RIVER FERRY ON THE THAMESROYAL PRINCESSMILLENNIAL BRIDGEMEMORIAL TO BRITIAN'S PILOTS DURING WORLD WAR II Today my sisters and I start our latest cruise adventure. We are flying to London where we will spend six days exploring that great city and then we will board the Princess Cruise Lines ship "Crown Princess" for 12 days of… Continue reading LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN
Packing is done. I used my new packing cubes and I love them. Everything is neat and organized. I have a list of everything I have packed...how many pairs of pants, tops, etc. That should help when it comes to repacking for the return trip home. My sister is going to pick up our other… Continue reading PACKING IS DONE…ONE MORE DAY TO GO
Packing is probably the hardest part of traveling; what to take, how much, and so forth. I have tried packing in several different ways but always ended up stuffing things into every small space I could find and with a bag that was bulging at the seams; not to mention getting there and discovering stuff… Continue reading PACKING LUGGAGE BASICS
Counting day makes them seem so much longer than they really are. But departure is almost upon us at last. Sunday, June 23rd, and we are off! For today, we are going up to Whiskeytown Lake. It's a beautiful lake with picnic areas, swimming and boating; but most of the forest that surrounds it was… Continue reading THURSDAY AND TWO DAYS UNTIL WE LEAVE
It's Tuesday, but I keep thinking it's Wednesday. We leave for England on Sunday and every day I think about our departure and then get a day ahead of myself. My mind is trying to hurry things along, but time has a steady beat and can't be hurried or held back. Time moves at the… Continue reading WAITING….A LESSON IN PATIENCE OR AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY?
JOHN 10:5 They will never follow a stranger - indeed, they will run away from him, for they do not recognize strange voices. As I read this verse this morning it came to me that our nation is full of 'strange voices' these days. We are a divided land and many have been deluded and… Continue reading ‘STRANGE VOICES’ IN THE LAND
Today, my sister and I drove for three hours to pick up my eldest son in Central California. His car broke down and he was stuck. Fortunately, he was staying at a friend's house, so he wasn't sitting on the side of the road waiting for me, but he didn't know how he was going… Continue reading A MOTHER’S LOVE FOR HER SON
Departure date is fast approaching....then it's off to London! Trying to take care of everything that needs to be done before we leave. Hoping there isn't something I have forgotten. So much work in getting ready...it's exhausting! The roses that have been freed from all that jungle that was cleared along the fence line are… Continue reading ALMOST THERE
Every year on this day, I gather flowers, primarily roses, from my yard and walk them over to the cemetery just one block from my home. I do it for the precious little one whose small body lies there...beneath the broad, green lawn, under the tall, leafy trees casting their peaceful shadows across the neat… Continue reading SORROWS OF YESTERDAY
I am presently reading the book: "EMMA", by Jane Austen. It's the story of a young woman (Emma) who decides to play matchmaker for another young woman (Harriet Smith) whom she has befriended. Harriet Smith receives a marriage proposal from a young man and she wants Emma to make the decision for her as to… Continue reading DECISIONS AND BOUNDARIES
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