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Grandparenting in Mendocino ‘09

December 2, 2009

Doug and I loved taking our 2-year-old grandson on our trip to Mendocino, a lovely, intimate town on the Northern California coast. As always, we stayed at the comfortable Inn at Schoolhouse Creek, a few miles south of town.
We enjoyed our hike up Jughandle Creek Trail to the Pigmy Forest at the summit. We all [...]

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Adventures in New Mexico

September 21, 2009

Here are some photos I thought you might enjoy from our recent travels in New Mexico.

The burning of Zozobra–Old Man Gloom–at Santa Fe Fiesta Days. Not recommended for young children!

A lovely sculpture by Joyce Killebrew outside a gallery. My favorite of everything I saw!

Photos from Wild Rivers National Recreation Area

Georgia O'Keeffe Country

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Adventures Riding Elephants in Laos

March 2, 2009

We’re home from Laos, and I want to
share with you about our adventure at the Elephant Camp where we were trained
in being a mahout (pronounced ma-hoot), one of those amazing people who bond
with and work with an elephant.
First of all, it was amazingly fun! We
got to ride the elephants three separate times, usually on our [...]

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Time In a Relaxing Lao Village

February 16, 2009

We returned to Luang Prabang three hours ago. Most of our day was spent traveling by boat down the beautiful Nam Ou.
One hour from Muang Ngoi where we spent the last three nights, and then 6.5 hours on to LP. I feel as if I'm still in the boat–a little tipsy and floaty.
It was [...]

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We have arrived in Paris!

May 19, 2008

I had a fun day visiting the chateau near Amboise in the Loire Valley–Chenenceou. It straddles the Cher River and has about 400 years of history, lots of it involving powerful women. I loved that part. During WWII, the Cher River was the dividing line between Nazi-occupied France and free France. So if you were [...]

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Greetings from France!

May 15, 2008

We have arrived in Sarlat and I love it!! Beautiful medieval village with photo opps at every turn.
We are staying at a peaceful inn a little outside the village – Les Maison de Peyrat. So quiet and relaxing. Also wonderful tourist info from the innkeeper-Jean Luc. Tomorrow we are renting a car and driving [...]

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