -- Letting Go of Judgement</h2>
<div style="clear: both;"></div>For us, as people sitting here
meditating, as people wanting to live a good, full, unrestricted,
adventurous, real kind of life, there is concrete instruction that we
can follow, which is the one that we have been following all along in
meditation: see what is. Acknowledge it without judging it as right or
wrong. Let it go and come back to the present moment. Whatever comes
up, see what is without calling it right or wrong. Acknowledge it. See
it clearly without judgment and let it go. Come back to the present
moment. From now until the moment of your death, you could do this. As a
way of becoming more compassionate toward yourself and toward others,
as a way of becoming less dogmatic, prejudiced, determined to have your
own way, absolutely sure that you're right and the other person is
wrong, as a way to develop a sense of humor about the whole thing, to
lighten it up, open it up, you could do this. You could also begin to
notice whenever you find yourself blaming others or justifying yourself.
If you spent the rest of your life just noticing that and letting it be
a way to uncover the silliness of the human condition -- the tragic yet
comic drama that we all continually buy into -- you could develop a lot
of wisdom and a lot of kindness as well as a great sense of humor.
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<br />Excerpt from: "The Wisdom of No Escape" by Pema Chodroin <a href="http://www.shambhala.com/pc/html/winoes-ex.cfm/">http://www.shambhala.com/pc/html/winoes-ex.cfm/</a>
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<br /><div style="clear: both; padding-bottom: 0.25em;"><br /></div><p>I moved to New Mexico in March of 2005, ready to start a new life. I found love and was married for a second time in 2006.<b> </b>We will have been married in January for 18 years.</p><p>Some of these posts are as current as ever.<b><br /></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRfZjpmAiBLZOFY1GRI-SxygJ_ViAuYibXzVT_c6Z13T55QP7kMDl-m1TDjP1bohyphenhyphen_oqqoYlAswJvjaNl_3byq3Man4s3ZA4FbR1ZvHUqmZAI4n4Qak6gJnWZEt38FYbcLQLuG7keSrpYSHWd5mqCZ2jS25MYUlcFZX9SlY-AAX9QqF-xt_OhGKtrGGQ/s3096/Screenshot%202023-11-14%20at%2010-04-58%20Grains%20of%20Sand.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="1366" height="1470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRfZjpmAiBLZOFY1GRI-SxygJ_ViAuYibXzVT_c6Z13T55QP7kMDl-m1TDjP1bohyphenhyphen_oqqoYlAswJvjaNl_3byq3Man4s3ZA4FbR1ZvHUqmZAI4n4Qak6gJnWZEt38FYbcLQLuG7keSrpYSHWd5mqCZ2jS25MYUlcFZX9SlY-AAX9QqF-xt_OhGKtrGGQ/w646-h1470/Screenshot%202023-11-14%20at%2010-04-58%20Grains%20of%20Sand.png" width="646" /></a></b></div><b><br /> </b><br /><p></p><p><b> </b><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-57648687482442850062023-09-25T09:31:00.105-06:002023-10-04T08:33:48.177-06:00How Corporations and the Media Belittle Consumer Complaints<p>I read this article in today's Albuquerque Journal: </p><p></p><div class="article_head0" style="margin-top: 0.4em;"><p class="maintitle">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="https://abqjournal-nm.newsmemory.com?selDate=20230925&goTo=A004&artid=1" target="_blank">McDonald’s being sued over hot coffee</a> </span></p></div><div class="article_body0" style="margin-top: 10px;"><div class="first last column" style="float: left; width: 100%;"><div class="div_padding0" style="padding: 3px;"><p class="abody"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Suit hearkens to 1990s case in New Mexico that awarded plaintiff $2.<a style="color: blue; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; text-decoration: none;"> 7M</a><br /></span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_7"> BY MARÍA LUISA PAÚL</span><span class="Fid_8"> THE WASHINGTON PO ST</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1">
A spilled 49-cent hot coffee from McDonald’s became a national
punchline, a lyric in a Toby Keith song and endless fodder for talk
shows after a 79-year-old woman successfully sued the company for the
third-degree burns she got from a steaming cup of joe in 1992.</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1">
Now, three decades later, another woman says she was seriously
injured by the same scalding liquid. Mable Childress, 85, allegedly
suffered first- and second-degree burns from a McDonald’s coffee while
leaving a San Francisco drive-through earlier this year.</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1">
According to a lawsuit filed last week in San Francisco Superior
Court, Childress’s June 13 trip to McDonald’s ended with “severe burns”
after she was handed a cup with a lid that hadn’t been properly secured.
When she tried to take a sip, the lid came off, drenching her legs,
groin and stomach with hot coffee, according to the lawsuit,</span><span class="Fid_1"> which does not specify the temperature of the spilled drink.</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1">
Childress immediately attempted to report the incident and asked to
speak to a manager, but three employees “refused to help her,” according
to the lawsuit. After an hour spent without anyone coming to her aid,
she went to the emergency room, said Dylan Hackett, Childress’s</span><span class="Fid_1"> attorney.</span><span class="Fid_1">
“What it comes down to is negligence on the part of McDonald’s,”
Hackett told The Washington Post. He added that the incident left
Childress with scarring, ongoing physical and emotional pain, and a
slew of medical expenses.</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1">
McDonald’s did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for
comment. Peter Ou, the owner and operator of the franchise location that
Childress visited, told Today that his “restaurants have strict food
safety protocols in place, including training crew to ensure lids on hot
beverages are secure.”</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1">
“We take every customer complaint seriously — and when Ms. Childress
reported her experience to us later that day, our employees and
management team spoke to her within a few minutes and offered</span><span class="Fid_1"> assistance,” Ou told the program in a statement. “We’re reviewing this new legal claim in detail.”</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1"> It’s not the first time McDonald’s has faced complaints from customers about its hot food items.</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1">
In July, a jury in Florida awarded $800,000 in damages to the family
of a 7-year-old girl who got second-degree burns after a Chicken
McNugget fell on her thigh in 2019. And in the well-known 1992 case,
coffee as hot as 190 degrees soaked into Stella Liebeck’s cotton
sweatpants, sending her to the hospital for eight days as she underwent
skin grafting.</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1"> “The
hot coffee temperature has already been litigated before. . . . So it’s
an ongoing issue, it seems like, with McDonald’s,” Hackett said, adding
that Childress hopes the case makes McDonald’s rethink its food items’
high temperatures.</span></p><p class="abody"><span class="Fid_1"> In
1994, a jury in New Mexico unanimously decided to award Liebeck $2.7
million in punitive damages for the coffee spill that burned 16% of her
body. Liebeck was widely villainized in the court of public opinion,
said John Llewellyn, a communications professor at Wake Forest
University.</span></p><p id="articleAds_bot" style="display: block; float: none; left: 0px; margin: 10px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; text-align: center;"></p></div></div></div><div id="copyright-block" style="float: right; margin-top: 20px; width: 100%;"><hr class="headerBar articlehr bottomhr" /><div id="copyright"><a>Copyright (c) 2023 Albuquerque Journal, Edition 9/25/2023</a></div><div id="poweredby"><a>Powered by TECNAVIA</a></div></div><div class="zoomValue" style="opacity: 0; top: 115px;"> </div><div class="zoomValue" style="opacity: 0; top: 115px;"> </div><div class="zoomValue" style="opacity: 0; top: 115px;">efault</div>
<form action="" aria-live="off" id="invisible_form" method="post" target="_blank">The 1992 case of 79-year-old Stella Liebeck that eventually was settled for less than $500K in punitive damages became an example of an URBAN LEGEND that distorted the true facts of the cases of a terrible accident. Rep. Newt Gingrich and other Republicans used her case to try to outlaw or severely limit tort cases for consumer products. Watch the following video to understand what really happened:</form><div aria-live="off" id="sliderPagesMiniature" style="bottom: -200px; display: block; pointer-events: none; width: 1311px; z-index: 301;"> </div><div aria-live="off" id="sliderPagesMiniature" style="bottom: -200px; display: block; pointer-events: none; width: 1311px; z-index: 301;"><div class="item" id="miniature" style="clear: both; height: 200px; pointer-events: all;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ENTaHxjN4xI" width="320" youtube-src-id="ENTaHxjN4xI"></iframe> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-57763016056695869012023-08-23T08:08:00.033-06:002023-08-24T08:36:58.877-06:00This Is How We Remember Lahaina Town<p> </p><p>From: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnWtLE0euhg" target="_blank">You Tube</a> <br /></p><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata">
A Tribute to Lahaina, Maui: to the town and the community
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103K subscribers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OnWtLE0euhg" width="320" youtube-src-id="OnWtLE0euhg"></iframe></div><p></p><p>On Erica and Jordan's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnWtLE0euhg" target="_blank">website</a>, they have listed links to donate to Maui's relief efforts:<br /></p><p><i><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;">"Our hearts go out to those lost in the Lahaina Fire and the community members who lost everything. Lahaina and its community are beautiful. This is how we will remember Lahaina. Hawaii charities that are making a difference are listed below for donations. Rebuilding the homes, buildings, and businesses that have been lost is going to be a marathon. The community will need support for a long time, so please don't forget them after the news cycle moves on. </span></span></i></p><p><i><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap"><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;">MAUI STRONG by the Hawai’i Community Foundation: </span><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #065fd4;"><a class="yt-core-attributed-string__link yt-core-attributed-string__link--display-type yt-core-attributed-string__link--call-to-action-color" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFZMSVFWT0FtN24zV1l2cDVlRkRJVHZmZ0RUd3xBQ3Jtc0ttcUt3SGtweExaUTd0bEcyZExtakxMdUhXNmNBZm1Ob2VnRm5Fdkk2WW45LXFTaEhsX2N1bEUwS1ZnVzVwZ3Q1S0xpc3Fnc2txSG4yTmlLS3RnTks5d0I2SzNwcVJTcmJGVlRxaGR4aC1FY2ViRW1OMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org%2Fmaui-strong&v=OnWtLE0euhg" rel="nofollow" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation...</a></span><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" style="color: #131313;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;">Everywhere people are talking about the extreme weather events we are experiencing. </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/27/floods-army-called-continue-devastate-northern-england?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H&utm_term=146428&subid=16547226&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;" target="_blank">Flooding in the United Kingdom</a>, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/27/us/severe-weather/" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;" target="_blank">severe tornadoes and flooding in winter in the United States,</a><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;"> </span><a href="http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/record-most-category-4-or-5-hurricanes-typhoons" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;" target="_blank">and record number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes and typhoons in 2015</a><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4;">. How many of these people will recognize that the extreme weather is a result of climate change?</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Climate change <i>is</i> the world's most dangerous security threat</b>.
The cost in money and lives will exceed the costs of any war we have
fought before. Can you imagine for a minute the cost to retrofit
communities, homes, and infrastructure to sustain our way of life with
the new reality of extreme weather events? Can our governments begin to
calculate the cost as they make national budgets to include the cost of
emergency response to extreme weather events? Can businesses survive
the extra costs? How much more in taxes will each citizen pay to fight
the effects of climate change? How can the poor and marginal
communities survive? How many more refugee crises and violent social
conflicts will we see as a result of the struggle to deal with
dissipating resources? Woe to us if we do not choose leaders who have
the guts to recognize and respond to climate change as a world wide
crisis.<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/mar/01/scienceofclimatechange.climatechange?CMP=share_btn_gp" target="_blank"> Some think it is too late</a>.</span></div><div class="Ct"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="Ct"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Update (August 13, 2023):</b></span></div><div class="Ct"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /></span></div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojU7lR6PnQzeMuauP_UOI10HzDqTvKuiSzsKKG6rNdzYO-s9BzgcOq3v6ubjpYUJ6-36yvjP7Xl3BF4g3q3ohPo6Eksxyed0F1_5rShNel2nuFnhmtW_w7u6xWejL1x5akVCyNbZmLFo/s1600/Guardian+flood+in+UK+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">😭 So sad to hear of</span></a><a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/08/breaking-news/firefighters-battle-brush-fires-on-maui-hawaii-island/" target="_blank">the fires in Maui</a> August 8-9, 2023 that have destroyed so much of what we saw. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR-g86RmLLw" target="_blank">Lahaina is gone</a>!
The lovely people of Maui are facing so much devastation, may they get
relief as soon as possible. I am crying for their losses.😭 Donate to <a href="https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong" target="_blank">Maui Strong</a> to help the people recover.</p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-91569715858230741272023-06-11T15:11:00.090-06:002023-10-08T12:05:05.622-06:00The Last Voyage (Rotterdam, The Netherlands Part 6)<p> We arrived in Rotterdam very early on May 28th from Dover (<a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-last-voyage-part-5.html" target="_blank">See Part 5</a>). We had now completed our Transatlantic Cruise on Holland America's MS Zuiderdam that began in Ft. 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Ron and Janti Marcar (friends from Amsterdam) were picking us up for a reunion lunch. We last saw them when <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-year-of-many-travels-part-3.html" target="_blank">we were in Amsterdam in 2018</a>. 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Hundreds of honking cars and flag waving Turkish people were just below our window on the street. Smoke bombs, loud drumming and the revving of engines and honking of horns continued for hours well past midnight. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Ron wanted to have Italian food for our last night in Rotterdam. Many restaurants are closed on Mondays and this was also a holiday (Pentecost). We found <a href="https://www.restaurantmessina.nl/index-en.html" target="_blank">Messina's Pizzaria</a> and took a cab there. The owner and waiter helped Ron to get in over the step at the door and seated. This place was an absolute gem. The owner, Gianni, is Sicilian. We ordered the Mussels in Sicilian Sauce. Then we had a wonderful Linguini with Truffle and Mushrooms prepared in melted Parmesan Reggiano cheese wheel at the table. I ordered the Prawns in a Cream Sauce. The food was wonderful and I gave it <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g188632-d3674247-r892840882-Restaurant_Pizzeria_Messina-Rotterdam_South_Holland_Province.html" target="_blank">a great review on Trip Advisor</a>.</span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">The next day, we went to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. This was the worst part of our trip. We arrived three hours early to get through the check-in. Then we had an 8 hour+ flight on Delta in the space of a sardine can, landing in Atlanta for customs and a layover of 3 hours. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bo7CXUrW1rldbyY_MN20TUNY8HfP8zEmYpq-vKhiGl-0pmZ3iPuD5UrUXzVl1cmwi9f-H5T6SVjrA7oTuA2ZbKjIu9BVLIs1vMFittjUp5UsQwFh3OB3l8_MbrnJ2MajKcf7oqHU5CXflYO_AsZ43-OsOkpLzE-xN8qUollmKlrHCBBlp52gHnktjI8/s1024/21Well-NL-Travel-Pain-jumbo.