Friday, 29 June 2018

Le Deseamos Vviajes Seguros! (We wish you safe travels)

Today is an exciting day for all of us here at WTIOC.  Our fearless leader is flying to her next grand adventure, Granada, Spain! 


We are so happy that you will be living in a beautiful city near your extended family.  Spending part of the year there, and part of the year in Miami with your sister seems like the perfect plan.  Please take lots of photos to share with us as you explore your new city. 

By all accounts, Granada seems like a very interesting place for the architecture, food, history. and culture.  Here's a taste of what you will experience.

View of the Alhambra with Sierra Nevada in the background

View from the Alhambra

Granada is a top destination for foodies.  I believe it from the seeing all the wonderful dishes.  Especially the tapas.  I am so jealous!! 



It wouldn't be right to enjoy the sites and the delicious food without some lovely Spanish wine.  Here's an article on the "5 Must-Try wine Bars In Granada" to get you started. 

¡buen viaje, Regina!





Thursday, 28 June 2018

An Afternoon At The Tip Of The Cape

Are you ready for an afternoon trip to Provincetown?  Apparently it's the day of the Portuguese Festival and Parade.  It's 2:00, which means it's 5:00 somewhere.  We end up at Tin Pan Alley, across from the Town Hall-- and got a great table at the window.

Beer on tap and the House Rum Punch.  The Punch was very tasty.

Someone likes oysters.  None for me, I had the Fish Tenders, which were so fresh and so yummy.

Here comes the parade!!







PTown is a great place for people-watching.  The most flamboyant characters are often in costume to promote a show in which they are performing.


And with that, I'll leave with a Moment of Zen.


Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Nostalgia

There was a lot of excitement at our house this weekend.

All the kids were here to celebrate the long St Jean Baptiste holiday weekend. This holiday marks the end of the school year in Quebec. It is a day eagerly awaited by teachers and students alike.

While the girls were rummaging around in the basement, they discovered a container full of their old Cabbage Patch Dolls. It was like old home week. Squeals and hilarity ensued.

My girls were obsessed with these dolls. When the dolls became the hot new toy in the early 80's they ended up at the top of my daughters' Christmas lists. Luckily, I bought their presents early that year,  because as it got closer to Christmas there were no Cabbage Patch dolls to be had anywhere. Parents were desperate to find dolls.

The two middle dolls were the ones Santa brought that Christmas. Next came the bald babies and then Mike's mom and dad got them the Russian baby and the Spanish matador on the far right.

My son-in-law thinks we should sell them all! One vintage doll in mint condition has a value of over $900.00.


These dolls are not mint condition! They were well loved.


Next discovery- Mike's old record player and a container full of old records. He won't give any of those away. Our son-in-law loves old records so Mike had an appreciative audience for his stories.



Kerri found the beautiful outfits that Mike's relatives sent from Poland when she was born.
Here she is at age 2 ready to go to her uncle's wedding. I can't find the photo that shows the whole outfit. 
And here she is today trying to get back into it! Adult beverages may have been involved.


It was fun to reminisce. Where did those years go?

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Twilight

Twilight is my favorite time of day, I love the energy in the air as night is falling. I took this picture Sunday evening, it reminds me of one of my favorite poems/songs.




In the Gloaming

by Meta Orred


In the gloaming*, oh, my darling!

When the lights are dim and low,
And the quiet shadows falling,
Softly come and softly go;

When the winds are sobbing faintly
With a gentle unknown woe,
Will you think of me, and love me,
As you did once long ago?

In the gloaming, oh, my darling!
Think not bitterly of me!
Tho' I passed away in silence
Left you lonely, set you free;

For my heart was crush'd with longing,
What had been could never be;
It was best to leave you thus, dear,
Best for you, and best for me.








Monday, 25 June 2018

Philosophy



An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: "Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist."

Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute.

Weeks later when the grades were posted, the rest of the group wondered how he could have gotten an A when he had barely written anything at all. His answer consisted of two words: "What chair?"