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Mmmm....Breakfast!

Dec 07, 2011 10:33 AM Filed in: Day To Day

A few weeks back my friend Ari (Thanks, Ari!) posted a link to a blog called "The Kitchn" on her facebook page, and specifically to a set of recipes for 6 breakfast casserole dishes. Now I love a good breakfast. It's easily my favorite meal of the day, and a real breakfast is the best way I know of to get a Saturday off to a great start. So of course I started reading...and reading....and read some more. It didn't take long for me to decide I needed to try out some of these casseroles... Read More...
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Autumn's End

Nov 19, 2011 11:04 AM Filed in: Day To Day
Hello, Everybody.

It's been awhile since I've posted anything, so I thought today I'd try to catch you up on happenings here and there...


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Pomp and Circumstance and a Holiday's End

Jul 02, 2011 10:11 AM Filed in: On The Road
And now, oh yes, on to the final chapter in our Scotland/Holland holiday!

When we left you last it was a Wednesday evening, and V and I were wrapping up our three days in Edinburgh resting up for what was ahead. Thursday was a travel day, and travel we did! Our morning started off with one last big Scottish breakfast at the hotel, a short, slightly soggy walk to the bus stop, and a ride to the Edinburgh airport where we hopped on our plane to Amsterdam, the land of tulips and windmills. It was a homecoming for V, but for me a brand new adventure in a brand new country! With me bum knee though and two airports and a train station to navigate our way through our goal for the day was to simply make it to our room for the night more or less in one piece! Read More...
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Congratulations To A Friend!

Apr 09, 2011 01:41 PM Filed in: Fun & Interesting

Congratulations to my friend Lill Ann and her new business partner Sophie who now have their official website up and running! Ekvipasje is a new equine therapy private practice operating out of Bergen, Norway. I know this is something Lill Ann has dreamed of doing for many years, and she and Sohie have been working very hard to get the practice off the ground. It looks now like their efforts are really beginning to pay off!
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Edinburgh!

Apr 04, 2011 12:00 PM Filed in: On The Road
I LOVE Edinburgh! It's been my favorite city for many, many years now ever since I first saw it on a spur of the moment side trip while on a holiday that had gone slightly awry. Some friends suggested taking in the city for a couple of days, so I did and I was hooked. That's where V and I were heading next on a gale-like Monday morning out on the Isle of Skye. We loaded up our car and headed off into the winds and the rain at about 8:30AM. It was a long drive to Edinburgh, in the range of 6 hours or so, with a rental car drop off deadline at the other end, so we wanted to get an early start. Read More...
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Siren Call Photography

Apr 02, 2011 10:00 AM Filed in: Fun & Interesting
My friend Dar Hurt has finally
taken the plunge and opened up her own personal photography website Siren Call Photography. Dar lives in coastal Maine and has the great good fortune of seeing wonderful displays of Nature all year 'round along with thought provoking scenes of small town life and the maritime culture. She also has an eye and
a knack for capturing the moment, and now she has a way to share all of that with all of us. Go ahead and stop by her site sometime soon and see for yourself. I think you'll find a photo or two or three that will make you stop for a moment and think and feel.

Congratulations, Dar, and best of luck to you in your new endeavor!
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A Cottage On The Isle Of Skye

Mar 21, 2011 12:17 PM Filed in: On The Road

So that Monday morning was the beginning of our 8th day in Scotland. Once again we packed up our bags and loaded our car, got out the maps and our set of directions where we could easily lay our hands on them, pulled out onto the road saying "Left, left, left, left..." and we were off!
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To The Northern Coast

Mar 16, 2011 08:03 PM Filed in: On The Road
That Friday, the morning of our 5th day in Scotland (after one last mammoth Scottish breakfast for the road) we packed our bags, loaded our car, and set off for the far north coast. We were heading for Wick where we had a B&B room reserved for just the one night, and we had the whole day to wind our way up the A9 and see what we could see along the way!
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My Heart's In The Highlands

Mar 03, 2011 12:26 PM Filed in: On The Road
My friends often ask me what it is about Scotland and the Highlands that draws me to them so strongly. Well, it's mostly one of those mysterious intangibles I think, really just a very strong sense of being home there, of belonging. But that's not really much of an explanation, is it? So I usually just tell them, if you ever go and see it for yourself, you will know. Really that's as true an explanation I think as the first, and now V has been there to see for herself! Read More...
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A Promise Kept

Feb 28, 2011 01:06 PM Filed in: Day To Day
Well, it's been a few weeks now since I got back from my Scotland/Holland trip, and I'm finally getting around to writing a bit about it. The problem is where to begin? It was such a great holiday! I was gone from home for 25 days, and together V and I had 22 of those days to run around together and have all sorts of Adventure. Best holiday ever! But there's so much to tell of that one post will not even come close to covering it all. So I'll try to do maybe 3-4 posts over the next few weeks to try to fit it all in. I won't make any promises of course, but I'll give it a shot! Read More...
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Hagerbaumer & Newell Wildlife Art

Feb 22, 2011 12:50 PM Filed in: Fun & Interesting
Hello, Everybody!

For my first post of this new year here's a quick note to introduce to all of you my cousin Tom's new website Hagerbaumer & Newell Wildlife Art. Tom is a fulltime artist specializing in waterfowl carvings. He has competed in and judged many, many national and international carving shows over the years and has many awards and accolades to show for it... Read More...
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