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1024" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bo7CXUrW1rldbyY_MN20TUNY8HfP8zEmYpq-vKhiGl-0pmZ3iPuD5UrUXzVl1cmwi9f-H5T6SVjrA7oTuA2ZbKjIu9BVLIs1vMFittjUp5UsQwFh3OB3l8_MbrnJ2MajKcf7oqHU5CXflYO_AsZ43-OsOkpLzE-xN8qUollmKlrHCBBlp52gHnktjI8/w400-h260/21Well-NL-Travel-Pain-jumbo.webp" width="400" /></a></div><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"> We connected to our last flight to Albuquerque and got home about 10PM (local time and 6am Amsterdam time). We got to bed finally after 25 hours of being awake. </span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">The Last Voyage was indeed a big adventure. I don't believe it would be possible for us to repeat such an exhausting journey again. So, folks, do your adventures while you are young and able. Enjoy the world and Bon Voyage!<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-38095430168090047892023-06-11T13:58:00.026-06:002023-06-12T08:26:53.249-06:00The Last Voyage (Dover, England Part 5)<p> After departing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Havre" target="_blank">Le Havre, France</a> on May 26th (<a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-last-voyage-part-4.html" target="_blank">See Part 4</a>), our transatlantic cruise on the MS Zuiderdam was nearing it's end. We sailed over night to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover" target="_blank">Dover, England</a>. I got up quite early to see the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Cliffs_of_Dover" target="_blank">White Cliffs of Dover</a> as we approached the English coast . </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPFQqy9rZE8hVH5WCtN7vWZfS1MB6vIHunulYCGf1ZdhEAgPQ915KbcHMZg-QKw-EeNxjKW2hlfrxipcfmomF_TfxkTgFM3CXEIXSZq16S2Wadnp33IvmgvICUfD2Tl8sJORR_7qLRijfmXczkb29QiDzQpozsuGegeG8MzP3YioQPskfUfdXYtFV/s2649/IMG_2032.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="2649" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPFQqy9rZE8hVH5WCtN7vWZfS1MB6vIHunulYCGf1ZdhEAgPQ915KbcHMZg-QKw-EeNxjKW2hlfrxipcfmomF_TfxkTgFM3CXEIXSZq16S2Wadnp33IvmgvICUfD2Tl8sJORR_7qLRijfmXczkb29QiDzQpozsuGegeG8MzP3YioQPskfUfdXYtFV/w640-h640/IMG_2032.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The White Cliffs of Dover at Dawn<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Ron parked himself in the Crows Nest while I went ashore. There was no shuttle. I was told it had left an hour before and had not returned. All the for-hire cars wanted long trips only and none would take me to Dover. I was told it was a 15 minute walk into town, so map in hand, I began to walk to Dover. The walk through the port to town took 30 minutes and was approximately 3 miles. Once I got to the Ring Road, I saw the problem. Traffic was bumper-to-bumper and totally stopped. It was Saturday of a 3 day weekend (Bank Holiday Monday) and holiday visitors were on their way to the seaside. That is why the shuttle never returned. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnzs6HkkhGg1kcMHJbarqALL-sccx9rsxD8XoDdHLxIc_E2AzXUtP61Fl1ciVXP4g3fiWYBA-AI3JkmrW72t93Nl6jjx1-lMyAUWM6ZjjBdUEEmw1E-55C-b4JcDv6DvE2E--ZAMH50sTA-y7ooKcC4CXa0CimsnjlIMtcdxnfLErp7gLCn-owuyi/s2736/IMG_2051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnzs6HkkhGg1kcMHJbarqALL-sccx9rsxD8XoDdHLxIc_E2AzXUtP61Fl1ciVXP4g3fiWYBA-AI3JkmrW72t93Nl6jjx1-lMyAUWM6ZjjBdUEEmw1E-55C-b4JcDv6DvE2E--ZAMH50sTA-y7ooKcC4CXa0CimsnjlIMtcdxnfLErp7gLCn-owuyi/w400-h400/IMG_2051.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p> </p><p>I got into town and visited the <a href="https://www.dovermuseum.co.uk/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Dover Museum</a> which was free and very
interesting. It had a <a href="https://www.dovermuseum.co.uk/Bronze-Age-Boat/Bronze-Age-Boat.aspx" target="_blank">Bronze Age boat</a> that was 3,500 years old as it's
star attraction. It had been dug up and re-assembled to the
archaeologists delight. There was plenty of history in the Dover Museum documenting the Vikings and Romans and Saxons and Normans occupation of the area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvzQLW2eaOB0LnOLFbVYwbQvUQty_WHcWlLDb27nsJB5CREjXJV2G82S95zIsh1Oqg1_u-ZFe_ZlopmBaHQ7GT_ds-4dvTzJVrfF8dMMUmAEToiYajecq9Nt0dxQBANTNwOSrXAyH-yLVIeCPLDlp7YrGtKLExSI1E1hvE7xLEMMBBJbruUM8V4w_/s2736/IMG_2053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvzQLW2eaOB0LnOLFbVYwbQvUQty_WHcWlLDb27nsJB5CREjXJV2G82S95zIsh1Oqg1_u-ZFe_ZlopmBaHQ7GT_ds-4dvTzJVrfF8dMMUmAEToiYajecq9Nt0dxQBANTNwOSrXAyH-yLVIeCPLDlp7YrGtKLExSI1E1hvE7xLEMMBBJbruUM8V4w_/s320/IMG_2053.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5t94T0hYSotJrOlalOOAvjGNXRFloldlqjwly9iTdVJsnBiybTXON-eDpFrjt2N_4Ky_lttIdLDxx3MovXqH3QVRHEVrq5BlWUiEJUZLLIeGdYIdpikEpf8_AYsQ2lTxPmft8kueUN6YoFbex22UdlOF-yQbz6fu-7epdWj8lzhsCx5OXQPQC3tkZ/s2736/IMG_2054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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There were buskers, many vintage and second hand sellers and a circle dance of Medieval-costumed girls with flower crowns as the streets began to fill in the afternoon but I had to return to the ship (another 3 miles).<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWQQihMaULrMrjDbLB3jI-C84HdEDPrYIIRDa4PpQslNMqXUChmShGnzCSOjtMWjMm3j7gtH8v7ZeEuLe1MbY-sJ39L4jBC3D5aVT9ck9Wlu1I2DOaHNWciEA4E9opyj19MsPXMw5JxGqnyMVVHcc6PNx2PhdeRiIgPwRbh_THmpMa-Q3sxPUjiib/s2736/IMG_2068.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWQQihMaULrMrjDbLB3jI-C84HdEDPrYIIRDa4PpQslNMqXUChmShGnzCSOjtMWjMm3j7gtH8v7ZeEuLe1MbY-sJ39L4jBC3D5aVT9ck9Wlu1I2DOaHNWciEA4E9opyj19MsPXMw5JxGqnyMVVHcc6PNx2PhdeRiIgPwRbh_THmpMa-Q3sxPUjiib/w640-h640/IMG_2068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5vF7N2T09i0x-90sYopleS5aVppSxzBBJYnA9gJhF5GA5qTq4m9tgXn0llzkmu95lyxMjmnV61P7DfTLGceeDbWqmXX7a8JTGpWjxX0Z8VgPqCAPfWdaSTQaSo51KPfBto9imAKr6g9yfSCLOW8ML77Ec-rT0arRpdDyVa3kshjGr-B9gVOhcwEZ/s2736/IMG_2070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5vF7N2T09i0x-90sYopleS5aVppSxzBBJYnA9gJhF5GA5qTq4m9tgXn0llzkmu95lyxMjmnV61P7DfTLGceeDbWqmXX7a8JTGpWjxX0Z8VgPqCAPfWdaSTQaSo51KPfBto9imAKr6g9yfSCLOW8ML77Ec-rT0arRpdDyVa3kshjGr-B9gVOhcwEZ/w640-h640/IMG_2070.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> We set sail late as there was an excursion bus with 37 passengers that had not yet returned at All-Aboard. 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We had already made the decision early in the cruise to not go on to London for 7 more days. We had cancelled the hotel and excursions we had planned. We changed our departure from Heathrow Airport (London) to <a href="https://www.schiphol.nl/en/" target="_blank">Schiphol</a> (Amsterdam) for May 30th. The trip had been a wonderful vacation for us, but was very exhausting. We would have two days to spend in Rotterdam before the awful flight home. <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-last-voyage-part-6.html" target="_blank"> See Part 6</a> to see our Rotterdam experience.<br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-7866126182130176562023-06-11T12:13:00.042-06:002023-06-12T08:06:30.215-06:00The Last Voyage (Le Havre, France Part 4)<p> After <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-last-voyage-part-3.html" target="_blank">leaving England on May 25th</a>, our ship (the <a href="https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/cruise-ships/ms-zuiderdam/4.html" target="_blank">MS Zuiderdam)</a> sailed for France on the continuation of our 16 day long transatlantic cruise. We disembarked at the port of <a href="https://en.normandie-tourisme.fr/unmissable-sites/le-havre/" target="_blank">Le Havre</a> on May 26th. Originally, Ron and I planned to tour the Normandy D-Day beaches and American cemetery but we decided that the 9 hour bus trip and tour would be too much for Ron who needed a wheelchair for mobility. We sold our tickets to fellow cruisers Sally and Charlie who didn't have tickets and wanted to see the D-Day Landing site. They later told us that the trip was unsuitable for a wheelchair with a lot of walking over uneven ground and beach. </p><p>Ron and I took the shuttle bus into Le Havre for lunch and sightseeing. Le Havre is the second largest French port (after <a href="https://www.marseille-tourisme.com/en/" target="_blank">Marseille</a>) and is where the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine" target="_blank">River Seine</a> empties into the ocean. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYa2JeuCD-mKICXRo3ZOoTSOLDevm2HiUEGCK2tKJiDD4q_X9SYO0xsfdiLOv86qhFDWVr6__Qe5LSf_Dm0H9h1uP6ZMFmZbP5urmYhUkaNXzQrSKu9xhYjHU3YmMydyoz44_yS7wJSVpW6ZYHDH0noI2XOK2qGPdMEFJ9MJiB7-L3zcs-ICya2nx/s2736/IMG_2003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYa2JeuCD-mKICXRo3ZOoTSOLDevm2HiUEGCK2tKJiDD4q_X9SYO0xsfdiLOv86qhFDWVr6__Qe5LSf_Dm0H9h1uP6ZMFmZbP5urmYhUkaNXzQrSKu9xhYjHU3YmMydyoz44_yS7wJSVpW6ZYHDH0noI2XOK2qGPdMEFJ9MJiB7-L3zcs-ICya2nx/s320/IMG_2003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zcix0ezL2r8" width="320" youtube-src-id="Zcix0ezL2r8"></iframe></div><p></p><p>It is a city of beautiful city planning and architecture by <span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Perret" target="_blank">Auguste Perret</a> and was the <a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/arts/le-havres-beauty-was-right-on-the-monet-for-the-birth-of-impressionism/news-story/192a4b63774bf0afaf2662e541ef2e33" target="_blank">birthplace of Impressionism</a>. <br /></span></p><p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nlqsn1DFlU0" width="320" youtube-src-id="nlqsn1DFlU0"></iframe></div><br />We were a little early for lunch but after walking a bit, we stumbled onto a gem, <span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><a href="https://taverne-paillette.com/" target="_blank">La Taverne Paillett</a>e</span></span><p></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYYHTBVebG2Uk4Mhsn4BEXK3DlxCOf65WP5F3rh2cQaHfCswPFfn8i7n5DbuMojjYnog9OEd5fRfxpO-yKAWCrNQvRIGgu7UKJZZQFsPXvSTCyv_04E91RQcdZY2kxVB09ZvBKLLj5BzthSQRqS8eo4qCt4psjPfV9rrzM3IWAkF3mRfYAYHOlInp/s2736/IMG_2004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYYHTBVebG2Uk4Mhsn4BEXK3DlxCOf65WP5F3rh2cQaHfCswPFfn8i7n5DbuMojjYnog9OEd5fRfxpO-yKAWCrNQvRIGgu7UKJZZQFsPXvSTCyv_04E91RQcdZY2kxVB09ZvBKLLj5BzthSQRqS8eo4qCt4psjPfV9rrzM3IWAkF3mRfYAYHOlInp/w640-h640/IMG_2004.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNQfbQXFIqDrjQhrMMshYFTQ2TWZjvWodq8v09gt78AFX3BkgNNyslAKv5Gz6fOvaflz9nlyHnoT396XGoPPtNpTZ4iUcrD3-QOdJKF9J8mMB4UTkci4kQKsYDWP5m6GU7dB0E8lSwsaPG0j9KSRTjFfmi0Ypj2A6WqUOu4DpjvNV6MZ7BtRI6b1I/s2736/IMG_2005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNQfbQXFIqDrjQhrMMshYFTQ2TWZjvWodq8v09gt78AFX3BkgNNyslAKv5Gz6fOvaflz9nlyHnoT396XGoPPtNpTZ4iUcrD3-QOdJKF9J8mMB4UTkci4kQKsYDWP5m6GU7dB0E8lSwsaPG0j9KSRTjFfmi0Ypj2A6WqUOu4DpjvNV6MZ7BtRI6b1I/w640-h640/IMG_2005.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">They only spoke French here which we do not speak. They assisted Ron up the steps into the restaurant and seated us at a very nice table. We understood that the kitchen would not open until 12 noon and it was only 11:30AM. They provided us only menus in French which we looked over and used Google on my cell phone to translate what we didn't understand. After a half hour we ordered wine, Steak Tartare for Ron and a Plateaux of<a href="https://cuisine.journaldesfemmes.fr/encyclopedie-des-produits/2724419-fruits-de-mer/" target="_blank"> Fruits de Mer</a> which included Oysters, Prawns, Norway Lobsters (langoustine), Whelks, and Periwinkle Snails. 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I was referred by several locals to the<a href="https://saltwatertorquay.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Saltwater Restaurant </a>where I enjoyed delicious fish and chips and a local beer. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KlamEyg1A_MOTQ1-b_4Sgnr7aepSw6D_hc8T6U6FVzdFkJ1K1OfFtio85NxKkBo3UtssJIvvfP6yNU0neSkb--aUKM28jVQVLKsq_XiWeRfHTk9yZVBH8OsFqWK4SLR1RbgGZubkJ6c-4xEFCtkDmg8crjshcEHOTUJZpKvCYxorS2rGRKuT04rp/s2736/IMG_2001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KlamEyg1A_MOTQ1-b_4Sgnr7aepSw6D_hc8T6U6FVzdFkJ1K1OfFtio85NxKkBo3UtssJIvvfP6yNU0neSkb--aUKM28jVQVLKsq_XiWeRfHTk9yZVBH8OsFqWK4SLR1RbgGZubkJ6c-4xEFCtkDmg8crjshcEHOTUJZpKvCYxorS2rGRKuT04rp/w400-h400/IMG_2001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I ran into Charlie and Sally downtown as I was admiring <a href="https://www.mrbrainwash.com/" target="_blank">Mr. Brainwash</a> art in the window of a gallery.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0agBPNEQ27rWasUT3STFAmOK60_dK7BLbf-LKgkCBDvZ16d6AEvcqpAH5H3THLafbJ7r5aORGlJKFpBeqaiXlNSGLy9riqyShxZE-utXVhXyFDlaqct3qh90A-AFouuSVD72nhUrJZRMYrHQqxjD3BUv68HgHCj-I5SOI43xjtkPhE0s5734JHUG/s2736/IMG_2000.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0agBPNEQ27rWasUT3STFAmOK60_dK7BLbf-LKgkCBDvZ16d6AEvcqpAH5H3THLafbJ7r5aORGlJKFpBeqaiXlNSGLy9riqyShxZE-utXVhXyFDlaqct3qh90A-AFouuSVD72nhUrJZRMYrHQqxjD3BUv68HgHCj-I5SOI43xjtkPhE0s5734JHUG/w640-h640/IMG_2000.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I got back on the tender and returned to the ship. Ron was very happy to see me after so many hours away. We set sail that night for Le Havre, France (<a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-last-voyage-part-4.html" target="_blank">See Part 4</a>).<br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-8265453704642928402023-06-11T11:04:00.119-06:002023-06-12T07:33:44.668-06:00The Last Voyage (Cork and Waterford, Ireland Part 2)<p>After the Azores (<a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-last-voyage.html" target="_blank">see Part 1</a>), we finally arrived in the British Isles. Our first port was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringaskiddy" target="_blank">Ringaskiddy</a>, an industrial port nine miles from the City of <a href="https://www.ireland.com/en-us/destinations/county/cork/cork-city/" target="_blank">Cork</a>. Our ship had originally been scheduled to dock at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobh" target="_blank">Cobh</a> but was redirected to Ringaskiddy when a Princess Line ship took the only dock in Cobh ahead of us. Just outside of this port was the <a href="https://www.pfizer.ie/" target="_blank">Pfizer manufacturing facility</a>, a big employer for Cork. This meant a lot of commuter traffic and that slowed down transportation to the City of Cork. We didn't book an excursion and taxis seemed non-existent in this industrial port. So Ron and I and several other passengers watched the circus from the Lido Pool on deck 9. Hundreds of eager passengers lined up to board the shuttle bus provided by the City of Cork. It took hours to get on board a shuttle bus and it was a frustrating chaotic experience for so many passengers. They emptied one bus because it was the wrong bus (an excursion bus rather than a shuttle bus). 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These two girls seemed novices in the art of busking:<br /></p><p>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ohV4JaAdxu8" width="320" youtube-src-id="ohV4JaAdxu8"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>We stopped at a rugby Pub for lunch where Ron had <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangers_and_mash" target="_blank">Bangers and Mash</a> and I ordered a <a href="https://headstuff.org/culture/history/soup-sambo-slang-racism/" target="_blank">sambo</a> which is Irish slang for a sandwich and a <a href="https://www.guinness.com/en-us" target="_blank">Guinness</a>. While there we chatted with some young Irish people who had stopped in for lunch. It's always a pleasure to mix with the locals when we travel.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOS6Vz-Iyx3mmgrHXe2vzxw0qLjERBsNOQ0cNmg6DQzjWaI5TkZpJkjTCxmr3jnFxjd8J0-737Pc94ftLFnNrSc3_honmgMbTVmCEBcxcVWJTUUiVeETy4VEujv_1dKaz7iiMV793Fuu9cugkITS7PxSgBPUGTChPuyn0Mwlj68alemNOkZNxnPuj/s2736/IMG_1904.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOS6Vz-Iyx3mmgrHXe2vzxw0qLjERBsNOQ0cNmg6DQzjWaI5TkZpJkjTCxmr3jnFxjd8J0-737Pc94ftLFnNrSc3_honmgMbTVmCEBcxcVWJTUUiVeETy4VEujv_1dKaz7iiMV793Fuu9cugkITS7PxSgBPUGTChPuyn0Mwlj68alemNOkZNxnPuj/s320/IMG_1904.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9wWLVHUt8yAVCvfGfzT50PWOywnfdVNyg2MygymGl_9bXxjFblSPMBe8IczdWtNbmbSrBhNwwwrdO7YFHRF9C05uCcPagYE4CMMlIp3YZ-0r6V6VVA3qZBXMv0SwAjTVCpVLrK9zwR_6PGiZ9cOE3JE9atic1BihRK21cdgw5TV6JNGItaAOuLaI/s2736/IMG_1905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9wWLVHUt8yAVCvfGfzT50PWOywnfdVNyg2MygymGl_9bXxjFblSPMBe8IczdWtNbmbSrBhNwwwrdO7YFHRF9C05uCcPagYE4CMMlIp3YZ-0r6V6VVA3qZBXMv0SwAjTVCpVLrK9zwR_6PGiZ9cOE3JE9atic1BihRK21cdgw5TV6JNGItaAOuLaI/s320/IMG_1905.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Returning back to the Cork City Hall to get on the shuttle back to port, we got a bit lost but were put on the right track at the local tourist center. They gave me a map for Waterford as they knew that was our next port. The Irish are friendly people and this historic town near the <a href="https://blarneycastle.ie/" target="_blank">Blarney Castle</a> was very scenic. We didn't book any excursions and just walked around downtown and enjoyed the sights and sounds of this vibrant city. When Ron and I were married, we spent a week in Ireland, but didn't get to Cork or Waterford so this was very nice. 