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The wind makes the narration hard to hear – What we want to tell you is that legend has it that at this bridge, immersing your face in the water for 7 seconds and then letting it air dry will guarantee eternal youth. We decided to pass, although one young woman on our tour bus…
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Visiting the Lancashire region of England and the towns of Clitheroe and Barley were a big reason for this trip. We knew about the Quaker history of this area but didn’t realize that most tourists talk about the witches of Pendle Hill (1612), rather than George Fox’s walk up Pendle Hill (1652) where he had…
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Hello, all! This will be the first of 3 parts for our blog about our recent trip to the UK. Some of you have shared with us that a favorite TV show is “All Creatures Great and Small”. About half of the photos here are filming locations from that show. This includes the original BBC…
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We’re trying a new format this week. A while back a photographer friend of ours, Brooks Jensen, suggested we do more videos in which we are speaking to you. We hope you enjoy this new “slice of life” approach (pun intended). Don’t miss the little Maltese Cross embellishment to the left of the pie The…
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We returned from USA on June 28 and welcomed niece Christine, her husband Seth, 11 year old Joey (Josephine) and 10 year old Benno (Benjamin) on July 20. We packed a lot into 5 days. Because of the heat wave the first stops were the beach, the National Aquarium, and a water park with sea…
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First stop was for 3 year old granddaughter Maggie’s ballet recital. Next was off to 18 year old grandson Owen’s high school graduation from Loyola Blakefield. From left to right – Foster, Zeke, Jake, Caitlin, Owen, Wes, and Alex. This fall he is off to Northeastern University majoring in cognitive psychology and computer science. He’ll…
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We decided to celebrate our 20th anniversary as a couple with an impromptu trip to Rome and Sicily. We flew to Rome and after a few days, we took a train that was eventually loaded onto a ferry to Sicily, After two days in Cantania, Sicily, we traveled by bus to another Sicilian port for…
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Continuing on in Valletta. Welcome to the Barrakka Gardens at the top of the Lift Last month we went on an idyllic stroll along the Old Victoria Line in Gnien I-Gharusa heading towards Mosta. It is a defunct railway now a walking path. It dates back to the British colonial period. It fell out of…
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In this “odds and ends” posting we’ll start with some neighborhood sights. We wanted to share two photos (a plain stall and a fancy marble stall) for a peek at some of the MANY freshly squeezed orange juice stands. The other photos of Sliema were irresistible “one-offs”. Valletta – One of the ferries lets you…
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