tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66436774010717680232024-02-18T20:36:00.557-08:00 D. Jean Quarles
Journaling - The Writer's LifeD. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.comBlogger335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-20655628971245707902016-11-21T18:34:00.000-08:002016-11-21T18:34:16.051-08:00I Pray for Water<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been a long time since I’ve felt the need to post
something to my blog, but yesterday I returned from a short trip to Standing
Rock and I just wanted to share what I saw and know. <o:p></o:p></div>
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First, who am I? Well, I’m a person who likes water. Yes, I regularly
drink the stuff. I was told as a young person that my body was made up of
57-60% water, and I was also informed that I could only survive for three days
without it. Those things, along with hearing that one of the most pressing
issues around the world, and in particularly third world countries, is clean
water, makes it somewhat of a concern to me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had heard bits and pieces about the Standing Rock protest.
Native Americans protesting with prayer against a pipeline that would go under
a clean water source that could, if it leaks, affect water supplies. Blah,
blah, blah. <o:p></o:p><br />
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The second thing you should know about me is, I’ve NEVER
protested ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, EVER. Nope, I was a bit too young for the wars,
or didn’t live in an area where things were happening, and never felt the need
to go somewhere where things were happening. I am in no way of protester
mentality. I am not a professional.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So what was I doing going to Standing Rock? Short answer: I
brought some soup and warm clothes. A friend was going to deliver these things
and I offered to drive. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGhklLyZfd17MSPiFCdI3dUt6TgOBp1C-hYt-GVD6yhN37drWpNR-0iQ5YbvqXOxm6RtstLUJ9coBzzTvKLYOWbYE9Cw-SJIxBchPylqxbX60udZFuQu9eP6NSoPKcqkG8-knaXAOVAC_/s1600/thumbnail_image3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGhklLyZfd17MSPiFCdI3dUt6TgOBp1C-hYt-GVD6yhN37drWpNR-0iQ5YbvqXOxm6RtstLUJ9coBzzTvKLYOWbYE9Cw-SJIxBchPylqxbX60udZFuQu9eP6NSoPKcqkG8-knaXAOVAC_/s200/thumbnail_image3.jpg" width="200" /></a>What I learned: Not only could a leak from this pipeline
effect local native water supplies, well it could effect water supplies for a
whole lot of people, indigenous and not, all the way across our country. Yes,
there are a lot of existing pipelines that go across the United States, and
some of these are getting old and are now causing problems. And really, the big
issue here is our reliance on oil. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Some people are all for this based upon jobs. This is what I
know about the job market. Some people will win and some people will lose. Yes,
there may be more job opportunities related to oil and the pipeline, but it
could just as easily reduce the same number of jobs in transportation and other
sectors. And let’s just be honest here, as a country we should be at the
forefront of renewable energy. We are supposed to be a great first world
country – how can we be stuck in an era of dependency upon oil?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was there for about 24 hours. When we pulled into the main
camp, I was surprised at the number of water supporters that had encamped
there. Thousands of people from all over the United States, and the world have
come. Thousands of people who were moved to join the support of clean water.
Thousands upset over the fact that unarmed people were being hurt and fired
upon for verbal protest – our right to free speech. During that time I froze!
Yep, winter has struck the Dakota plains and it was cold. I was huddled under
comforters and blankets in the back of my car, but I was not alone in being
cold, many of the supporters were in tents and cars, also without heat or
adequate warmth – the only difference was they had been doing it for days and
weeks, they are not just quick overnighters like I was. I must admit to admiration
for their cause. <o:p></o:p></div>
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What did I do? Well, I walked the entire camp. I saw
elderly, children and every age in between. I sat at the sacred fire and
listened to women who spoke of South America and how their families had been
impacted by pipelines that have now leaked and have caused problems for the
Amazon River and those dependent upon that water for life. I sat on planning
sessions for peaceful protests that would occur on Monday, when I’d be back at
home and unable to participate. And I prayed. Yep, that is what I came to do.