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The ship knew it had messed up the transportation to and from the port and provided complimentary sparkling wine with dinner that night. The next day, we arrived in the Port of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmore_East" target="_blank">East Dunmore, Ireland</a>. Charlie and Sally suggested we share a cab to go into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford" target="_blank">Waterford</a> (18 km by car). We hired a large van driven by Edwin who charged us 50 EUR to Waterford and said he would pick us up after an hour in Waterford and take us to <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g212525-Tramore_County_Waterford-Vacations.html" target="_blank">Tramore</a> by the sea for lunch and then back to the ship. Ron and I opted for a 50 minute tour of the Waterford Crystal facility while Charlie and Sally went their own way for an hour.</p><p>Most of the Waterford crystal production is now done in Slovenia. At their original factory, they make custom pieces of clear crystal like sports trophies and awards. It takes 7 years to finish an apprenticeship here in just one skill and the workers who pass the Master Exam will remain in that one skill for their entire job as there is no cross-training,<br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzHsEZRV99H3Z34P73EpG7v5wJlKPfMiNtLW647RPGqA1diSmdeCcLSOKQtC5jt5CWGf6KCDMg4b4_CxWPc3H0yXV1gC1-5giUKo6y1MzNl3fzKITyr7QAcMUH0uPbknC03VRfiP7Qh392OWJwet2zEhkxKUwOhN9Kd7Hxz0xWM21gdWba2gJ9Wvk/s2736/IMG_1930.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzHsEZRV99H3Z34P73EpG7v5wJlKPfMiNtLW647RPGqA1diSmdeCcLSOKQtC5jt5CWGf6KCDMg4b4_CxWPc3H0yXV1gC1-5giUKo6y1MzNl3fzKITyr7QAcMUH0uPbknC03VRfiP7Qh392OWJwet2zEhkxKUwOhN9Kd7Hxz0xWM21gdWba2gJ9Wvk/w400-h400/IMG_1930.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entrance to the Waterford Factory for those who pay for a guided tour.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Vikings had a village early on in Waterford and there is a bas relief sculpture of the <a href="https://www.followthevikings.com/visit/waterford-triangle" target="_blank">Viking Triangle</a> and the Viking Tower which Charlie and Sally had visited in their own walk through Waterford.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrfdQvmpHaUluGRD2h3QgmbuNRu9zaFb8b6YLNvD7-XI_A01MXCYREYjSgOL-O21tA5XClxKGdMV07GMrruCMDVmpqn0c-YzQ7QXo0CNspoHbMi_Galuh9dIIvtIMgAhRvlS0K55PWGV8n3NAcKZwHQIOJes-E2IbHTRUFPsdV3YgF67zejap8kHm/s2736/IMG_1932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrfdQvmpHaUluGRD2h3QgmbuNRu9zaFb8b6YLNvD7-XI_A01MXCYREYjSgOL-O21tA5XClxKGdMV07GMrruCMDVmpqn0c-YzQ7QXo0CNspoHbMi_Galuh9dIIvtIMgAhRvlS0K55PWGV8n3NAcKZwHQIOJes-E2IbHTRUFPsdV3YgF67zejap8kHm/w640-h640/IMG_1932.JPG" width="640" /><br /></a></div><br /><p>Our taxi driver, Edwin, was very knowledgeable about the area having immigrated from Nigeria more than 20 years ago. He is now an Irish citizen. He was proud that his son was to graduate from school that evening. <br /></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6Paf4HsowUZ6m9vBx2qLg5g4CItBOp_QQm1-xQYEKPzXTpKoGlIus4jv17XBEiT-dlBmN5CQNIWO7SOcXZlmB0lUSKprBLxYgN269pQspkWA5_Ve9VQflHAyFCH6qZyEB3vyN72WhsXco5UNkYgqyCw3Y2nsntauWQTYBk1dEhpQQVtruOw_l3yC/s2597/IMG_1939.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="2392" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6Paf4HsowUZ6m9vBx2qLg5g4CItBOp_QQm1-xQYEKPzXTpKoGlIus4jv17XBEiT-dlBmN5CQNIWO7SOcXZlmB0lUSKprBLxYgN269pQspkWA5_Ve9VQflHAyFCH6qZyEB3vyN72WhsXco5UNkYgqyCw3Y2nsntauWQTYBk1dEhpQQVtruOw_l3yC/s320/IMG_1939.JPG" width="295" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlie, Sally and Edwin<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>He took us to <a href="https://tramore.ie/" target="_blank">Tramore</a> where he first lived when he immigrated to Ireland and recommended the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCafeTramoreBeach/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Cafe</a> for lunch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We set sail for Torquay (Torbay) for the next day. Please go to <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-last-voyage-part-3.html" target="_blank">The Last Voyage Part 3</a> to continue this journey.<br /></p><p> </p><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-83543792513181292132023-06-10T13:08:00.462-06:002023-06-12T08:30:36.186-06:00The Last Voyage (Part 1)<p>If you have seen previous posts of my Blog, you know we love to take cruises. We just finished what is our "Last Voyage" in May. My husband and I sailed on a transatlantic cruise from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Rotterdam, The Netherlands May 12-28, 2023. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7YqzgBbplpzP8j_nZP_yHDLcJls0jh5aRiS09UgGSd3CxhEzqpv2yELCMQKXMNt-spa1uP-JvNz_ndTMvG-nPZaNJWeIbdlqgT94gYeNAYU77Msv5OcOPu_2XxFcy9Ft50bZ9FhTOXWRkYA-7GjUX9OuqI_sBvYZnh0exFNFLAkIO9hngM3HkkiY/s1280/WIN_20230606_07_34_32_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7YqzgBbplpzP8j_nZP_yHDLcJls0jh5aRiS09UgGSd3CxhEzqpv2yELCMQKXMNt-spa1uP-JvNz_ndTMvG-nPZaNJWeIbdlqgT94gYeNAYU77Msv5OcOPu_2XxFcy9Ft50bZ9FhTOXWRkYA-7GjUX9OuqI_sBvYZnh0exFNFLAkIO9hngM3HkkiY/w640-h360/WIN_20230606_07_34_32_Pro.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our itinerary<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>I say the last voyage because traveling far from home, on a ship or airplane, and travel in foreign countries has become very challenging as we age. We had planned the trip since October, 2022. It was to include a flight to Ft. Lauderdale, FL from our home in Albuquerque, a 16 day transatlantic crossing with 8 ports of call, two nights in Rotterdam, a flight to London and 6 nights in England before a flight home from Heathrow June 5th. Ambitious and exciting? Yes! Challenging? Yes!<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzqMGyekoQ6snD6Pm7_dgJwexCZKPkkQJV5O5oTiAW8JK8h6dsC6VHebKmhfo_t5FtnAdKGv4htFf6l4-SHOflSzTuiLQnScRDWfuS0_qzUJlAr-dxeb1qWgwCSTG18ZLJxDJVLaQiVaYeGfb7UWxKpEnObuvPXD2daerCkUF7qZ0s3vMVjGcgUpp/s2736/IMG_2003.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzqMGyekoQ6snD6Pm7_dgJwexCZKPkkQJV5O5oTiAW8JK8h6dsC6VHebKmhfo_t5FtnAdKGv4htFf6l4-SHOflSzTuiLQnScRDWfuS0_qzUJlAr-dxeb1qWgwCSTG18ZLJxDJVLaQiVaYeGfb7UWxKpEnObuvPXD2daerCkUF7qZ0s3vMVjGcgUpp/w640-h640/IMG_2003.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ron and I in the port of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Havre" target="_blank">Le Havre, France</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Our trip started May 11 with a flight from Albuquerque via Houston to Ft. Lauderdale using Southwest Airlines. That flight was great with the assistance of the airlines. We planned short reunions with friends while in Ft. Lauderdale. We were greeted by friends Bob and Sharon who now live in Florida and have been long time friends and travel companions for many previous trips. We spent the night in a two room suite and enjoyed catching up with them. Ron's friend for more than 40 years, German, drove up from Miami to share lunch with us. This time with dear friends who we may never see again was sweet <i><b>but too short.</b></i><br /></p><p>Bob and Sharon dropped us off at <a href="https://www.porteverglades.net/" target="_blank">Port Everglades</a> and returned to their Florida home a few hours north. We embarked on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmTHbl9pfkI" target="_blank">MS Zuiderdam</a> about 5PM and enjoyed the Sail Away Party from the Sea View Pool, meeting two new friends, Vic and Cathy from Yuma, Arizona whose company we enjoyed throughout the cruise. They loved to travel and were going to go on to Lisbon, Portugal and Morocco after this cruise. Our dinner companions in the formal dining room were lovely: Bunny and Jodie (mother and daughter) from Salem, Oregon and Charlie and Sally from Pensacola, Florida. Making friends on this 16 day cruise is one of the joys of travel. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS40tN4lYsJiK7TCqiSv5c68ejgQJe8iUpdDdAjuVzL86wjN3-oVobSyTlq3-PKRyPmJrTup1aZR4--6UUKvCORUeQNq-JsKNpB25Ncaaeqo6UvKDn2rQEFmpEqA6GmNbVFnJWiGQbPPDdkbi87nwzjAat3UUILkWKNiro7-KowuOcz5WtmjdU6vZ5/s2736/IMG_1952.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS40tN4lYsJiK7TCqiSv5c68ejgQJe8iUpdDdAjuVzL86wjN3-oVobSyTlq3-PKRyPmJrTup1aZR4--6UUKvCORUeQNq-JsKNpB25Ncaaeqo6UvKDn2rQEFmpEqA6GmNbVFnJWiGQbPPDdkbi87nwzjAat3UUILkWKNiro7-KowuOcz5WtmjdU6vZ5/w640-h640/IMG_1952.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charlie and Sally with us at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCafeTramoreBeach/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Cafe</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tramore" target="_blank">Tramore, Ireland</a> near Waterford</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Our cabin was small as we had an <a href="https://cruise.blog/2021/08/inside-cabin-vs-oceanview-cruise-ship" target="_blank">Ocean View stateroom</a> on Deck 1. This is the first time we had anything less than a <a href="https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/suites-staterooms.html" target="_blank">Verandah Stateroom on a Holland America cruise</a>. In booking it, we assumed there would be many empty staterooms and we would be offered an upgrade as we have many times before. But this cruise was packed. I was told it was 97% full. This is different from our previous experience with transatlantic cruises which usually were only about 80% full. Since Covid, it seems there is a pent-up desire to cruise and travel and this cruise was full of people happy to cruise abroad once again.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-C_uBzx7OiwO8MUKjMLh2TZZ14BPaOijBeTgyNM7Kd__ye96ZI_vLX6BNZz73tf72ZlCAN6-8KymEBdohv4hRO3x0N5v99YTZ9efLso_8OxguJxVs25AEiIPQPAODzkpARhaLwCCwf1fKH6qz1i9pRvOWAP1XNdGlzvbjSthAS7eQZszHY86yOYv/s2736/IMG_1851.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-C_uBzx7OiwO8MUKjMLh2TZZ14BPaOijBeTgyNM7Kd__ye96ZI_vLX6BNZz73tf72ZlCAN6-8KymEBdohv4hRO3x0N5v99YTZ9efLso_8OxguJxVs25AEiIPQPAODzkpARhaLwCCwf1fKH6qz1i9pRvOWAP1XNdGlzvbjSthAS7eQZszHY86yOYv/s320/IMG_1851.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauF2NB8bNp-FJvEQi6az3-sidl2Gbw_WmzB_D05ZW8W9winTSUaB99XLHXIYCqCFr-MO_NoqqH5BqYnJeODe-HSy09UMkvTLNqBQvb8jOhk7ldi0BiBCo5iwlIBtVggYodXyqCFAWiXjEsGVQmRFxzOQxxrwLKKeSpfuXJeepGC22iO36SVWdLvsh/s2736/IMG_1852.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauF2NB8bNp-FJvEQi6az3-sidl2Gbw_WmzB_D05ZW8W9winTSUaB99XLHXIYCqCFr-MO_NoqqH5BqYnJeODe-HSy09UMkvTLNqBQvb8jOhk7ldi0BiBCo5iwlIBtVggYodXyqCFAWiXjEsGVQmRFxzOQxxrwLKKeSpfuXJeepGC22iO36SVWdLvsh/s320/IMG_1852.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Without a balcony, we frequently went to the Crow's Nest on Deck 10 in the bow end of the ship with comfortable leather lounge chairs and expansive views of the ocean without the wind and cold of the outside decks. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sxURznx8FOkLD7nFJRQlOHLmFTz6Ym_t0dSwUdBLrBp38I4ehTT0-KKPsnCgpPjQefP9x4XDEVUsp6javVJ4rshIQgnC9uZZKpC54LmFJJnSn1LKPOFy-_Y5VHPBPWUUL-RDtXDsneMQTF1Lg8Tw32B4dwW_RpTkjDlfXpwUCfilljXS2ce7hV5o/s2736/IMG_1839.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sxURznx8FOkLD7nFJRQlOHLmFTz6Ym_t0dSwUdBLrBp38I4ehTT0-KKPsnCgpPjQefP9x4XDEVUsp6javVJ4rshIQgnC9uZZKpC54LmFJJnSn1LKPOFy-_Y5VHPBPWUUL-RDtXDsneMQTF1Lg8Tw32B4dwW_RpTkjDlfXpwUCfilljXS2ce7hV5o/w640-h640/IMG_1839.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relaxing in the coveted leather lounge chairs facing forward toward the sea<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> I had bought a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drive-Medical-Function-Transport-Wheelchair/dp/B07NDGW4F9/ref=sr_1_5" target="_blank">Drive Nitro Duet Rollator/Wheelchair</a> earlier in the year especially for travel on this trip. This allowed Ron to use a walker for short walks and a wheelchair for longer walks. This all-in-one device seemed like the perfect solution for Ron's mobility issues. Crossing thresholds on the ship (elevators, sections on the ship, etc.) were difficult for this wheelchair, often the front wheels would turn upon contact with the threshold and the metal was repeatedly stressed upon impact. We had problems in the wheelchair by the 3rd cruise day. The front left wheel fork bent and the wheel was now out of alignment and unusable. I had to rent a wheelchair from the ship's guest services for the remainder of the cruise and order a new wheelchair on-line from a Holland medical device company to be delivered to our Rotterdam hotel. Happily, we got the new wheelchair and were able to navigate Rotterdam safely.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUwfDS4n651MYORcT2TUv3po_ksGNCTb-1FVadZ323j1uQBETS0IbtTWMr5CXdEJ8IcTEZjCCJR3wlnqDoKcBQ1YlnvGhY_SyMaddN0VwseUrLVtY7SdW8uW8orE-YFr2nYCHXZehqkUU_9rudrNw8hoUeaX18e_N-6eEnPE5l4I5Ksl8czK2dGaE/s907/Nitro%20Duet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="907" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUwfDS4n651MYORcT2TUv3po_ksGNCTb-1FVadZ323j1uQBETS0IbtTWMr5CXdEJ8IcTEZjCCJR3wlnqDoKcBQ1YlnvGhY_SyMaddN0VwseUrLVtY7SdW8uW8orE-YFr2nYCHXZehqkUU_9rudrNw8hoUeaX18e_N-6eEnPE5l4I5Ksl8czK2dGaE/s320/Nitro%20Duet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> We had 8 straight days at sea until May19 when we reached the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores" target="_blank">Azores</a> (Portugal) for our first port of call at <a href="https://portugaltravelguide.com/praia-da-vitoria/" target="_blank">Praia da Vitoria</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terceira_Island" target="_blank">Terceira Island</a>. We had been to the Azores once before on a <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2019/11/taking-slow-boat-to-rome-part-1.html" target="_blank">previous transatlantic cruise to Rome in 2019.</a> The Azores are an <span>archipelago of </span>9 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic covered in green. The Azores are a major port of
call for many boats as they cross the North Atlantic. The main industries are
farming, ranching and fishing. <a href="https://www.visitazores.com/en" target="_blank">Tourism is becoming another major source of income</a>. This was our first time on Terceira. A U.S. Airforce Base is here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lajes_Field" target="_blank">Lajes Field</a>. Vic from Yuma had been stationed here in the Airforce and he was very familiar with Terceira. He and Cathy had booked an ATV tour. We took the free shuttle bus into town from the port. Praia da Vitoria is a pretty seaside town with cobble stone streets and walkways with steep hills. We walked with Ron in the wheel chair for a little ways but it was too difficult to navigate so we sat on a bench and I took a few pictures of the distinctive mosaic streets and white houses with red tile roofs. I bought some local olives and <a href="https://portugaliamarketplace.com/products/sao-jorge-cheese-aged-4-months-dop-denominacao-de-origem-protegida?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=6e651093e&pr_rec_pid=5506299822237&pr_ref_pid=5506295660701&pr_seq=uniform" target="_blank">cheese</a> from <span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">Sao Jorge Island</span></span> which we thoroughly enjoyed with wine aboard the ship.<br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FghNT54zMs9c_xZitnp4Z85GDAIXBDU946mqZwYATw72vP4bFPwKLLoa88mOppKmPGxwu1ZAYxqDF-k3wQVnlJ31Ypl3if9jQY-O_5Xd7JfVJjdDTWY0C2c8uz7Tt4LNvdKVr3hD3OeUAEAGrxgoBVWKkbOLeUv7ImAVF_J6mHHSXGVnrHsEmpPM/s2736/IMG_1850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FghNT54zMs9c_xZitnp4Z85GDAIXBDU946mqZwYATw72vP4bFPwKLLoa88mOppKmPGxwu1ZAYxqDF-k3wQVnlJ31Ypl3if9jQY-O_5Xd7JfVJjdDTWY0C2c8uz7Tt4LNvdKVr3hD3OeUAEAGrxgoBVWKkbOLeUv7ImAVF_J6mHHSXGVnrHsEmpPM/w400-h400/IMG_1850.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We had a leisurely 2 1/2 hour dinner with fresh bread and butter, a bottle of local Azorean wine, fried calamari, Garlic Shrimps, Swordfish, and Octopus Salad. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25-58wotd_T4k07LdWPklooIZkBzjVQVrmCJeOIPsCoLkMzfw-Ia6sB0tyH_nUdRdtHbk0js_obGcJ6OeRdQXqdAC7FosWMTWNO8ghbKwzgR6NlnQxMokQDvKYxaZcLZkomLQqAFssu6PPrdUjfl00ys8dGypBWmLYhARmgU-mNbXtQHtm5xyELLr/s4000/IMG_20230519_201151916_HDR%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25-58wotd_T4k07LdWPklooIZkBzjVQVrmCJeOIPsCoLkMzfw-Ia6sB0tyH_nUdRdtHbk0js_obGcJ6OeRdQXqdAC7FosWMTWNO8ghbKwzgR6NlnQxMokQDvKYxaZcLZkomLQqAFssu6PPrdUjfl00ys8dGypBWmLYhARmgU-mNbXtQHtm5xyELLr/w480-h640/IMG_20230519_201151916_HDR%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The front patio of O Pescadore<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RGZ4aXQJFdXYZo35P6GHL9T8d81SVRCqTfgjfyzn2SwIpZgO1JN8C88Iltja1eiyS-2HPtVnBGq0NGw6cVujlTimXcxJFMEOs3FJYhNT_ehKFh9WPsayl4AQ6WlZWQVjRKl-0TZS35yVUwjbSMo4hehKiwYnRTejIAyWKfKhA5nuDF0HdiBKcKtr/s4000/IMG_20230519_201214578_HDR%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RGZ4aXQJFdXYZo35P6GHL9T8d81SVRCqTfgjfyzn2SwIpZgO1JN8C88Iltja1eiyS-2HPtVnBGq0NGw6cVujlTimXcxJFMEOs3FJYhNT_ehKFh9WPsayl4AQ6WlZWQVjRKl-0TZS35yVUwjbSMo4hehKiwYnRTejIAyWKfKhA5nuDF0HdiBKcKtr/w640-h480/IMG_20230519_201214578_HDR%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steep street - definitely not wheelchair-friendly<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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we could get back up the hill to the shuttle bus to port. But no luck.
