We are so fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend the wedding of Kirsten (Chuck’s nephew’s daughter) and Ben in Galesburg, Illinois.  Four days of celebrating started with a family dinner where we reminisced with the bride’s dad about his wedding over 40 years ago, where we were the young’uns listing to the old…

The South Rock Art Tour was a success for these two artists of Beachview.art. The weather was perfect and a constant stream of art lovers came through the house and sales were steady. It was also an opportunity to exchange ideas and helpful info with other visiting artists. And we made new connections with people…

Chuck and I are participating in this year’s art tour. We are number 14 on the official map available on their website. https://www.southrockarttour.com There will be a selection of my original watercolour paintings, prints and art cards. Hope to see you next weekend.

We’ve made it to our new home, but it will take some time to fine tune it. In the meantime we’ll continue to post and you can look forward to changes in format and style.

After 21 years, with over a year of technical difficulties, in their last email to me Typepad threw up their hands in defeat: "Hello- We're sorry that you continue to encounter problems uploading images.We understand your frustrations; we're frustrated too. Unfortunately, we don't have any suggestions other than to upload theimage again if you encounter…

Took the shin (bullet train) back to Yokohama. We booked seats on the correct side to see Mr. Fuji. There were clear blue skies before and after Fujiyama station, but the mountain was socked in.  I’m glad we had our glimpse on the first train. Back at the Grace Hotel we had an upgraded room…

The bullet train from Kyoto to Osaka took 14 minutes and cost around $55 for the two of us. That sounds expensive, but considering the distance covered, it was OK.  We checked into our tiny room at the SmileOsaka hotel. The afternoon was spent at a nearby mall where we had lunch in the seating/dining…

Check another one off the list. We choose our adventures primarily based on value, then location, so this time we were led to Japan for a cruise to five Japanese ports, six days at sea (including two May 2nd's as we crossed the dateline) then five ports in Alaska prior to arriving in our home…

Note: delays due to further issues with Typepad's ability to upload photos. I have a new goal: this summer when Mari is here to hold my hand I will migrate this blog to a platform I can manage myself.  Day 3: started with crab cakes eggs Benedict, of course, then headed to the downtown Estes…