Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Birthday Wishes

Today our dear friend CC celebrates her birthday.
👠

Sometimes her birthday celebration is a jubilant one- 2008.

Sometimes it is not- 2016.

But today is a good day.
 Maybe not as jubilant as we would have liked-
We didn't get everything that we hoped for-
But the House is a really big deal.

So let's celebrate this special birthday in style.



We need booze...lots of booze...

Shaken, not stirred.

via GIPHY

And CC you will have your champagne.


And cake- lots of cake.

                                 This cake is soooo not CC that I just had to get it... ; ))


Here we go... this is more like it. 



Have a wonderful birthday, CC.
💖 💘 💝
And tomorrow the fight continues.




Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Election day


Today is the day we can make a difference. I am preaching to the choir here on the blog as I know we would not miss the opportunity. Voter turnout has been high, hopefully it will result in some changes. We will have a better idea this evening. I look forward to discussing the results with all of you later tonight.







Monday, 5 November 2018

Sunday, 4 November 2018

Time to think

Let's complete the weekend with some brain teasers. I think we all need a few smiles to prepare for the days ahead.






1)  I have forests but no trees.
    I have lakes but no water.
    I have roads but no cars.
         What am I?


2)  Which seven-letter word contains dozens of letters?


3) Arnold Schwarzenegger has a big one.
 Michael J. Fox has a small one.
 The pope doesn't use his at all.
 Clinton uses his all the time.
 What is it?


4)  You use a knife to slice my head, and weep 
beside me when I'm dead.
What am I?


5)  What can run but never walks,
has a mouth but never talks,
has a head but never weeps,
has a bed, but never sleeps?



6)  A man leaves home and make three left turns,
only to return home facing two men wearing masks.
Who are these two men?





Have a great day everyone!


Friday, 2 November 2018

Talloires, France


One summer in the 1980s, I was fortunate to attend college in Talloires, France.  It is on Lac Annecy in the Haute-Savoie (French Alps).  It is by far the most beautiful place I have ever been.  I'd like to take you on a tour.

This photo (yes, it's a photograph!!) is from a Talloires facebook group I follow.  The light there is incredible, very similar to the light of Cape Cod.



The whole region is incredibly beautiful.


The school itself is located in a 1000 year-old Priory.








I lived in Veyrier du Lac, which was a quick bus ride from Talloires.  Here are some photos from that part of the lake.  The family I stayed with lives somewhere in this photo.







The largest city of the Haute-Savoie is Annecy.  It's a quaint city, with three canals and the Thiou River running through it.












I would love to go back there one day.