The owner and his son took Ron and I and the wheelchair back up the
hill to our shuttle bus. I offered him 10 EUR which he refused so
we gave it to his teen aged son. </p><p>The next day we went to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponta_Delgada" target="_blank">Ponta Delgada</a> on <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Miguel_Island" title="São Miguel Island">São Miguel Island</a></span>. We had been <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2019/11/taking-slow-boat-to-rome-part-1.html" target="_blank">here before in 2019 </a>so we stayed on ship and did not go ashore after all we went through in Praia da Vitoria.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQh_uhS5DtAPu5XMr3F5rm4c-BgaIvrfPAf7dGMgwQ_K22GGKpZ74Ebxob5U7By5oA5G9xmwzssoSLi4_mC8pZn-5ZRl_uSgN3d71LMThF88qcEI9Htk8_FGX2UoptI-KBsiS2-LJm9gxnOY8EJ22XYo0AUB09lu2xSxSJge8Vfw0wXQKFhd5TowMc/s1439/DSCN0099.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1439" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQh_uhS5DtAPu5XMr3F5rm4c-BgaIvrfPAf7dGMgwQ_K22GGKpZ74Ebxob5U7By5oA5G9xmwzssoSLi4_mC8pZn-5ZRl_uSgN3d71LMThF88qcEI9Htk8_FGX2UoptI-KBsiS2-LJm9gxnOY8EJ22XYo0AUB09lu2xSxSJge8Vfw0wXQKFhd5TowMc/w640-h480/DSCN0099.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Port of Ponta Delgada</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p>In two more sea days, we would arrive in Ireland. Please go to <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-last-voyage-part-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> of The Last Voyage for more. <br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-60807966445884559952023-04-20T08:30:00.072-06:002023-04-26T08:10:22.663-06:00The Gathering of Nations and more great events in 2023 in Albuquerque, New Mexico<p>Money.com just named their <a href="https://money.com/best-places-to-travel/" target="_blank">Top 50 Places to Travel to in 2023</a>. They picked <a href="https://money.com/collection-post/bpt-2023-albuquerque-new-mexico/" target="_blank">Albuquerque as one of the best places to visit in 2023</a>. Start with the Gathering of Nations April 27-29th. Or maybe you'd like to come in the Fall for the <a href="https://balloonfiesta.com/" target="_blank">International Balloon Fiesta</a> October 7-15th. This year, Albuquerque will also be one of the optimal sites to view the <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/annular-solar-eclipse.html" target="_blank">Annular Eclipse of the Sun </a>October 14th. Hotel rooms and Airbnb's are already scarce for that week with those left now costing hundreds of dollars a night. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4xEISh9WvM7WlspGYprnhw7Ml14GAybwbAmYvOwdGnz9rp9D5Fvf3lG8D4IP1archQhkT9E2bOGykRGxNIUQRpP7ih6CCZtKG-aOg4sEymFqjpMeJW9B9MKDg1IqZZQ4Gl_Omm4elZOcUrooN6jDUo736AkjlUw1WcX36QZbOFkZmaHCjA7v4vwD/s2000/GONpowwow22text.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="2000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4xEISh9WvM7WlspGYprnhw7Ml14GAybwbAmYvOwdGnz9rp9D5Fvf3lG8D4IP1archQhkT9E2bOGykRGxNIUQRpP7ih6CCZtKG-aOg4sEymFqjpMeJW9B9MKDg1IqZZQ4Gl_Omm4elZOcUrooN6jDUo736AkjlUw1WcX36QZbOFkZmaHCjA7v4vwD/w640-h268/GONpowwow22text.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's that time of the year again for the <a href="https://www.gatheringofnations.com/" target="_blank">World's Biggest Pow Wow</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>APRIL 27-29th, 2023 at Tingley Coliseum.</b></span></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">"The Gathering of Nations, which first took place in 1983, has grown
into the largest powwow in North America. It serves as a platform for
Indigenous peoples from the United States, Canada and beyond to come
together and share their unique traditions while fostering
cross-cultural understanding and respect.</span></p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Planned events include the grand entry of dancers, which takes place both April 28-29.</span></p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">There will also be a horse and rider parade, while entertainers grace Stage 49, which features more than a dozen acts.</span></p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">
</div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Tickets for Miss Indian World are $15, while one-day admission is
$20. A two-day wristband for GON is $45. Tickets are available at <a href="http://gatheringofnations.com">gatheringofnations.com</a> or at the door at Expo New Mexico during the event." </span> <span style="font-family: courier;">From Albuquerque Journal <span class="byline"> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.abqjournal.com/author/agomez">Adrian Gomez / Journal Arts and Entertainment Editor</a></span></span> </span><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-04-19T16:30:11-06:00" style="font-family: courier;">Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 at 4:30PM</time><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2023-04-21T00:02:11-06:00" style="font-family: courier;"> Updated: Friday, April 21st, 2023 at 12:02AM</time></p><p><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2023-04-21T00:02:11-06:00"> </time></p><p><time class="entry-date updated" datetime="2023-04-21T00:02:11-06:00"></time></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95B4rP16h_JPLTboCV3WULdaOylpObpTqtwq2kdEgCtl2eVxc-sHVcX0AReckaQODr3IakdDrii66jQPt2kPKvN-fKDq9Yq5EpsYVI0dR6e7_h5ZrKk3uE8ZzXumQDfqjJLgoBUlKnugYGxWLriHBavUUxoi5IRBKimy71USIRz_ExotDpVqy6BHd/s1536/ven08_ja_21apr_3gathering-1536x1090.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="1536" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95B4rP16h_JPLTboCV3WULdaOylpObpTqtwq2kdEgCtl2eVxc-sHVcX0AReckaQODr3IakdDrii66jQPt2kPKvN-fKDq9Yq5EpsYVI0dR6e7_h5ZrKk3uE8ZzXumQDfqjJLgoBUlKnugYGxWLriHBavUUxoi5IRBKimy71USIRz_ExotDpVqy6BHd/w400-h284/ven08_ja_21apr_3gathering-1536x1090.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Listen to music from <a href="https://www.iheart.com/live/gathering-of-nations-radio-6154/" target="_blank">Gathering of Nations Radio </a>on iHeart Radio<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIGfwdqWP--OJ2FsNy4cIkolZTHfulDqA9MsMh54ejbnnN2pk7fy12NXUJP6bYStDm-kJq-zMi_7c8o4oSRhvphNNaJ2bNJCjGNGec-vFsFpd8RTxiBqXryI0eI98L4Ee2NHIqa4rL-YRKlqVRwh3qenlGLNoLrL0LqLBJszIxoeGPCuLs9Yw4pK0/s390/2f71e294-dc5b-4c73-9ae1-7feab5fc26de.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="390" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIGfwdqWP--OJ2FsNy4cIkolZTHfulDqA9MsMh54ejbnnN2pk7fy12NXUJP6bYStDm-kJq-zMi_7c8o4oSRhvphNNaJ2bNJCjGNGec-vFsFpd8RTxiBqXryI0eI98L4Ee2NHIqa4rL-YRKlqVRwh3qenlGLNoLrL0LqLBJszIxoeGPCuLs9Yw4pK0/s320/2f71e294-dc5b-4c73-9ae1-7feab5fc26de.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><b><br /></b></span></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-58210695195928449862023-02-27T13:03:00.069-07:002023-03-07T11:28:48.848-07:00Albuquerque Skies in the Evening and the Morning<p> I love the sunsets, the moon sets and moon rises over <a href="https://www.visitalbuquerque.org/" target="_blank">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a>. The air is so clear here and the elevation is high (above 5000 feet elevation), so the light is amazing.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4igon7BK8M70exjOe3i4QyJGY-cPKrictbe2w7EeqYZiLYSTnn-84YnnjHyggdyarjrf9E6n92PS0hDTEu2vvMtse7hKqq5ZUKvBkIk7FhfnLe_ndO6-Q6BsyjwqF3nA2ZXrXQK0ArCqq8yNlwfUyx4dnLaHNpCVfx5bCgdoEfe68kJgz2NA9Zg3f/s4000/IMG_20230209_175100023.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4igon7BK8M70exjOe3i4QyJGY-cPKrictbe2w7EeqYZiLYSTnn-84YnnjHyggdyarjrf9E6n92PS0hDTEu2vvMtse7hKqq5ZUKvBkIk7FhfnLe_ndO6-Q6BsyjwqF3nA2ZXrXQK0ArCqq8yNlwfUyx4dnLaHNpCVfx5bCgdoEfe68kJgz2NA9Zg3f/w640-h480/IMG_20230209_175100023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/parks/balloon-fiesta-park" target="_blank">Balloon Fiesta Park</a> Rainstorm Sunset after Soccer Practice</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I see beautiful sunsets and early morning moonsets from my back yard in the <a href="https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/recreation/documents/foothillsmap.pdf" target="_blank">Foothills</a> of Albuquerque:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqyoZW5TU49kpmJ3hH1ZAOgjTva1hZBV3pZ4cWJgJ4cz47HnjKV0AqkGeySz4MQJSaFw2WhZo_4HWlIhBVDX5zWc7dVgnXoM6A8x7UpuvLoGMQI1eMWsGiG1oKWTwoQL-iQ0199He5mlstTq74j8V0oEuiXQQSLr9fGAEUnVqxCV8J8av9lm2PEXk/s2565/IMG_1610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-16787495912856772842023-02-19T08:52:00.056-07:002023-02-19T12:17:36.121-07:00"Wintertime and the sledding is easy..."<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRawYJDcItpNOz8Pa6ovsRht5py-44XVWUBnjuTXUUf0JF1XQLIZVyk2tA0f-iutVli1aPdGrb7yfxBDsg0WKoLirqFxeTSd9J-bPosPwxzW-oTbcYGuzFeeXWZ9LJ4rMLVVRiCX5ZruvJ8WCU27sHknKYpJQRs2ZEVFrP7CqWLd0anUv2sMJWKDt7/s1024/Melody%20and%20Rosemerry%20snow%20Feb%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRawYJDcItpNOz8Pa6ovsRht5py-44XVWUBnjuTXUUf0JF1XQLIZVyk2tA0f-iutVli1aPdGrb7yfxBDsg0WKoLirqFxeTSd9J-bPosPwxzW-oTbcYGuzFeeXWZ9LJ4rMLVVRiCX5ZruvJ8WCU27sHknKYpJQRs2ZEVFrP7CqWLd0anUv2sMJWKDt7/w512-h640/Melody%20and%20Rosemerry%20snow%20Feb%202023.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p>My daughter, two grand-daughters and I headed out to the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cibola/recarea/?recid=71051" target="_blank">Sandia Mountains</a> for a perfect day of sledding and snow play. About one hour from my house in Albuquerque is the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cibola/recarea/?recid=64198" target="_blank">Capulin Spring Snow Play</a> area. There are a couple of developed hills for sledding. The sky was blue, the snow fluffy and white. Only a hundred or so had found it by noon Saturday with many people just stopping along <a href="https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/4034-sandia-crest.html" target="_blank">NM Hwy 536</a> on the way up to Sandia peak and skiers stopping at <a href="https://sandiapeak.com/trail-map-grooming-report/" target="_blank">Sandia Ski area </a>(non-operational). We stopped just past <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-mexico/tecolote-trail" target="_blank">Tecolote Trail (Mile 9)</a> and before the Sandia Ski area. My 4WD Toyota 4runner easily accessed the 12-18 inches of snow and the kids made a few runs down a slight slope with 2-3 feet drifts before we continued on to the Capulin Snow Play area. Here are pictures we took of the couple of hours we were playing in the snow:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XKBMOOy_HJw" width="320" youtube-src-id="XKBMOOy_HJw"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLwAfA7XHocJ_pUtNWx2Irgx3B4hCQ0X0H5M0BwvXysI_rWIF-Xtaf7W9Vr1LgPox716mBMEYSGG7JdGEzSL3ykJ3PMJ7QcVbivWuwWSCcdGbQsNrD8CPxXSKprMv88N33KLyXsh6tLitWsR5r9UDVDDzKrLqX_mf0_zxv6YikctN12nIbPI-0syZ/s1024/IMG_20230219_075452.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLwAfA7XHocJ_pUtNWx2Irgx3B4hCQ0X0H5M0BwvXysI_rWIF-Xtaf7W9Vr1LgPox716mBMEYSGG7JdGEzSL3ykJ3PMJ7QcVbivWuwWSCcdGbQsNrD8CPxXSKprMv88N33KLyXsh6tLitWsR5r9UDVDDzKrLqX_mf0_zxv6YikctN12nIbPI-0syZ/w320-h400/IMG_20230219_075452.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grand daughters<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s-f5jX_7fvyT4t9gJ1d-qfucJL5j_KS1d0nm9fU8WwA6Nsm9tUsuUPKbvrDCifzRxPt2UrkCwvv8YNutu7Ko1tiMQsykqEnEG-jY33PG5GdO8TzY6KcAcUrCAQ-vnbBHgU3WRcyb1XONJdvpHhvNbF7h4NkD3UKCSH-bpcGrzesHrZnOgYI--Bdj/s1024/IMG_20230219_075445.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s-f5jX_7fvyT4t9gJ1d-qfucJL5j_KS1d0nm9fU8WwA6Nsm9tUsuUPKbvrDCifzRxPt2UrkCwvv8YNutu7Ko1tiMQsykqEnEG-jY33PG5GdO8TzY6KcAcUrCAQ-vnbBHgU3WRcyb1XONJdvpHhvNbF7h4NkD3UKCSH-bpcGrzesHrZnOgYI--Bdj/w512-h640/IMG_20230219_075445.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my daughter, Mary<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>This is how we do it on the undeveloped slopes:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ccnyatFODII" width="320" youtube-src-id="ccnyatFODII"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ih4pbUPlv_4" width="320" youtube-src-id="Ih4pbUPlv_4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>Capulin Snow Play area has developed slopes and more people:<br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T1IzwKg2j0u0vKKf5vi9AxgoJFas3MEudYYtbbvyhl6STQncgDgP4dWQGNveHfjihB5xG4CNPYogEpppmwbu-aiQmtXhzE4KlDnEbxlakfiK9WbtxlQ7pdR9IGX6NBMIWpoPiK02GlxfRdczEcDPccdrgK8orQNC1yOzQBJ1brAg_6EfQM3H_Tpm/s2736/IMG_1786.JPG" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElGhrtUx_B4XGfjMOnWifjzTbv4tDY29SbcpQXpQ9oMkGqF5SMu8Fb9sYf0rCxqjR5feVqxSV11cJBehvnLIfGBnPc7x9CRTtVaeqQmYtMmVRTBBELtJLUFBYuF3OvmdnorOCWU81x6RulMGokEXGJ0Vh4l80DuiP0xEkN848jNYpgDrW-GTV7ond/s2736/IMG_1793.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElGhrtUx_B4XGfjMOnWifjzTbv4tDY29SbcpQXpQ9oMkGqF5SMu8Fb9sYf0rCxqjR5feVqxSV11cJBehvnLIfGBnPc7x9CRTtVaeqQmYtMmVRTBBELtJLUFBYuF3OvmdnorOCWU81x6RulMGokEXGJ0Vh4l80DuiP0xEkN848jNYpgDrW-GTV7ond/s320/IMG_1793.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"...but I did it, Mom."<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">And, yes, even Grandma can sled in low gear:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w5jaKnMMo_8" width="320" youtube-src-id="w5jaKnMMo_8"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-44365242775023152762022-09-17T15:36:00.040-06:002023-08-11T10:43:42.404-06:00Here Today, Gone to Maui<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">😭 So sad to hear of <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/08/breaking-news/firefighters-battle-brush-fires-on-maui-hawaii-island/" target="_blank">the fires in Maui</a> August 8-9, 2023 that have destroyed so much of what we saw. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR-g86RmLLw" target="_blank">Lahaina is gone</a>!
The lovely people of Maui are facing so much devastation, may they get
relief as soon as possible. I am crying for their losses.😭 Donate to <a href="https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong" target="_blank">Maui Strong</a> to help the people recover.<br /></span></p><p> </p><p> Ron and I flew to Maui, Hawaii for a week's vacation in March 2022. Saw a lot of ocean, whales, goats, surfing and pineapples.Took the Hana Highway for a day trip.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vWbjW_qnAsY" width="320" youtube-src-id="vWbjW_qnAsY"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">😭 So sad to hear of <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/08/breaking-news/firefighters-battle-brush-fires-on-maui-hawaii-island/" target="_blank">the fires in Maui</a> August 8-9, 2023 that have destroyed so much of what we saw. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR-g86RmLLw" target="_blank">Lahaina is gone</a>! The lovely people of Maui are facing so much devastation, may they get relief as soon as possible. I am crying for their losses.😭</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-23518913160973185432022-08-02T11:45:00.070-06:002022-08-02T19:35:05.414-06:00Finally, We Were Able to Cruise Again - Alaska Inside Passage July 10-17, 2022<p> </p><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20GvlKUy_D0J8RXSJQ0SLJ3GC2B17xFJNPCM45Kx906SfkXERjiPn-nPj2Iw0vpfn7Xhx3aUDMOEYZvIEe3OKrOJd7b5kC-P0ENWT1wSM8I0a5XOPqrSABmb9RlvWkGgsSmk4MhySDfnSFIjtTxTh6fBnWa3z66u0xxOVi_p2UP8GtLwNh1qH_GSK/s2736/IMG_1334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20GvlKUy_D0J8RXSJQ0SLJ3GC2B17xFJNPCM45Kx906SfkXERjiPn-nPj2Iw0vpfn7Xhx3aUDMOEYZvIEe3OKrOJd7b5kC-P0ENWT1wSM8I0a5XOPqrSABmb9RlvWkGgsSmk4MhySDfnSFIjtTxTh6fBnWa3z66u0xxOVi_p2UP8GtLwNh1qH_GSK/w400-h400/IMG_1334.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br />It's been 3 years since we have been on a cruise. During the pandemic, cruising was not possible. My husband is now 82 years old and we made a last minute decision to do a 7 day cruise of the Inside Passage of Alaska from Seattle and back. We had never been to Alaska so we looked forward to this cruise.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcxC3-7l_nYipnQKpJEmkZjkytIbnp5qeZN0r-BO1aanf4CKB4tVMzpfcgRH7K5DxZYdhH85kIpOwtokTtFVCbAeDPexmNRluORy6gpUlsW5tRVI4MLubWn5s1dERT1Eh9ndvskZYLzbsWkACCSQtxLK8MW6EScMCwzl_-yIpA_DKpF96pYruUNcU/s818/Alaska%20Cruise.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="818" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcxC3-7l_nYipnQKpJEmkZjkytIbnp5qeZN0r-BO1aanf4CKB4tVMzpfcgRH7K5DxZYdhH85kIpOwtokTtFVCbAeDPexmNRluORy6gpUlsW5tRVI4MLubWn5s1dERT1Eh9ndvskZYLzbsWkACCSQtxLK8MW6EScMCwzl_-yIpA_DKpF96pYruUNcU/w640-h450/Alaska%20Cruise.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p></p><p>Lots of uploading of information in advance using electronic apps was required. Covid-19 vaccination records, Passports, Health Questionnaires and we had to have a negative Covid-19 test result within 72 hours of departure. </p><p>The airfares were too high so we drove 3300 miles to and from Seattle from our home in Albuquerque. It was a nice trip through the American Southwest and Northwest, a bonus vacation. We enjoyed seeing the Snake River Canyon in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Falls,_Idaho" target="_blank">Twin Falls, Idaho</a> with its beautiful <a href="https://visitsouthidaho.com/everything-to-expect-when-visiting-shoshone-falls/" target="_blank">Shoshone Falls Park</a>. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmOoY_2D4bDUXsK8Tz2aYqok0Liuo_pg51goaf1uWZk9CLXfCSMj7Y-AKfVE_0HjmxMbIj23UZ48-lOcaRXSxIx-33IzP8LtyEsb17zQQgwpHb0nqiuN6i1QBw6NgafwqIDtp1Lak26-EVPmPNMeP1wV_kuZ8M5JKvBt_LHgoHuwA38zXNheGRNPU/s2736/IMG_1294.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmOoY_2D4bDUXsK8Tz2aYqok0Liuo_pg51goaf1uWZk9CLXfCSMj7Y-AKfVE_0HjmxMbIj23UZ48-lOcaRXSxIx-33IzP8LtyEsb17zQQgwpHb0nqiuN6i1QBw6NgafwqIDtp1Lak26-EVPmPNMeP1wV_kuZ8M5JKvBt_LHgoHuwA38zXNheGRNPU/s320/IMG_1294.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Our first port was Juneau, the Capital of Alaska, only accessible by sea or air. We sailed next to see the <a href="https://www.alaska.org/detail/hubbard-glacier" target="_blank">Hubbard Glacier</a> where I took an excursion boat up to within a half mile of the glacier. Got to see the impressive glacier with much calving (break away ice from the glacier into the sea). </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy1mJVYX93kH3JeyGeYhJW8DR-HW7hrVmgNhpy2zeFMVuzftktoL5BR9uiZ5XvJ4bHaYoC9ZqxNGG2UssgtEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>Our ship lost power to one of it's two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azipod" target="_blank">azipods</a> there and we had a shortened stop in Sitka and we did not stop in Ketchikan or Victoria, BC. Here is a video of what we did see:</p><p></p><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-9Gquz5PvTQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="-9Gquz5PvTQ"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On our way back to Albuquerque, we visited Zion National Park and Page, AZ where I drove to Antelope Point to check out the fast disappearing Lake Powell:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zyQ5Tz-H6G8" width="320" youtube-src-id="zyQ5Tz-H6G8"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Glad we made the trip. Always nice to be back home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-77028905074882693672021-12-28T08:54:00.020-07:002021-12-28T09:16:58.452-07:00Technology Woes with Kathryn Grody and Mandy Patinkin...<p> I can so relate to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Grody" target="_blank">Kathryn</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Patinkin" target="_blank">Mandy</a> on their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/MandyPatinkinChannel" target="_blank">You Tube Channel</a>.<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/arts/television/mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody-videos.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/arts/television/mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody-videos.html</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c0fx5Rubm8E" width="320" youtube-src-id="c0fx5Rubm8E"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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line-height: 26px;"><div class="post-title short published" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "SF Compact Display", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 40px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 130%; margin: 0.378em 0px 0px; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn2Ir4mIgZ9WGFl1EezW2YPCmx-23U1q5FGkaHjDUUAsavI6afH65P5uEmt-3Zf72FUggczHYmLvDWeVqFelOecJPcW_g2aK2CuN3Burg7_29Un6_JKGmSRe2XJkdfiir9WMgpDMMS-6hnpT1vsLEdj884gKd7NeymWjY9JVUI9OjcxR1ZoOmAu0b-=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn2Ir4mIgZ9WGFl1EezW2YPCmx-23U1q5FGkaHjDUUAsavI6afH65P5uEmt-3Zf72FUggczHYmLvDWeVqFelOecJPcW_g2aK2CuN3Burg7_29Un6_JKGmSRe2XJkdfiir9WMgpDMMS-6hnpT1vsLEdj884gKd7NeymWjY9JVUI9OjcxR1ZoOmAu0b-=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Insurrectionists breaking into the U.S. Capitol January 6, 2021</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIks4YHS_MoJrXmD7Vmk9y4llDk8do0XogL9RrYVh0uCZUB4NlV_ejlxleKGALDpbj_YX0S-IhGh6GB3YpHYo1tqwiX2CyChW8H5-8YQPueRgpOBy6mdeARhDQwfMG_m3APxsG0uwOk3rsXRi8Vk1Qn86_uSTZggdF_-YbSr4vou53FQKssX_3KNHp=s768" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="768" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIks4YHS_MoJrXmD7Vmk9y4llDk8do0XogL9RrYVh0uCZUB4NlV_ejlxleKGALDpbj_YX0S-IhGh6GB3YpHYo1tqwiX2CyChW8H5-8YQPueRgpOBy6mdeARhDQwfMG_m3APxsG0uwOk3rsXRi8Vk1Qn86_uSTZggdF_-YbSr4vou53FQKssX_3KNHp=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Trump rallies his supporters in an attempted </span><span><span data-dobid="hdw"><span style="font-size: x-small;">coup d'état January 6, 2021</span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Historian <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/" target="_blank">Heather Cox Richardson</a> reminds us of what it took to establish our Republic. Would we have seditionists and their would-be monarch take what so many patriots fought and died for? The truth must be told about what Donald Trump and his lackeys are doing to destroy our democratic form of government. I support the truth finding of the <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/collection/january-6th-committee-final-report?path=/GPO/January%206th%20Committee%20Final%20Report%20and%20Supporting%20Materials%20Collection" target="_blank">January 6th Congressional Select Committee</a>. Now is not the time for "sunshine patriots." </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxtksmO4jAQhp-G3IgcO85yyGHUDEv3hBl6aJrmEnkpiCHb2GZJnn4MnEYaybZUv6r-suorwSwcWt1nXWusd38K23eQNXA1FVgL2jsb0IWSGSYRRXGAPZmFMkho4ilT7DVAzVSVWX0GrzvzSglmVds8KhAlxCuzmAaIk31EopQTihGPOIn2mPCUssRpz77sLBU0AjK4gO7bBrwqK63tzIh8G-GpOyUwW4IW7U0rUTItTdv45syNZeLki7Z2OZ27EgTUHPQ4SMcY4WBEprY9QTMiE-hfA4E3_RZXp8Wx7fPhK8gn4parqxKzdJDTtNu9LKLl5IMsJznOh5VZ1FUpnZavv4af61O4nByu-e-rYtvl4DyUmG_Uj_Xiulznw-LuQzbqod_9XoJ-9zk9yll14eo19d-Tfio_b2q-ld95Y3-lHV9Vc-C7ZEaQmX8M3eqwfluZ8RvyVHb_fYAxcnOPUOxjP6aEcx4hmtAUxYz6AT7u_zBjRiGqD_ifaXg6uyhxUsWeac20y3CiYMb6Ddg7q8LF9blRti-gYbwC-cRon9vwAFscoAHttkQWzGZBRNI0CROEKYme2BznkMYhiUjoue6ydVVN9j9UfwFHZ9H0" style="color: #1a1a1a; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">December 19, 2021 </a> <br /><p></p></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="post-meta custom" style="margin: 1em 0px;"><tbody><tr><td class="post-meta-item author" style="color: #767676; 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are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine
patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country;
but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and
woman.”</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">These were the first lines in a pamphlet called <i>The American Crisis</i>
that appeared in Philadelphia on December 19, 1776, at a time when the
fortunes of the American patriots seemed at an all-time low. Just five
months before, the members of the Second Continental Congress had
adopted the Declaration of Independence, explaining to the world that
“the Representatives of the United States of America, in General
Congress, Assembled…do…solemnly publish and declare, That these United
Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that
they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that
all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is
and ought to be totally dissolved.” </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The
nation’s founders went on to explain why it was necessary for them
“to dissolve the political bands” which had connected them to the
British crown. </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">They
explained that their vision of human government was different from that
of Great Britain. In contrast to the tradition of hereditary monarchy
under which the American colonies had been organized, the
representatives of the united states on the North American continent
believed in a government organized according to the principles of
natural law. </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Such
a government rested on the “self-evident” concept “that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit
of Happiness.” Governments were created to protect those rights and,
rather than deserving loyalty because of tradition, religion, or
heritage, they were legitimate only if those they governed consented to
them. And the American colonists no longer consented to be governed by
the British monarchy. </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">This
new vision of human government was an exciting thing to declare in the
heat of a Philadelphia summer after a year of skirmishing between the
colonial army and British regulars, but by December 1776, enthusiasm for
this daring new experiment was ebbing. Shortly after colonials had
cheered news of independence in July as local leaders read copies of the
Continental Congress’s declaration in meetinghouses and taverns in
cities and small towns throughout the colonies, the British moved on
General George Washington and the troops in New York City. </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">By
September, the British had forced Washington and his soldiers to
retreat from the city, and after a series of punishing skirmishes across
Manhattan Island, by November the Redcoats had pushed the Americans
into New Jersey. They chased the colonials all the way across the
Delaware River into Pennsylvania. </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">By
mid-December, it looked bleak for the Continental Army and the
revolutionary government it backed. The 5000 soldiers with Washington
who were still able to fight were demoralized from their repeated losses
and retreats, and since the Continental Congress had kept enlistments
short so they would not risk a standing army, many of the men would be
free to leave the army at the end of the year, further weakening it.</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">As
the British troops had taken over New York City and the Continental
soldiers had retreated, many of the newly minted Americans outside the
army were also having doubts about the whole enterprise of creating a
new, independent nation based on the idea that all men were created
equal. Then, things got worse: as the American soldiers crossed into
Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress abandoned Philadelphia on
December 12 out of fear of a British invasion, regrouping in Baltimore
(which they complained was dirty and expensive). </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">“These are the times that try men’s souls.”</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The author of <i>The American Crisis</i> was Thomas Paine, whose January 1776 pamphlet <i>Common Sense</i>
had solidified the colonists’ irritation at the king’s ministers into a
rejection of monarchy itself, a rejection not just of King George III,
but of all kings. In early 1776, Paine had told the fledgling Americans,
many of whom still prayed for a return to the comfortable neglect they
had enjoyed from the British government before 1763, that the colonies
must form their own independent government.</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Now,
he urged them to see the experiment through. He explained that he had
been with the troops as they retreated across New Jersey and, describing
the march for his readers, told them “that both officers and men,
though greatly harassed and fatigued, frequently without rest, covering,
or provision, the inevitable consequences of a long retreat, bore it
with a manly and martial spirit. All their wishes centred in one, which
was, that the country would turn out and help them to drive the enemy
back.”</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">For
that was the crux of it. Paine had no doubt that patriots would create a
new nation, eventually, because the cause of human self-determination
was just. But how long it took to establish that new nation would depend
on how much effort people put into success. “I call not upon a few, but
upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state: up and
help us; lay your shoulders to the wheel; better have too much force
than too little, when so great an object is at stake,” Paine wrote. “Let
it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when
nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the
country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse
it.”</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">In
mid-December, British commander General William Howe had sent most of
his soldiers back to New York to spend the winter, leaving garrisons
across the river in New Jersey to guard against Washington advancing. </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">On
Christmas night, having heard that the garrison at Trenton was made up
of Hessian auxiliaries who were exhausted and unprepared for an attack,
Washington crossed back over the icy Delaware River with 2400 soldiers
in a winter storm. They marched nine miles to attack the garrison, the
underdressed soldiers suffering from the cold and freezing rain.
Reaching Trenton, they surprised the outnumbered Hessians, who fought
briefly in the streets before they surrendered. </p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">The
victory at Trenton restored the colonials’ confidence in their cause.
Soldiers reenlisted, and in early January, they surprised the British at
Princeton, New Jersey, driving them back. The British abandoned their
posts in central New Jersey, and by March, the Continental Congress
moved back to Philadelphia. Historians credit the Battles of Trenton and
Princeton with saving the Revolutionary cause.</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">There is no hard proof that Washington had officers read <i>The American Crisis</i>
to his troops when it came out six days before the march to Trenton, as
some writers have said, but there is little doubt they heard it one way
or another. So, too, did those wavering loyalists.</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">“Tyranny,
like hell, is not easily conquered,” Paine wrote in that fraught
moment, “yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the
conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we
esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its
value.”</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">—</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Notes:</p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><a href="https://email.mg2.substack.com/c/eJxNUcuO5CAM_Jrmlohnkj5w2Mv-RmTA6bBDoBec2cnfDz19WQmBKbnkqrIHwkepl32WRux1rXQ90Wb81xISYWVnw7rGYKWaDJ-FZMHqIBazsNjWrSIeEJOleiJ7ni5FDxRL_mFwoxTbrRI6LHcdggY_81mi49uCSopNBy28es-FM0TMHi1-Yr1KRpbsTvRsN_XrJn_3AynRHvOjpeiw0jX6cnRYcjH1h4tXy-BqxG34T8mwx0bd4lC2gXYcKB7YegU0UEcPzG1o5Uyt01nsoqUQUvJudeLzKMfZKOfcxM1i7nwGMwr5Z_sLrd00Px5ybKdrBP7jpYZV-xn9R1w3qBVq7-igh0ZjRnrFs_b_ceZI14oZXMLwTo7eC_jJcn1gxtoXE1YgKyZ1vy964dKo6Z1Uj1abWatJadanh9JZ2e4I3V715atGv0MNreRvPtCi9w" style="color: #1a1a1a; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://allthingsliberty.com/2016/01/a-brief-publication-history-of-the-times-that-try-mens-souls/</a></p><p style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; 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I have bad memories of:</p><p> Covid-19 and it's variants - from Delta to Omicron, a violent insurrection at our Capitol January 6th, another mass killing this week at a school in Michigan, the exoneration of Kyle Rittenhouse for playing "Soldier of Fortune" killing Americans on the streets of Kenosha, the Senate acquittal of an ex-President who promoted the destruction of our democracy, the burning up of our planet's forests in drought-ridden wildfires, massive disinformation and conspiracy theories exploding to divide Americans and turn public health into a political "smack-down," and now a Supreme effort to overturn a woman's control over her own body...</p><p></p><p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1gJ8dqw9jDbQ-ikGdNNgx623sJBkNPSZZkxspwwyarxilPYHM8q1EvIz3gwocviiAvmXBVsUNy_m2L0ZafWBnMvt8syFv-C9bw1C9-Jx7OtZsFiMqZ1E20fXiIf_KLDNUV2sHxNvkrw/s229/AHMAUD-ARBERY-1.jpg.webp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Ahmaud Arbery" border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="150" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1gJ8dqw9jDbQ-ikGdNNgx623sJBkNPSZZkxspwwyarxilPYHM8q1EvIz3gwocviiAvmXBVsUNy_m2L0ZafWBnMvt8syFv-C9bw1C9-Jx7OtZsFiMqZ1E20fXiIf_KLDNUV2sHxNvkrw/w131-h200/AHMAUD-ARBERY-1.jpg.webp" width="131" /></a></div><p></p><p>On the other hand, we saw a Black man and a Jew elected to the U.S. Senate in RED State Georgia, we saw the final end of a 20 year $2.3 trillion war in Afghanistan, the federal government finally recognized Juneteenth as a Holiday to mark the end of slavery in the United States, several effective vaccines were rolled out for the general public to prevent Covid-19 infection and death, the US rejoined the Paris Agreement to again be part of the global climate solution, we saw the conviction of three Georgia white men who tracked down and killed an unarmed Black man who dared to run on their neighborhood street...</p><p></p>Of the many milestones this year, we witnessed the passing of many loved
friends like my 83 year old neighbor Maria "Eddy" Vigil, our dear California friend <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2019/10/california-dreamin.html" target="_blank">Page Milliken</a>, and my old high school boyfriend <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2021/10/rip-william-grant-bagley-western.html" target="_blank">Bll Bagley</a>. May
they rest in peace. <p></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsd5uYXBI44jCe4EPiQ_BODCsPm8kwRb2n3WbLXPckozC1zgEmjKb2mGZGPg0a6oLY83dLc_oI5nJxdNHjGWKRe8mxzdvzel4fQuqsmn0GPQ_UdX12rduTR_LXdd_VVhm_h4wibFTwbrqwzF7I86CDWwxtz2sjC73LQTogiI2EBITqF4oAPrFyKyZm=s640" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsd5uYXBI44jCe4EPiQ_BODCsPm8kwRb2n3WbLXPckozC1zgEmjKb2mGZGPg0a6oLY83dLc_oI5nJxdNHjGWKRe8mxzdvzel4fQuqsmn0GPQ_UdX12rduTR_LXdd_VVhm_h4wibFTwbrqwzF7I86CDWwxtz2sjC73LQTogiI2EBITqF4oAPrFyKyZm=s320" width="320" /></a></div>Ron and I were able to travel throughout the year to be with friends and family in California, Arizona, and Tennessee. We remodeled our kitchen, dining room, and a guest bedroom - making it an art studio for my painting. </div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOKETqFYUN1CkPUvFgH5YKMKrIiRcBH6sIlPtPj8TCpFC7NCRNGxR7bM6z9HmLVoZI6YwTA7W0CamdjzTQ01rvaK4Lc3EE0zuTLRXZ8_EQmRVs-k6Pt41R_U1ubWP155CbjxEuIubUlSy_0Gls9BSZCaLrnvZ2jyTh5rRQXkWju4ZTkrOPV-D6RrPC=s5184" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOKETqFYUN1CkPUvFgH5YKMKrIiRcBH6sIlPtPj8TCpFC7NCRNGxR7bM6z9HmLVoZI6YwTA7W0CamdjzTQ01rvaK4Lc3EE0zuTLRXZ8_EQmRVs-k6Pt41R_U1ubWP155CbjxEuIubUlSy_0Gls9BSZCaLrnvZ2jyTh5rRQXkWju4ZTkrOPV-D6RrPC=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> <br /></p><br /><p></p>Since April, I started on a journey of healthy living and have lost 20 pounds so far. Our children are doing very well as they slip into middle age. The grand children are healthy and happy with our oldest now a freshman at the University of Minnesota.<p></p><p> </p><p>Last Christmas, Ron and I "escaped" to Mexico where we spent a week on the beach of Cabo San Lucas in Baja California del Sur. It was truly a wonderful retreat from the horrible events of 2020. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD10ux8WzncksxRwCVI9MI2JMUPhtt4YwRY4MSxHROlFUk9n3Jj5KC7jB2wVwV5jEvCVMtBqw-KmzHrj6ggyNSTb1mKDJTw7f19m2wKP5AHfe0PmvF57jOSjnLbckD7akfPyW0zjYK3Yy1k9PL9db4KHHSsEs7GMadetzSX0bFaizP3-sTqmKj7CTC=s3173" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="3173" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD10ux8WzncksxRwCVI9MI2JMUPhtt4YwRY4MSxHROlFUk9n3Jj5KC7jB2wVwV5jEvCVMtBqw-KmzHrj6ggyNSTb1mKDJTw7f19m2wKP5AHfe0PmvF57jOSjnLbckD7akfPyW0zjYK3Yy1k9PL9db4KHHSsEs7GMadetzSX0bFaizP3-sTqmKj7CTC=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas Eve (2020) on the Pacific side of Cabo San Lucas<br /></div></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIeefoSmzeoqQ8y15lnP5lXfoPkh3yvUD5DMwc80gyq59CdoTntzMf9Ky14ON_nFckLyyIUqVrebajpf4y0QJLRaz4ksFsvApaZJP8XMF6PmP4c6-X-s_zgQ-0VFqsQR32oLPFfxbnG8/s3173/DSCN1710.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="3173" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIeefoSmzeoqQ8y15lnP5lXfoPkh3yvUD5DMwc80gyq59CdoTntzMf9Ky14ON_nFckLyyIUqVrebajpf4y0QJLRaz4ksFsvApaZJP8XMF6PmP4c6-X-s_zgQ-0VFqsQR32oLPFfxbnG8/w400-h300/DSCN1710.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJcA2AYQppU22UU4GnRBvFdUvU4x0CnNqVN4NvuOqTBfhUCxHuoZXYlIJgT21dTRKJ2iNSUqDxYZLfv9wjXfvn7csfb-j3xrmh6cZfN2kI73FxX6AxwjNWlyXWHsB_H7Ywi8PFL9dEkQ/s1020/DSCN1746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1020" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJcA2AYQppU22UU4GnRBvFdUvU4x0CnNqVN4NvuOqTBfhUCxHuoZXYlIJgT21dTRKJ2iNSUqDxYZLfv9wjXfvn7csfb-j3xrmh6cZfN2kI73FxX6AxwjNWlyXWHsB_H7Ywi8PFL9dEkQ/w400-h285/DSCN1746.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0ztckG84Vu97YPLnHYgZ_YEwszxaCp670B5yG__SZo6UOWeiSgzkn657KAkgkuIYLkEWwtUuUlAwMBB-L7qeIetbsCKKUMAXl-CrjZKU548TBv7O6pgr3NfNYXwq8BpJVKUBWDmM870/s3180/DSCN1609.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="3180" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0ztckG84Vu97YPLnHYgZ_YEwszxaCp670B5yG__SZo6UOWeiSgzkn657KAkgkuIYLkEWwtUuUlAwMBB-L7qeIetbsCKKUMAXl-CrjZKU548TBv7O6pgr3NfNYXwq8BpJVKUBWDmM870/w400-h285/DSCN1609.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3chx7yH1hkK9GP4QDfFKVsl7UwsDFIXbxIvxcLJErh97INCgtCZHZunkvBFoJ1JXMbUMhOV29k5tcUBePLv1aw0BxDEtXmewSQLHHKVr-ITSxChkN8NN146axAWCWuNqUPXKZCm6Hrh-ToHdExCuONmYsj5KMGNO8vURFdiBzjhi_61Nlqub7bm7k=s2003" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="2003" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3chx7yH1hkK9GP4QDfFKVsl7UwsDFIXbxIvxcLJErh97INCgtCZHZunkvBFoJ1JXMbUMhOV29k5tcUBePLv1aw0BxDEtXmewSQLHHKVr-ITSxChkN8NN146axAWCWuNqUPXKZCm6Hrh-ToHdExCuONmYsj5KMGNO8vURFdiBzjhi_61Nlqub7bm7k=w400-h310" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5Q8iWUSgr60WeEkH4jzW5QBnvF9_6nLRpZuNmI0yzy2sKMF5gvVhi3t1kHNIeWVnDmNT65KwR7A8Ug-MqOIA_z6AMaY2WOiM3vSfEcS4hnv44tm9K1sAhXCEY9c5WjPXtFsm4EZC_BU/s3191/DSCN1650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2393" data-original-width="3191" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5Q8iWUSgr60WeEkH4jzW5QBnvF9_6nLRpZuNmI0yzy2sKMF5gvVhi3t1kHNIeWVnDmNT65KwR7A8Ug-MqOIA_z6AMaY2WOiM3vSfEcS4hnv44tm9K1sAhXCEY9c5WjPXtFsm4EZC_BU/w400-h300/DSCN1650.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>This year, we will stay at home and enjoy a New Mexico winter and family holiday gatherings. In only 30 more days, we will all be thrust into a brand new year. For me, I pledge to live each day with loving kindness and good intention. <br /></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC928N-3k45m72OasZAvGhhB8mRZWYh-tbCsIcR1x4mOtULr6epx3Q54ebCqItswWSXX38J3mWpKV4LDtQs9VnfqP0swMlxavysuhzWPtoPdE9xL9gprNneZ9wR_SnmQJsVlIpxre6QOtCGHzewFR1HRKh6Sh3oYhhBywk7UiZulljb9-_bBN5fzsZ=s3839" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3839" data-original-width="3726" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC928N-3k45m72OasZAvGhhB8mRZWYh-tbCsIcR1x4mOtULr6epx3Q54ebCqItswWSXX38J3mWpKV4LDtQs9VnfqP0swMlxavysuhzWPtoPdE9xL9gprNneZ9wR_SnmQJsVlIpxre6QOtCGHzewFR1HRKh6Sh3oYhhBywk7UiZulljb9-_bBN5fzsZ=w389-h400" width="389" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My sister sent me a table top fountain for my 71st birthday<br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">Scoop: </span>Santa's reindeers are fueling up, courtesy of my landscaping, for their midnight ride.</h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwUefob_4wP6hb_LzbnOLUqpL0JJymZ350Wmxe61q1srpJ2vNrFGkqCO4Rv56FLbmP3JxOWSOOpj9yH0zdU_g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> </h1></div><div><h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Happy New Year 2022!</span></span></h1></div><div><p></p><p></p><p> <img alt="Fireworks above the harbor of Lubec, Miane." id="s_picbgsize" src="https://www.calendardate.com/images/fireworks_lubec_usa.jpg" title="New Years Eve" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div><br /><br /></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-91818589335625660372021-11-18T10:37:00.056-07:002021-11-19T08:59:52.973-07:00Encaustic Painting Workshop<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TkjWeYjz6mYQx6nHglqkGl3HTG7o0DuZaeKdleMY_yNpMdjEmaHGp-iVETPKb4l6GG5MQ_qm56Yn1qj-0IqfVpHq9QkDwTSgo0eWhCVxL9DlR3zDXbr9URg1AdFwl920sU3-i_7OjA0/s5184/IMG_0604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TkjWeYjz6mYQx6nHglqkGl3HTG7o0DuZaeKdleMY_yNpMdjEmaHGp-iVETPKb4l6GG5MQ_qm56Yn1qj-0IqfVpHq9QkDwTSgo0eWhCVxL9DlR3zDXbr9URg1AdFwl920sU3-i_7OjA0/w400-h300/IMG_0604.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> Cans of colored hot wax on a hot plate </span></span></i><br /><p></p><p> This month, I attended a workshop at the<a href="https://newmexicoartleague.org/" target="_blank"> New Mexico Art League</a> on <a href="https://newmexicoartleague.wildapricot.org/event-4428189" target="_blank">Encaustic Collage and Mixed Media</a> led by <a href="http://www.carolynberryart.com/" target="_blank">Carolyn Berry</a>. It was an intensive 3 day workshop with a broad overview of encaustic painting and collage techniques and "hands on" experience that produced five finished pieces and a sample board for me. I had first experienced <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/search/label/encaustic%20painting" target="_blank">encaustic painting in April, 2012 </a>at the <a href="https://www.eainm.com/" target="_blank">Encaustic Art Institute</a> in Cerillos, NM. This was my first finished encaustic painting from that workshop:</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt7cEl2S5kPkVOmv-dStgu9GB2o8FHfh_w49OSQQZ_sFmIbcIEWzzMSZdUDQwKAKeALiuTQE8KZrpLOE5q-yrpub9B0udoMI3GVUjqT009oyKRDYfWsIHDAongCF9ziBsqABp2tXTDCY/s400/Encaustic+Painting+4_2012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="400" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt7cEl2S5kPkVOmv-dStgu9GB2o8FHfh_w49OSQQZ_sFmIbcIEWzzMSZdUDQwKAKeALiuTQE8KZrpLOE5q-yrpub9B0udoMI3GVUjqT009oyKRDYfWsIHDAongCF9ziBsqABp2tXTDCY/w400-h394/Encaustic+Painting+4_2012.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><p></p><p>You can see some beautiful works of art on the Encaustic Art Institute's <a href="http://eainm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog here</a>. </p><p>Carolyn Berry, our instructor, provided us with the necessary instruction and supplies to learn a broad range of encaustic painting techniques,</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EfF6ZefPwd7M4MdMByE87W2YKLkY0BhB74SbVg5Jysfn5u2UZhFEob-GJgXWYK6bh6MNMusCGTfOQehykfFJ1zjjrWC9_X6JMb3Lz2cIDqIvpe8EzTiGP2swiUl1adJGauXXgc0RO0g/s5184/IMG_0599.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EfF6ZefPwd7M4MdMByE87W2YKLkY0BhB74SbVg5Jysfn5u2UZhFEob-GJgXWYK6bh6MNMusCGTfOQehykfFJ1zjjrWC9_X6JMb3Lz2cIDqIvpe8EzTiGP2swiUl1adJGauXXgc0RO0g/w640-h480/IMG_0599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p> <span style="font-size: small;"><i><span>Carolyn Berry applying shellac to be heated with a torch for a "spidering" effect</span></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span> </span></i><span>Here the instructor demonstrates the use of fire (butane torch) to create interesting "spidering' effects on an encaustic painitng:</span></span></span><i><span><br /></span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span> </span></i></span><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z77BYAytmTQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="z77BYAytmTQ"></iframe></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span> </span></i></span><br /></p><p></p><p>Encaustic painting requires a lot of sophisticated and unique equipment. The technique requires a fairly large work space, sufficient ventilation, adequate electrical voltage and outlets, and an expensive supply of<a href="https://allthingsencaustic.com/making-encaustic-medium/" target="_blank"> the medium of beeswax and damar resin, </a>inks, hot plates, heat guns, brushes and specialized medium boards, collage materials and much more. I go to the workshops to do encaustic because I don't have such equipment and supplies or space at my home. Carolyn Berry provided a supply of everything we needed. Here are some of the supplies she provided:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHi6fJ2GM8TUoNVK4sufvV9BlYcjOuhXMTaov4eWitorTSjRZtG4EnWCltgv6t2k5zgQlCuBohWA0m43XwuL-D8fxkXqeCMkJx42YL6zddb4hRvbvieqw0L4UUeYGE06GLKOsTDVRRb_A/s5184/IMG_0601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHi6fJ2GM8TUoNVK4sufvV9BlYcjOuhXMTaov4eWitorTSjRZtG4EnWCltgv6t2k5zgQlCuBohWA0m43XwuL-D8fxkXqeCMkJx42YL6zddb4hRvbvieqw0L4UUeYGE06GLKOsTDVRRb_A/w640-h480/IMG_0601.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh9jymSk0yV4NWWJFOB_7sHrmj9p7HQKomrbWS50FJLsaoLdUSXaoSILbfFPSPmTallrxObPitZC1SwKj0TovcVt0Yokefwxl1CBtPqIoaUKkkRCjUaSLAc51hdD74jPYG5_G5mZUc0E/s5184/IMG_0602.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtuMxpUtzcz0FMif4TfeUvlK_83k5QQ8Erk8MGEfXVPXeJe87rWIwpAbcRncqy4RoPofUs2XTnBcn4T7Bsqpw_c2tWjE7KONg9exkGqGGSaTp1XNiP-pLCl1xrjeMU4OkUE9y67dqG3w/s5184/IMG_0612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtuMxpUtzcz0FMif4TfeUvlK_83k5QQ8Erk8MGEfXVPXeJe87rWIwpAbcRncqy4RoPofUs2XTnBcn4T7Bsqpw_c2tWjE7KONg9exkGqGGSaTp1XNiP-pLCl1xrjeMU4OkUE9y67dqG3w/w640-h480/IMG_0612.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr-Hqn2k6ILlaUT3YvU4rnCgFTzqFFlWtEKM9RidbGk5JeFdb_ysm838FiZKOgs0CrYVR81WduWuCiFM2KMebO68lr_rdzYaS3gevFSB84JGiBGEncTJbuPv-t46XgBl6-W0FXgL4av4/s5184/IMG_0613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsr-Hqn2k6ILlaUT3YvU4rnCgFTzqFFlWtEKM9RidbGk5JeFdb_ysm838FiZKOgs0CrYVR81WduWuCiFM2KMebO68lr_rdzYaS3gevFSB84JGiBGEncTJbuPv-t46XgBl6-W0FXgL4av4/w640-h480/IMG_0613.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i> Works by Rachel Ballentine</i><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t23ds2gKxP0OZ9yLK-YSzjNksI70xcdVbku_HA3-8qyMjuhaJ6C_2BEGRGkgwV0UawYyvZxTnc811973mqlFR9M1wqpqBSs0bRsNML0-aT9AujAJCrtXDhCsGrL-i1eM_CGSddFvcwA/s5184/IMG_0614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t23ds2gKxP0OZ9yLK-YSzjNksI70xcdVbku_HA3-8qyMjuhaJ6C_2BEGRGkgwV0UawYyvZxTnc811973mqlFR9M1wqpqBSs0bRsNML0-aT9AujAJCrtXDhCsGrL-i1eM_CGSddFvcwA/w640-h480/IMG_0614.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i> Works by Rachel Ballentine</i><br /> <br /><p></p><p>Encaustic painting lends itself well to mixed media collage and three dimensional art. Here are some other examples of student work created in this workshop:<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JzqUOS5Unj_PeeHGAljHkKkSr6_EuuJzzsftNywMwXqJ4yfoRehVjTY2CNnmmCe4d53fxRpUzQ_6RNJlqdCLDraAThIkLDHwU-iWwgO4L8SQCkN1rzvdWkXMp-ftHy1DUJ6D15Rmrec/s4595/IMG_0616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4595" data-original-width="3684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JzqUOS5Unj_PeeHGAljHkKkSr6_EuuJzzsftNywMwXqJ4yfoRehVjTY2CNnmmCe4d53fxRpUzQ_6RNJlqdCLDraAThIkLDHwU-iWwgO4L8SQCkN1rzvdWkXMp-ftHy1DUJ6D15Rmrec/w514-h640/IMG_0616.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrf2wG_olFB7dqeU9LjdQB4wSveFDFmhi8f0S8c7cGIvnc26pEbGmTMLvGPKRAolXPPf_uiF_fTy-zabBG9wpQyQkRnRSJm-XJPbdbPwgClfZeeroeWoOQtrvIEzIrqHlc15QLS3fj4w/s3659/IMG_0617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAjC_uDRsq_c92o6VvjxlgKMVmkoEobXQidQRbJB3bHombEmGShPOf7NXxHufRpvVmF1FVujkdEdPNuNRHphj6XLf1zKVHu9Pqnw6sRGAH6ZLRPVhC7hntmUfPhE_arTPGB36KtRmWUs/s4629/IMG_0619.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3667" data-original-width="4629" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAjC_uDRsq_c92o6VvjxlgKMVmkoEobXQidQRbJB3bHombEmGShPOf7NXxHufRpvVmF1FVujkdEdPNuNRHphj6XLf1zKVHu9Pqnw6sRGAH6ZLRPVhC7hntmUfPhE_arTPGB36KtRmWUs/w640-h506/IMG_0619.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I created a sample board to try different techniques and media:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pz22Ahx3tvZogSx_NKei3glkKGklsp8qa5ltm8WbHSSwhORmC96vT9xsZQrk9o6WtA2yTOUk84uTX6k6S6m_X-QN5Rr_vFJNApYrHdotO8-LBdM0Ctuz6C7N9fmTNzK7c8uFNdRFjj0/s4649/IMG_0625.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3604" data-original-width="4649" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pz22Ahx3tvZogSx_NKei3glkKGklsp8qa5ltm8WbHSSwhORmC96vT9xsZQrk9o6WtA2yTOUk84uTX6k6S6m_X-QN5Rr_vFJNApYrHdotO8-LBdM0Ctuz6C7N9fmTNzK7c8uFNdRFjj0/w640-h496/IMG_0625.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Then I created five pieces using collage of clip art, printed napkins, and my own photographs and poetry:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mh1iGsIxr0hnfSBYRGr6VEYTwcxMk_U33SMPvFVYrdXid8_FvKfd7E7zs8HLUDYzWHqboetKxQX_5gbKkO0aTJy9qWbYRZuEJUr4l2XbnUAK-bmhwB6bA7ToPef9yyn6h_THUB15d2w/s4052/IMG_0620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3535" data-original-width="4052" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mh1iGsIxr0hnfSBYRGr6VEYTwcxMk_U33SMPvFVYrdXid8_FvKfd7E7zs8HLUDYzWHqboetKxQX_5gbKkO0aTJy9qWbYRZuEJUr4l2XbnUAK-bmhwB6bA7ToPef9yyn6h_THUB15d2w/w640-h558/IMG_0620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-31836716626447257722021-11-07T12:15:00.047-07:002021-11-14T07:18:36.389-07:00FC Tucson Sends Team to USL 1 Soccer Championship Playoffs For First Time in Club History<p><a href="https://www.fctucson.com/" target="_blank"> FC Tucson</a> is a soccer team I follow. It is in the US Soccer League minor league (<a href="https://www.uslleagueone.com/" target="_blank">USL 1</a>), but don't tell my 9 year old grand-daughter, Melody, because there is nothing "minor league" about her love and admiration for her Aunt Amanda's team in Tucson, Arizona. Melody is a soccer player and avid fan of both <a href="https://www.newmexicoutd.com/" target="_blank">NM United</a> and FC Tucson.<br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKKOSUEUbgTGXWiTMYhAE7wpFhXAx0dTPKv1l_B_T5ocdoumR01pdmywx83a9kp1YWhyb1AsZOgEu7mCXxUhvKPzJv-GB04dsVO-Og67rtTsy2MgfBkQflx_rGtpTuRgt1ic-CxcSLiE/s4032/IMG-0841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKKOSUEUbgTGXWiTMYhAE7wpFhXAx0dTPKv1l_B_T5ocdoumR01pdmywx83a9kp1YWhyb1AsZOgEu7mCXxUhvKPzJv-GB04dsVO-Og67rtTsy2MgfBkQflx_rGtpTuRgt1ic-CxcSLiE/w480-h640/IMG-0841.jpg" title="MAXI SCHENFELD with Melody" width="480" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Maxi Schenfeld with Melody</p> She traveled to Tucson Saturday - 7 hours one way - with her mom, dad and sister to watch the Quarterfinals for the USL 1 Championship. FC Tucson hosted the <a href="https://www.richmondkickers.com/" target="_blank">Richmond Kickers</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino_Sports_Complex" target="_blank">Kino North Stadium</a>. A hard fought game of defense finally broke in favor of the home team when <a href="https://www.fctucson.com/dericorfe" target="_blank">Deri Corfe</a> <a href="https://www.fctucson.com/news_article/show/1192930" target="_blank">scored in the 87th minute</a>. Tucson will now go to the semi-finals in Omaha, Nebraska Saturday, November 13th for the Semi-finals. Tucson will face #1 seed <a href="https://www.unionomaha.com/" target="_blank">Union Omaha</a> who they are 1-4 for the season.<br /><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TfxoLXed1i0" width="320" youtube-src-id="TfxoLXed1i0"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eqW0Wiq2mEpmWzjgT29CFrJ7cZJV1E6bI6jdzoMwbnQ99N_VtTE8wz4n3h2rTecC9bAG890PjZdBnVB3-40apcS27DTC6pCvfyITvHDR-M6qwL8QIzhF9eGbu5HrCuUyu4E6TDDoSRU/s4032/IMG-0790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eqW0Wiq2mEpmWzjgT29CFrJ7cZJV1E6bI6jdzoMwbnQ99N_VtTE8wz4n3h2rTecC9bAG890PjZdBnVB3-40apcS27DTC6pCvfyITvHDR-M6qwL8QIzhF9eGbu5HrCuUyu4E6TDDoSRU/w480-h640/IMG-0790.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Melody on the pitch with Aunt Amanda after the game.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqf-I3F_cHEPLecxvHJFc7duI_VmuSKFVB1sjTEnFw_P7HYi2l_NmW8FxK1SiDSNyGXKMFsb5ljd6PBYH9jwn04BZDsYmPcTG2fvjmUhKdiyUNAzHMXhiCN8CjA2-_OO_ZEysO1waLs4s/s4032/IMG-0792.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqf-I3F_cHEPLecxvHJFc7duI_VmuSKFVB1sjTEnFw_P7HYi2l_NmW8FxK1SiDSNyGXKMFsb5ljd6PBYH9jwn04BZDsYmPcTG2fvjmUhKdiyUNAzHMXhiCN8CjA2-_OO_ZEysO1waLs4s/w640-h480/IMG-0792.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>There was good hometown crowd rallying for FC Tucson at the final 2021 home game against Richmond,</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1yXFvnkCM8cD8tx0dcWFigM39p9oNU6kMpsO2Z0AjmA86i6ydZ-uOYTFFMO7EJ3t5xiclsuY0aACuLba3rTswuN7Chhez7gUIMhhyIvPITomev8k8T1Tym7NKeRAKyYzPz_tDQcWlJo/s4032/IMG-0795.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1yXFvnkCM8cD8tx0dcWFigM39p9oNU6kMpsO2Z0AjmA86i6ydZ-uOYTFFMO7EJ3t5xiclsuY0aACuLba3rTswuN7Chhez7gUIMhhyIvPITomev8k8T1Tym7NKeRAKyYzPz_tDQcWlJo/w480-h640/IMG-0795.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Melody waves her team picture with joy for their win.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs1uhZe-Bj0fCAln0zCZ9xCQjlnZo_0301P6J2lkV4B9JeE3A7sZnOoewrzYYCNxoVPiemDcQLZq7-kbwep7WSN0IaREVNWNuCOvBI8MYqXxsDtU-Yb09fbGwRCQDSGF1atBR5yPy4LQ/s4032/IMG-0805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs1uhZe-Bj0fCAln0zCZ9xCQjlnZo_0301P6J2lkV4B9JeE3A7sZnOoewrzYYCNxoVPiemDcQLZq7-kbwep7WSN0IaREVNWNuCOvBI8MYqXxsDtU-Yb09fbGwRCQDSGF1atBR5yPy4LQ/w480-h640/IMG-0805.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Deri Corfe, who made the only goal of the game, is one of Melody's favs.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0DpQwGp3pQHcBKTEll3qG9O7gO-fjsKgjtJimhpAPENYVvK1m7IWorn5tWshLgFEQ_cVYz5bEfctG_jH7GeLQgxmZH3OXKjWqAz19aMMQiatTIm7diuZDnjbB0cWoQiQmA6g8fs0niI/s4032/IMG-0812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0DpQwGp3pQHcBKTEll3qG9O7gO-fjsKgjtJimhpAPENYVvK1m7IWorn5tWshLgFEQ_cVYz5bEfctG_jH7GeLQgxmZH3OXKjWqAz19aMMQiatTIm7diuZDnjbB0cWoQiQmA6g8fs0niI/w480-h640/IMG-0812.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Melody, his #1 fan, gives a hug of appreciation to Charlie Dennis.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-88985505940564622682021-10-28T16:13:00.146-06:002021-11-03T06:42:39.997-06:00It's Fall in New Mexico - My Favorite Season<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Yl4BlgCkDdRAboOQAb8FEC1BS9UoKd2ceeJKUdfC3DxgyJtQEOkryDl6Qxibsxx7NfEbaQvcM7wJ7XjujTay-S7EFJrY4M3WWfwY1l_PuezYPgWiLIP-YwZj4opsI_kqvTCQKLIDHCA/s593/DSCN0542.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="593" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Yl4BlgCkDdRAboOQAb8FEC1BS9UoKd2ceeJKUdfC3DxgyJtQEOkryDl6Qxibsxx7NfEbaQvcM7wJ7XjujTay-S7EFJrY4M3WWfwY1l_PuezYPgWiLIP-YwZj4opsI_kqvTCQKLIDHCA/w563-h333/DSCN0542.JPG" title="San Ysidro, NM" width="563" /></a></div><a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/perea-nature-trail" target="_blank">Perea Nature Trail</a>, San Ysidro, NM</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>It's that magical time of year again in the Land of Enchantment. The days are shorter and cooler. The winds blow leaves into crunchy piles against each building and rock. The colors are amazing. The skies are clear and blue. </p><p>Here is what my morning walk looks like in my neighborhood in the foothills of Albuquerque:<br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghlg4PkIzmL3oMUE84NqvUe296qy_S-XHdGVvMvRV9AVuR4NDhmBvx97jKiaRW_ZpTQQl0e6lmeN0uB6c1IUKGiAhQWNfnrEWyUPJCrFurPxlC2O2jNIpZZewUxhw-A2sEP1GNiZRrFU/s5184/IMG_0562.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghlg4PkIzmL3oMUE84NqvUe296qy_S-XHdGVvMvRV9AVuR4NDhmBvx97jKiaRW_ZpTQQl0e6lmeN0uB6c1IUKGiAhQWNfnrEWyUPJCrFurPxlC2O2jNIpZZewUxhw-A2sEP1GNiZRrFU/w640-h480/IMG_0562.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFbn9TNj0NGQdMWfZ3Nzu1hlPxVQcs6L_wlzIQLHrZSUnF9t2EWEUWUz9e8E8hclgkAiMs9-M2KnNgYgieIwwM9EKdj_235NfI0Qe6PkpHeqgsHA_ez3Lb3niRdTrHeT3m6IiNvbZIHY/s5184/IMG_0553.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFbn9TNj0NGQdMWfZ3Nzu1hlPxVQcs6L_wlzIQLHrZSUnF9t2EWEUWUz9e8E8hclgkAiMs9-M2KnNgYgieIwwM9EKdj_235NfI0Qe6PkpHeqgsHA_ez3Lb3niRdTrHeT3m6IiNvbZIHY/w640-h480/IMG_0553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <a href="https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=bogr2" target="_blank">Blue Grama Grass</a> gone to seed<br /><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1t-RQ3dUrcsr4CtGtvkzeYepbHISyZCsprR2wjcMMJDnix-mnqVMXPIQZ1vraeFzpdM17YVSsvcYSpgljG05ru_IZ90LjK8RfKVgW6cO49lz2Ljdo6jECo760Zfk8b11A8r-h6HBUok/s5184/IMG_0557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1t-RQ3dUrcsr4CtGtvkzeYepbHISyZCsprR2wjcMMJDnix-mnqVMXPIQZ1vraeFzpdM17YVSsvcYSpgljG05ru_IZ90LjK8RfKVgW6cO49lz2Ljdo6jECo760Zfk8b11A8r-h6HBUok/w640-h480/IMG_0557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Japanese Lantern tree with it's bright red leaves is quite the show stopper.<br /></div><div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IIHilNqHoGfMSAnMn1ktk9f-_d4a7TG24C8cJnS7k0iEkxb86Dc4JFCXdO3e4jHysGjDXgnWJpBU0KarBnYxtA9LSAsmqvXjYL-iAioK8LQLkbWJLZXI13O0jrnlgLD-N-cCdyz-KAU/s5184/IMG_0545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IIHilNqHoGfMSAnMn1ktk9f-_d4a7TG24C8cJnS7k0iEkxb86Dc4JFCXdO3e4jHysGjDXgnWJpBU0KarBnYxtA9LSAsmqvXjYL-iAioK8LQLkbWJLZXI13O0jrnlgLD-N-cCdyz-KAU/w640-h480/IMG_0545.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I'm doing a Plein Air Painting workshop every Sunday this month. Here is a plein air painting destination in <a href="https://www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/best-things-to-do-in-placitas-new-mexico/" target="_blank">Placitas, NM</a>:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6rNhS1D99X_eDVGoEe0LhInXrPY_XVNGMO3RO8dkoqJHMjkQpZ1qzrhtyWX-LKB3F80Cl1zxsG-Y_Wqocj-KFW0valzjtWXahdOPl0beec5VaTPqsVsH0b0IXsM47idbRv997h7SPQA/s623/DSCN0469.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="623" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6rNhS1D99X_eDVGoEe0LhInXrPY_XVNGMO3RO8dkoqJHMjkQpZ1qzrhtyWX-LKB3F80Cl1zxsG-Y_Wqocj-KFW0valzjtWXahdOPl0beec5VaTPqsVsH0b0IXsM47idbRv997h7SPQA/w640-h358/DSCN0469.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And my painting:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINGWZgpNwyfxb682GeF3xhGSg9FVa5hfcl10bxDr4X3T_bSZTziB48QhVp_Tbeg7M5KXkmz-69NBRNNnmJVXhWNBz_MG-0BEd-Nt-bFn0ho4tkSvbhAoKWfojcKj795PpHiSkb33RWck/s4176/IMG_0592.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4176" data-original-width="3324" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINGWZgpNwyfxb682GeF3xhGSg9FVa5hfcl10bxDr4X3T_bSZTziB48QhVp_Tbeg7M5KXkmz-69NBRNNnmJVXhWNBz_MG-0BEd-Nt-bFn0ho4tkSvbhAoKWfojcKj795PpHiSkb33RWck/w510-h640/IMG_0592.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><p>Here are two more plein air paintings I did this month:<br /></p><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rbuAahc2WL8_-w-HT-JFmD9XpD7-5zLb-Auf8kO1iYdJ9VbJv8Njo17qxhvU7KrY_aiD1JoiKGwo1TBH-3lyr5154SK_y5XlP4SHBpjdPdaJ-ppaGk5971n5Tk9eCFUj97FTU59GBUU/s4058/IMG_0589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3226" data-original-width="4058" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rbuAahc2WL8_-w-HT-JFmD9XpD7-5zLb-Auf8kO1iYdJ9VbJv8Njo17qxhvU7KrY_aiD1JoiKGwo1TBH-3lyr5154SK_y5XlP4SHBpjdPdaJ-ppaGk5971n5Tk9eCFUj97FTU59GBUU/w640-h508/IMG_0589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wjQvDGg-oIZX0yYNqsfjuSbf8jIn4S8_zmdilj8GCcAnsSi9-bLCnBh5kUqJh8ZNpzQpl-EZWoeW49kL0Y9q5mlANappBzbyuz4IUMMsqj9a1eioMnit7V2fj3ElLmgNDA6AqQzgqxQ/s4001/IMG_0586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="4001" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wjQvDGg-oIZX0yYNqsfjuSbf8jIn4S8_zmdilj8GCcAnsSi9-bLCnBh5kUqJh8ZNpzQpl-EZWoeW49kL0Y9q5mlANappBzbyuz4IUMMsqj9a1eioMnit7V2fj3ElLmgNDA6AqQzgqxQ/w640-h510/IMG_0586.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The sun rises later in the day and Halloween is neigh. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9i5NkVWmPIF94duE1_drYNTS78pw0DIN3m7KOs4wjS2zVARJx2VaqqY5ssz5W-Fgism-WuYKHVGxq5e3ywZ1x1Jwk68WUGURjj2IHjtMaufx7v10D4U6iZvKhfIEn-my3933mzc8KBs/s5184/IMG_0564.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9i5NkVWmPIF94duE1_drYNTS78pw0DIN3m7KOs4wjS2zVARJx2VaqqY5ssz5W-Fgism-WuYKHVGxq5e3ywZ1x1Jwk68WUGURjj2IHjtMaufx7v10D4U6iZvKhfIEn-my3933mzc8KBs/w640-h480/IMG_0564.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view in my neighborhood of the sun rising over the Sandia Mountains </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJfvp2CY4SxYhwHYm4cTjo2kElLPp1NvwBkzH59TWxWMeLGbILtQ3wb1N36roY0XTEL2AA6lCgleV9jVzowRDxyK57xHBMUEeS0_djLJwR_28IRmntpf568yPHI0ej6eC1SHrN7mfCSw/s5184/IMG_0569.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJfvp2CY4SxYhwHYm4cTjo2kElLPp1NvwBkzH59TWxWMeLGbILtQ3wb1N36roY0XTEL2AA6lCgleV9jVzowRDxyK57xHBMUEeS0_djLJwR_28IRmntpf568yPHI0ej6eC1SHrN7mfCSw/w480-h640/IMG_0569.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS8bdJeYhibC_Z9FhftDZxMgc3P7UYzbrPBs47vGPLdQ4fPBqp9hNBGvrSeclAd9i99Ypk_qeNkmljnu5q79bkpWL7ST0rLeXLy7SLJYFz7XS6PsldU8vjFXdBrvl5okpip6oygnjTag/s5184/IMG_0544.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="4539" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2Lb3zsqDwTLTSpbvvKUQ1nM1Qz8Cda4477ceNzFxXKstEwHSCUkag-axc-e3SPVNp5d6nG7Lf0J5WhSUBOwCfLwNyeZHcaMG3vgfltd5dXSARPx4f8ZQcv61a-Gp5pWudCXaLTEFLe4/w640-h508/IMG_0544.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>It's a great time to get the grand kids hiking<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWjaOb7nNB42dAdLQX5_dW0jRpzsAEmev1i6LSL5fEA_y6fId4qTI9H0EfmcgGl2SevDDfsfwkDjdCb5t1aM6c2Ux90rjP9YyXZnkRemUAtyp7mTR_M_zgnvq8RHpiVb2RB4858IJbiA/s1600/DSCN1387.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWjaOb7nNB42dAdLQX5_dW0jRpzsAEmev1i6LSL5fEA_y6fId4qTI9H0EfmcgGl2SevDDfsfwkDjdCb5t1aM6c2Ux90rjP9YyXZnkRemUAtyp7mTR_M_zgnvq8RHpiVb2RB4858IJbiA/w640-h480/DSCN1387.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>And for "leaf-peeping" <a href="https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/scenic-byways/santa-fe-national-forest/" target="_blank">in the mountains above Santa Fe</a>:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1800" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevlRqlmMKkt0TLK5n-6AexI7uzg6F0cDVGnvyhTPnFI9KFA6ANvM5AO1kYOL288cCdhUlR5_9rYcKCyYP9SwCeV-LS8u0XIuxC9cGPR5_DGAIzHukc0MS_u_0RUvgQHyqucJAqdaKdTw/w640-h242/fall_new_Hero_2c64c972-7182-4ea2-aae8-2894d16999e9.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <a href="https://nmnaturalhistory.org/bosque-education-guide/chapter-2-bosque-background" target="_blank">Rio Grande bosque</a> in the Fall from <a href="https://www.newmexico.org/" target="_blank">New Mexico Tourism and Travel</a> website<br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>The grand daughters all dressed up for Halloween.... </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4ie5ULQ6Ue2VMxFT9_bwVOIbD7xTfvB2d_31REoif1rYI6YuUNAfRm0UhWZiCl0TnRcKzzdr38R4157bDZvcfNt30TPZjVJnR9r4371-3rxohRK8f3vjhE_xnq2n9OgpO5yNKGJj99I/s5184/IMG_0596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4ie5ULQ6Ue2VMxFT9_bwVOIbD7xTfvB2d_31REoif1rYI6YuUNAfRm0UhWZiCl0TnRcKzzdr38R4157bDZvcfNt30TPZjVJnR9r4371-3rxohRK8f3vjhE_xnq2n9OgpO5yNKGJj99I/w480-h640/IMG_0596.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> ...and that's a wrap for October.</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zvAQmlUkGvWX92GQKffcZ5QMDDrvQQnTmXZBsLd6npDLCHul9HC_XFaB4yyT4nw3x40r-5VRsXOSps5uGOGbNGrf1w9rrgDBSp-khGJIGL6uukEcBw0yi8CVuH3rv8UXpM6mvV4pA4s/s5184/IMG_0594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zvAQmlUkGvWX92GQKffcZ5QMDDrvQQnTmXZBsLd6npDLCHul9HC_XFaB4yyT4nw3x40r-5VRsXOSps5uGOGbNGrf1w9rrgDBSp-khGJIGL6uukEcBw0yi8CVuH3rv8UXpM6mvV4pA4s/w640-h480/IMG_0594.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunset, October 31, 2021<br /></div></div><div><div><br /></div></div>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-44547857187849737342021-10-04T13:54:00.025-06:002021-10-30T07:55:16.889-06:00RIP: William Grant Bagley, Western Historian and Writer<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviofy8lU7tdK53m_vU4URWS9x8LZOwwyRODZ69pJLPF0cu6NdyO0paVtuu7r-9TUQjVIrrhnKf8BZnV8fsDWKeRG9coaHN1_g8qQa4MwtC6wKH9Kw-LfcdHmkSSEyoLHc448mRK9ebSI/s1024/EB7EM4U2RNBMRGOEQGWNQGADHI.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1024" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviofy8lU7tdK53m_vU4URWS9x8LZOwwyRODZ69pJLPF0cu6NdyO0paVtuu7r-9TUQjVIrrhnKf8BZnV8fsDWKeRG9coaHN1_g8qQa4MwtC6wKH9Kw-LfcdHmkSSEyoLHc448mRK9ebSI/s320/EB7EM4U2RNBMRGOEQGWNQGADHI.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> I was grieved to hear of <a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saltlaketribune/name/william-bagley-obituary?pid=200303546" target="_blank">Will Bagley's death on September 28, 2021</a> in Salt Lake City. I had heard that he had suffered a stroke in late 2020 and was in an assisted care home. Today I learned of his death when I accessed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Bagley" target="_blank">his wikipedia site</a>. The <a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/09/29/will-bagley-utah/" target="_blank">Salt Lake Tribune covered his passing</a> on September 29, 2021. He was 71 years old with a lot of living for those 71 years.<br /></p><p>Bill, as I knew him, was a phenomenal person who followed his heart and lived an "intentional" life. He was my <a href="https://theuniversesmiles.blogspot.com/2014/12/memories-of-my-life-in-mid-century.html" target="_blank">classmate at Oceanside High School</a> and my boyfriend during my last years in high school before he headed off to BYU in 1967 and then transferred to UC Santa Cruz. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCjWC_FjJA4aTqg8bUkKCbc9CUIbhUHWesiToprnQuu_3JJJkQUUwE1sTOSK3S1unxCRivl7YTYqkyh8nE8x5nJJJrf7o1ks8fA0ZKkyjLkNceGIeEQjn6B44CHOmjNMaEV5PNqrl6v0/s1002/Bill+Bagley+1966.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="753" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCjWC_FjJA4aTqg8bUkKCbc9CUIbhUHWesiToprnQuu_3JJJkQUUwE1sTOSK3S1unxCRivl7YTYqkyh8nE8x5nJJJrf7o1ks8fA0ZKkyjLkNceGIeEQjn6B44CHOmjNMaEV5PNqrl6v0/s320/Bill+Bagley+1966.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <br /><p></p><p>We kept in touch for a short while and then he went on to bigger things. His independent learning project to study the life of Mark Twain resulted in an incredible trip on a home-made raft down the Mississippi River. He later published<a href="https://www.amazon.com/River-Fever-Adventures-Mississippi-1969-1972/dp/156085278X/ref=asc_df_156085278X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=366288691411&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15225988977528774474&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030456&hvtargid=pla-783897373574&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=77768497858&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=366288691411&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15225988977528774474&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030456&hvtargid=pla-783897373574" target="_blank"> a book of his adventures </a>which I read when it was published in May, 2019: <span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle">River Fever: Adventures on the Mississippi, 1969-1972</span></p><p><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCIDf8bqx6L5rR2taxAehiZjy-MzYU_bNeBBZ8gLevFmq0aPJckTpqz4uSv2X2YU3yVe_NZHMRVvXaM6z9Tc14lNda0GBmfeMuBc1nqBpqC4MBQ7gilPpvvGx6tHCAvIMXDFqnWC8HsE/s499/51MPmzBqy8L._SX326_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCIDf8bqx6L5rR2taxAehiZjy-MzYU_bNeBBZ8gLevFmq0aPJckTpqz4uSv2X2YU3yVe_NZHMRVvXaM6z9Tc14lNda0GBmfeMuBc1nqBpqC4MBQ7gilPpvvGx6tHCAvIMXDFqnWC8HsE/s320/51MPmzBqy8L._SX326_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /> Bill was an iconoclast, a romantic and a great humanitarian. He did not suffer fools lightly nor did he hold back in the face of wrong-headed thinking or powerful politicians and Mormon theologians.<span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle"> I will miss you my friend, may you always be "forever young."</span><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle"></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Frj2CLGldC4" width="320" youtube-src-id="Frj2CLGldC4"></iframe></div><br /><span class="a-size-extra-large" id="productTitle"><br /></span><p></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202242421431357050.post-65566284836571550582021-10-03T18:45:00.061-06:002021-10-31T12:43:03.714-06:00The Advance of Time - Inevitable and Unstoppable<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23AC_BMKYJclUN9X416BGqgOA7jhuVQaeXctxVI3wHdlfnn-4J7avu2vyDLJmolTiq_Mq7dHeyMMH-_ri-SYjq9yj2uCJ_kueCQH1RfO-jrzC5uAiNrhYaxIenW04C1-E1siWKbkLKOU/s1280/WIN_20200507_15_39_26_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23AC_BMKYJclUN9X416BGqgOA7jhuVQaeXctxVI3wHdlfnn-4J7avu2vyDLJmolTiq_Mq7dHeyMMH-_ri-SYjq9yj2uCJ_kueCQH1RfO-jrzC5uAiNrhYaxIenW04C1-E1siWKbkLKOU/w400-h225/WIN_20200507_15_39_26_Pro.jpg" title="Me in my kitchen before it's remodel" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMUeiYbvYwDY913D2osJL2jNszVPGskEsrQd4cO14VFg4nkuj2A7C9xe4bsnnXxJT440U1AFZazAc7K17bXjBB-heFwb0wln6qb6UrxMYgwegNhxSvXQXL2MY7FxYK6Eb1jDVUkPP15A/s723/WIN_20211003_08_20_20_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="723" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMUeiYbvYwDY913D2osJL2jNszVPGskEsrQd4cO14VFg4nkuj2A7C9xe4bsnnXxJT440U1AFZazAc7K17bXjBB-heFwb0wln6qb6UrxMYgwegNhxSvXQXL2MY7FxYK6Eb1jDVUkPP15A/s320/WIN_20211003_08_20_20_Pro.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: left;"> I know, I've been missing for a while. It's been a busy summer since I last posted in early 2021. Of course, there was this little pandemic going on in all of our lives....</p><p style="text-align: left;">2021 has been a year of MANY CHANGES in my life. I turned 70 years old in December. 2020, and decided I needed to live a healthier and more intentional lifestyle. This means losing weight, getting in shape, quit drinking alcohol and start doing things that please me. <br /></p><p></p><p>The clock is ticking and I decided that those things I had deprived myself of (mainly due to a lack of money and misalignment with my spouse's priorities), I was no longer going to wait for. In April, I hired a personal trainer and do work outs twice a week at the local gym. I signed up for a year contract because I don't want to give up early. </p><p>My husband and I finally agreed on remodeling the kitchen and dining room. We refinanced the house to get the funds necessary and signed the contract with our contractor, Lorenzo, who did our master bath remodel in 2016. He has been so busy, he couldn't start until July 5th. The remodel would do some wall removal to open up our dining room and kitchen, provide new kitchen cabinets, counter tops, backsplashes, sink and faucet and appliances -- plus all new flooring (vinyl planking) through most of the house, repair of the walls and new paint. I also bought new window coverings, book cases, cabinets and shelves for the living room, dining room, and kitchen. We had to move out of the house for five weeks in July and August. Our friends, Steve and Anna, loaned us their condo while they were in Florida and we took a 10 day vacation to Tennessee before we moved back in by early August. Our trip to Tennessee included pleasant hours with our grandson, daughter and son-in-law in the Cumberland Plateau area of Central Tennessee and in Nashville. They drove down from Cleveland and we flew in to Nashville. We spent 7 nights at <a href="https://www.fairfieldgladeresort.com/" target="_blank">Fairfield Glade Resort</a> near Crossville and enjoyed a pontoon boat ride on the lake and plenty of pickleball. Ron and I also made it to Knoxville for a paddle boat Tennessee River cruise and to <a href="https://tnstateparks.com/parks/fall-creek-falls" target="_blank">Fall Creek Falls State Park</a> and Chattanooga. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkdk3x2g8tc77H5uXnWOAZUEbnYiAXNTzIQMK_Wx0Ay1b_r8C2wX5Nkc171UuB1vO0hzA8Rj8pFrBdx2x2a5-r8PDytfMq623ymVlIVNGObqdFrMfYNQcsVWz6C1E1jMGaqvdeRy16eg/s1600/DSCN0181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkdk3x2g8tc77H5uXnWOAZUEbnYiAXNTzIQMK_Wx0Ay1b_r8C2wX5Nkc171UuB1vO0hzA8Rj8pFrBdx2x2a5-r8PDytfMq623ymVlIVNGObqdFrMfYNQcsVWz6C1E1jMGaqvdeRy16eg/s320/DSCN0181.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrQKbumrH5TqFmjZ3vmGfk7CycsO2I2EVpFpvqEmAsfXhOyBF0C0BJwy6TL85eW6FNW0Nl2vrQ-8xVY0pIyamtZsJZ6SiPo3qesscOO3RT-qI9-gG6v4_HGUgjjD6KJHe2wedWCg-owE/s437/DSCN0177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="409" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgrQKbumrH5TqFmjZ3vmGfk7CycsO2I2EVpFpvqEmAsfXhOyBF0C0BJwy6TL85eW6FNW0Nl2vrQ-8xVY0pIyamtZsJZ6SiPo3qesscOO3RT-qI9-gG6v4_HGUgjjD6KJHe2wedWCg-owE/s320/DSCN0177.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcdnjXHDdAZdnbupQWUx-6OdagRAh-Y6ctxF43HdcGNpfiIv0Ue3M9LEMcGZ5LX9FidwVqZ4yNJQ2ZUEHx_ojdWnOkEI0u1A4fi59Ll1dgMTvrpd6sPWzp_0uPU_BGbV_MivtXjV4rFE/s1600/DSCN0224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcdnjXHDdAZdnbupQWUx-6OdagRAh-Y6ctxF43HdcGNpfiIv0Ue3M9LEMcGZ5LX9FidwVqZ4yNJQ2ZUEHx_ojdWnOkEI0u1A4fi59Ll1dgMTvrpd6sPWzp_0uPU_BGbV_MivtXjV4rFE/s320/DSCN0224.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>We moved back in August 7th and the plumber hooked the water back up August 9th. The remodel is wonderful. Even my husband is pleased. </p><p>The "before" pictures of the kitchen:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFvMwZlghxXiFYSVHO1BaTeJjHofRwC6zIJLsGb2hwHX5J7_-q3tp0UbcQ3AbxWwrEEQmMHhnrYo95jbatk7wIIKseCKraF4nGmk3nxo491GpdkciXsxli4k-4kaevHfg_wv3k2rJLLI/s1600/DSCN0202+%25282019_02_15+23_18_41+UTC%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFvMwZlghxXiFYSVHO1BaTeJjHofRwC6zIJLsGb2hwHX5J7_-q3tp0UbcQ3AbxWwrEEQmMHhnrYo95jbatk7wIIKseCKraF4nGmk3nxo491GpdkciXsxli4k-4kaevHfg_wv3k2rJLLI/s320/DSCN0202+%25282019_02_15+23_18_41+UTC%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGVCTIlKvLvs8-f_bNutG2cpanPvo63nIJ_J13z_rz07LbLNnvF2jR-5vv5yGo1FTIof6q6RkEDnbHosfDa1D800ZRsio0Ko0UI-VTRJTLj66R6yrmN5r0lRDAGdYLWjWqsP3zRA73f4/s1041/DSCN0203+%25282019_02_15+23_18_41+UTC%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1041" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGVCTIlKvLvs8-f_bNutG2cpanPvo63nIJ_J13z_rz07LbLNnvF2jR-5vv5yGo1FTIof6q6RkEDnbHosfDa1D800ZRsio0Ko0UI-VTRJTLj66R6yrmN5r0lRDAGdYLWjWqsP3zRA73f4/s320/DSCN0203+%25282019_02_15+23_18_41+UTC%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The "after" pictures of the kitchen:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSQaBUcitowvI_pMVcIjZmOgly6t_rlrhZbJ15ghXO0FS231Uy3W34-eJQdemc1fe8p3eAM1mi-zz3SPUpXn_CYQvmAtxf493LBZSsDXDeZtmhsfZN4B7VanH5WCLIM2jvY4NRW0s7oo/s640/2021-08-10+15.51.31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDSQaBUcitowvI_pMVcIjZmOgly6t_rlrhZbJ15ghXO0FS231Uy3W34-eJQdemc1fe8p3eAM1mi-zz3SPUpXn_CYQvmAtxf493LBZSsDXDeZtmhsfZN4B7VanH5WCLIM2jvY4NRW0s7oo/s320/2021-08-10+15.51.31.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He passed away in June from a stroke. So happy we were able to take a vacation to Big Sky, Montana with Page and his wife, Laurie, in July 2020 and that we celebrated Ron's 81st birthday together in March, 2021 at the Hotel Del Coronado.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA40_WINzZDNdN16At4gtAgfCzOXpE07LnCCA7-X95iNWumdqQ4Zbojc_9oCr3-NNPHISmdHcePN6FMfGCsL89HVUnEsTyMmxlfjTgZRchRwn08s_oCId4sf7IdlP5F2eLIYOERK90Rs/s1024/Bucks+T4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA40_WINzZDNdN16At4gtAgfCzOXpE07LnCCA7-X95iNWumdqQ4Zbojc_9oCr3-NNPHISmdHcePN6FMfGCsL89HVUnEsTyMmxlfjTgZRchRwn08s_oCId4sf7IdlP5F2eLIYOERK90Rs/s320/Bucks+T4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQWhN7rhBCEYuMaeix8U1tISZbKIkU9Q5RjzBuyZwhRq49LQY1GYXj57gkoi577g386wJF5ilynGBSwVMMmCoHnwHcPDqzxVGx9rxsBsUFhinS9gX6t4ZkehYXgz7lj0NDTi_In3eHS8/s1365/IMG_8718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQWhN7rhBCEYuMaeix8U1tISZbKIkU9Q5RjzBuyZwhRq49LQY1GYXj57gkoi577g386wJF5ilynGBSwVMMmCoHnwHcPDqzxVGx9rxsBsUFhinS9gX6t4ZkehYXgz7lj0NDTi_In3eHS8/s320/IMG_8718.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTs_eeOj0duqg4l_MTy37ZVVpjtuXlIBu1lxY0FFoMlmqGCu93Co2MAkOiyx3O_QgIdMimd5ddPmQU-K6fIws5fYmmUkjkrD71HDe980QBEqOIt5YawCobg4KNlynQEGkBWkkPcoeR3U/s1024/Kayack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTs_eeOj0duqg4l_MTy37ZVVpjtuXlIBu1lxY0FFoMlmqGCu93Co2MAkOiyx3O_QgIdMimd5ddPmQU-K6fIws5fYmmUkjkrD71HDe980QBEqOIt5YawCobg4KNlynQEGkBWkkPcoeR3U/s320/Kayack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhI0K6fQfzBwKZE5Sp272ln-3PafdNdOpiJUNjZnPWkq-hs1qKDdSa0O_zOVzQr97XiEraWuzY-22gOK2D3jGBLtMc15-JJ5UGUArrWwaD8oOzyfiID3r0xjfjtQgwyVB-s5ts4QXWdQ/s1024/Yellowstone+NP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhI0K6fQfzBwKZE5Sp272ln-3PafdNdOpiJUNjZnPWkq-hs1qKDdSa0O_zOVzQr97XiEraWuzY-22gOK2D3jGBLtMc15-JJ5UGUArrWwaD8oOzyfiID3r0xjfjtQgwyVB-s5ts4QXWdQ/s320/Yellowstone+NP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkza2JzURVV6vbpTixn6YdHKpC08s-9o7P3QIOPkxB-idpuBegdx73W7JwkUPTxOu7H88VM0yTJ8jDyYiS8q6x-RomHslzkqxQOvt2bCYY1Gb8YmysKT97VamN5zFyTmU08K20Fr_gY0/s1178/DSCN1911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1178" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkza2JzURVV6vbpTixn6YdHKpC08s-9o7P3QIOPkxB-idpuBegdx73W7JwkUPTxOu7H88VM0yTJ8jDyYiS8q6x-RomHslzkqxQOvt2bCYY1Gb8YmysKT97VamN5zFyTmU08K20Fr_gY0/s320/DSCN1911.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Celebration of Life was a wonderful event honoring Page. Page was Ron's best friend. We got married in Page and Laurie's backyard in January, 2006. We miss Page who was only 73 years old.<br /></p><p> We had a couple of extra days in San Diego, so we went up the Coast Highway to Carlsbad. We also enjoyed a Japanese dinner with my friend Takako and her husband, Eric. <a href="http://takakospaintings.com/" target="_blank">Takako is an artist</a><a href="http://takakospaintings.com/" target="_blank">,</a> too. I sketched her several years ago:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-sl3O2jkD0EbeetYEer6BwIAG0jzh5FEMAkBlGXFEY2wtTYK-hHYhTVP5XbDyx_ktRzVgiQMbn5CyTZ2snIl2w1ZYtA5Ptp-i37_w1hX16ByPizbMxcf3PFRIygUbT4iqX8lKX_Lj9I/s768/1977+%25282019_02_15+23_18_41+UTC%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-sl3O2jkD0EbeetYEer6BwIAG0jzh5FEMAkBlGXFEY2wtTYK-hHYhTVP5XbDyx_ktRzVgiQMbn5CyTZ2snIl2w1ZYtA5Ptp-i37_w1hX16ByPizbMxcf3PFRIygUbT4iqX8lKX_Lj9I/s320/1977+%25282019_02_15+23_18_41+UTC%2529.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZS8RG9wGentrhwOEkmsHM7vfHBs3qX7G6m_75ewfRxuwKI7uSOuA6v5yYVD2WdiRWkI9iQ0hb0fJy2HgQ0TTfik2C3RvV6Wa7KxkSvx0ClgV9q77le8jNQb9cPkdjZSe4Y-0yjiZ7JA/s477/DSCN0263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="477" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZS8RG9wGentrhwOEkmsHM7vfHBs3qX7G6m_75ewfRxuwKI7uSOuA6v5yYVD2WdiRWkI9iQ0hb0fJy2HgQ0TTfik2C3RvV6Wa7KxkSvx0ClgV9q77le8jNQb9cPkdjZSe4Y-0yjiZ7JA/s320/DSCN0263.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnllKBpUsF_WSvEfndmJvFzZ5bGrwor2CgtVcBjYn4__HCc7Ik8myeswBveZrr6hJhhUEb9oCBX_o90ECdWkedOF1euH1cAN9JhXrDVPiYC5Qw446ltdo5IyiSuyzXxLztsFX2uksOyEI/s607/DSCN0259+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="607" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnllKBpUsF_WSvEfndmJvFzZ5bGrwor2CgtVcBjYn4__HCc7Ik8myeswBveZrr6hJhhUEb9oCBX_o90ECdWkedOF1euH1cAN9JhXrDVPiYC5Qw446ltdo5IyiSuyzXxLztsFX2uksOyEI/s320/DSCN0259+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>On our return to Albuquerque, we visited my daughter, Amanda, and her husband, Malcolm, in Tucson (they live in a house where javalina regularly visit them) and also my old friend and union brother, Hector, and his wife, Dolores, in Mesa, AZ where they recently moved to from Seattle, WA. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJfQEsYNN0itiePzUrclPAJ5-dphqXMpLFG6cTr1bZ7YiAiei51IG0TIljc2sLWmAidXdj1q5sgbp7-JcaVdZIBMwEnJ5foAtGAyDHC7Zq4zm1SI5KzKDYJsfIeFU5ylrWieziPB_Cj8/s592/2021-08-18+18.44.55.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="592" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJfQEsYNN0itiePzUrclPAJ5-dphqXMpLFG6cTr1bZ7YiAiei51IG0TIljc2sLWmAidXdj1q5sgbp7-JcaVdZIBMwEnJ5foAtGAyDHC7Zq4zm1SI5KzKDYJsfIeFU5ylrWieziPB_Cj8/s320/2021-08-18+18.44.55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4DOJNtv2De9OG68rraIuWZv9hhw2hnZkksWlu7-53RhnojLsnFYeN620TmDHGc3p3tKhlxGfR6n9onv9JZtcz9ZKOKNZZiB77B5ALCsA0VndSOhOGpHoOOBfYVydeBAFBl_KD_8BFuE/s640/2021-08-18+10.54.58-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4DOJNtv2De9OG68rraIuWZv9hhw2hnZkksWlu7-53RhnojLsnFYeN620TmDHGc3p3tKhlxGfR6n9onv9JZtcz9ZKOKNZZiB77B5ALCsA0VndSOhOGpHoOOBfYVydeBAFBl_KD_8BFuE/s320/2021-08-18+10.54.58-1.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2ZNpggDFIQCX_d4lr2_bj-jpwgV3rNza3LshFi2oPqsERP0puz0l5cS8I9-RKC6n2bzEq0QWZujmqKoNMkdk2YiQC8LVvV5l1_2SKops1vEakKeY2XgLddB97e8RdkbFx_T_No5dZW4/s640/2021-08-18+10.54.38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2ZNpggDFIQCX_d4lr2_bj-jpwgV3rNza3LshFi2oPqsERP0puz0l5cS8I9-RKC6n2bzEq0QWZujmqKoNMkdk2YiQC8LVvV5l1_2SKops1vEakKeY2XgLddB97e8RdkbFx_T_No5dZW4/s320/2021-08-18+10.54.38.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><p>I joined Weight Watchers September 1st and have lost 6 pounds already. I decided to turn the guest bedroom into my art studio. Had the carpet removed and vinyl planking installed, then ordered a wall bed so we can still provide a bed for my overnight guests. I installed the new wall bed with the help of friends, Joyce and Paul. I got a new studio easel and, <i>presto</i>, my new art studio is ready!</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzqPM6fZFakmJMumUo5c4ntCtdTAinrBOfA5sCVEQ94vkVIslfVrR0ZKb3k83zuC-9Z5CzBwJtcCQwysRz7tqdkBDyUgIo9xpvF3ywMSb4_Ywin_k5ZfMna5w5qB9JoJoVRmbaE32JEo/s1280/WIN_20211003_08_22_40_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzqPM6fZFakmJMumUo5c4ntCtdTAinrBOfA5sCVEQ94vkVIslfVrR0ZKb3k83zuC-9Z5CzBwJtcCQwysRz7tqdkBDyUgIo9xpvF3ywMSb4_Ywin_k5ZfMna5w5qB9JoJoVRmbaE32JEo/w400-h225/WIN_20211003_08_22_40_Pro.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I signed up for a <a href="https://newmexicoartleague.wildapricot.org/event-4428125" target="_blank">Plein Air Painting class</a> at the <a href="https://newmexicoartleague.wildapricot.org/" target="_blank">New Mexico Art League </a>with instructor (and friend) <a href="https://www.alicewebbart.com/" target="_blank">Alice Webb</a> and began Sunday outdoor painting September 29th. I also signed up for an <a href="https://newmexicoartleague.wildapricot.org/event-4428189" target="_blank">Encaustic Art Workshop</a> for a weekend in November. Here is Alice Webb starting a landscape at the Coronado Historic Monument in Bernalillo, NM:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9NAZnIlzqHfrypWrjFeXv1Roc_u9GlKeaTDRr0MIc2RfclG4A4Tl-z0fmZjIEo4Ky6e3oQWym0SQI4zAEyrsmwL7PEHlyLh08fFhrwlYMgLcJP-eMjdnhS7d_wJ6RlN979nCXX_TSpY/s640/DSCN0480.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9NAZnIlzqHfrypWrjFeXv1Roc_u9GlKeaTDRr0MIc2RfclG4A4Tl-z0fmZjIEo4Ky6e3oQWym0SQI4zAEyrsmwL7PEHlyLh08fFhrwlYMgLcJP-eMjdnhS7d_wJ6RlN979nCXX_TSpY/w400-h300/DSCN0480.JPG" width="400" /><span style="color: black;"></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Here are my plein air paintings I made during the class:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b></b></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkqzXGaVmhCprdKGVTwbndz_QpiGsLQx_KaUORoPMhAJOmR6ZvhRDgB8X91B0aIPQK5dRs3wTla6MYYLnClPXEQ65UKnyOiUZXQasoq3CjLaD8t6iqDxHnmTZGNxy88fMI5dxUIvqtVM/s5184/IMG_0591.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkqzXGaVmhCprdKGVTwbndz_QpiGsLQx_KaUORoPMhAJOmR6ZvhRDgB8X91B0aIPQK5dRs3wTla6MYYLnClPXEQ65UKnyOiUZXQasoq3CjLaD8t6iqDxHnmTZGNxy88fMI5dxUIvqtVM/w480-h640/IMG_0591.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></i></span></span></div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3Rbt1qu1tS_VFbhup1CFaoltDYTqEb6U5hQh4MKc6FsEXzQ4EZ6-sEBjxjCY9FkFEAYN3AWeh71MMo6KWl89w7WGWMwpAUYb2J993-QYLP88OmlesIE__-9bAsAihGFLcX4jEzBEYpk/s4017/IMG_0588.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2915" data-original-width="4017" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3Rbt1qu1tS_VFbhup1CFaoltDYTqEb6U5hQh4MKc6FsEXzQ4EZ6-sEBjxjCY9FkFEAYN3AWeh71MMo6KWl89w7WGWMwpAUYb2J993-QYLP88OmlesIE__-9bAsAihGFLcX4jEzBEYpk/w640-h464/IMG_0588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M4ZnvBC01fuxh3G8ZoUFN0gDFRJ3-Xk5cVavcE6bAYJauYj5AZ7g_MF8jrjNtFqvcnHClM1R5WW1LUeKI2EMA_2xsD-MONtAMN894KOKYwEI-L8_Bi2Ukkg7DvW_paxn9JpdSMsioqE/s4001/IMG_0586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="4001" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M4ZnvBC01fuxh3G8ZoUFN0gDFRJ3-Xk5cVavcE6bAYJauYj5AZ7g_MF8jrjNtFqvcnHClM1R5WW1LUeKI2EMA_2xsD-MONtAMN894KOKYwEI-L8_Bi2Ukkg7DvW_paxn9JpdSMsioqE/w640-h510/IMG_0586.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b></i></span></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Tempus fugit</b> </i>my friends. </span> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Better do today what you should not put off until tomorrow. </b></span></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.com0