Pray with those people who love water, as much or more than I do. I prayed at
the river, in camp, and by the fire. I prayed for the safety of those who were
there. And I walked to the bridge that has been blocked, not by the water protestors,
but by Militarized Police and National Guard. In fact, I was on that bridge
when Tibetan flags were placed around the fence at the entrance. And then I
left all that behind to return home. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It was as I was leaving that I noticed the water cannon
coming into the area. It was as I was leaving that we were told three vehicles
with a number of armed men were heading our way. It was as I was leaving that
my heart was heavy, as it appeared the camp would be in conflict. And it was as
I was leaving that I prayed again, for the safety of all those I had met who
just wanted to speak and pray and support clean water for all of us. <o:p></o:p></div>
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When I woke today I saw the video of what happened last
night. I was ashamed that I left to return to my life. I though how convenient
that the National Guard and Militarized Police had the water cannon “available”
to “put out the fire that the protestors started,” but it made me wonder
especially when I heard the first hand accounts of the protestors as to the
fact that they did not start the fire, but were attempting to put out the fire caused
by those on the other side. It made me wonder why video that clearly shows what
happened is not shown on any of the major network’s news channels. It made me
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And so today, I cry for those I met and have left behind. I
pray to support them and keep them safe. I will pray even harder that God might
hear my prayers and protect our water, because after all, we are 65% water and
cannot live more than 3 days without the stuff. <o:p></o:p></div>
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-41300274733076947922014-12-16T12:21:00.000-08:002014-12-16T12:21:42.454-08:00Living the Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Having moved from the warm weather and city life of Phoenix, </div>
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we are still becoming grounded in our new reality. </div>
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That of families gathered at the local park and pond to pull picnic tables onto the ice</div>
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so they can skate.</div>
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The days are shorter here, even shorter than the days we've become used to during our winters in AZ.</div>
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Yet, still I'm finding blessings.</div>
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Saturday I was fortunate to offer a ride to a neighbor I hadn't met before and in doing so was rewarded with this sight - the Canadian Pacific Christmas Train.</div>
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They opened a boxcar and sang for the town.</div>
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And Santa even attended long enough to hand out some treats to the little ones.</div>
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Such a unique and wonderful experience.</div>
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Winter is in the air.</div>
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A chill greets us each day,</div>
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but still, the foggy, snowy days have a beauty </div>
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that leaves me breathless -</div>
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or maybe it's the cold.</div>
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Wishing you all a healthy and happy holiday season!</div>
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-84111391409775694732014-10-17T06:42:00.002-07:002014-10-17T06:42:17.389-07:00I'm Falling in Love<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I do not know if any of my followers are still around. </div>
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It has been a drought</div>
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of thought</div>
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that's for sure.</div>
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But . . .</div>
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My life has taken a turn -</div>
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and has driven,</div>
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flown,</div>
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and</div>
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blown</div>
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its way to</div>
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Minnesota.</div>
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I know right!</div>
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So I've come home after almost 40 years.</div>
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The good news is,</div>
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part of the reason for the return is so I can write full time.</div>
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I'm feeling blessed by this change</div>
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and the leaves on the trees have changed color</div>
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putting on their most fabulous dresses</div>
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as if for the coming home party of the year. </div>
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So beautiful!</div>
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So lovely!</div>
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So . . .</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">much to do.</span></div>
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But I'll be back</div>
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again soon,</div>
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I promise!</div>
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-46579522056992762422013-12-19T06:00:00.000-08:002013-12-19T06:00:01.659-08:00Inspire!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-66301101343387175942013-12-17T07:00:00.000-08:002013-12-17T07:00:03.381-08:00Small Blessings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-40685062200494899572013-12-15T08:51:00.001-08:002013-12-15T08:51:31.361-08:00The Journey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-72802442910068449842013-09-07T02:27:00.001-07:002013-09-07T02:27:57.161-07:00London - Day EightOur last day in London. Did you know it rains here. Today is our proof!<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATyfB9ne-ESL1JYyf5HKjOlN0lWJjdwQv-D2wf38CBfQ9LkjTJtSUfnTkr36SJLsWhntg5PGOoWV1t8myHqZB8jNUB8ln_xoRAN8VeWF1PnFbDv29oXdJ3Dz3EFAmuS_fT1zoz3Vv0WAr/s640/blogger-image--1780521019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATyfB9ne-ESL1JYyf5HKjOlN0lWJjdwQv-D2wf38CBfQ9LkjTJtSUfnTkr36SJLsWhntg5PGOoWV1t8myHqZB8jNUB8ln_xoRAN8VeWF1PnFbDv29oXdJ3Dz3EFAmuS_fT1zoz3Vv0WAr/s640/blogger-image--1780521019.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And we even had a bit of fogginess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJiZw0kLbl0cJCUX8rxhohyKcQKy7WctxxXfZainA-PmQloXYMZERAKpNfl2i8MO8MQWrv4If9K0QT2mdwW2Eagje6euRUlOgTSfzpsNfeIzC7gJcSrMUROn6ikhQugiookk8_BuoCmMt/s640/blogger-image-24853694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJiZw0kLbl0cJCUX8rxhohyKcQKy7WctxxXfZainA-PmQloXYMZERAKpNfl2i8MO8MQWrv4If9K0QT2mdwW2Eagje6euRUlOgTSfzpsNfeIzC7gJcSrMUROn6ikhQugiookk8_BuoCmMt/s640/blogger-image-24853694.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today we heading out for a bit of last minute shopping. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5G4_yKp0bkzxhod-onnHhgTFsBeduMfCucpuSQDlzzSHnbyBiBXoxxqSDtqO-_3YQzw2lNEIoeDBVCuHB2AzsGSPWU53qwL-tlJ5WFwOaLiPPPjjIPhm6XxZ9bA5AK2AqPbyUyHR5fbdY/s640/blogger-image--2107201031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5G4_yKp0bkzxhod-onnHhgTFsBeduMfCucpuSQDlzzSHnbyBiBXoxxqSDtqO-_3YQzw2lNEIoeDBVCuHB2AzsGSPWU53qwL-tlJ5WFwOaLiPPPjjIPhm6XxZ9bA5AK2AqPbyUyHR5fbdY/s640/blogger-image--2107201031.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And to see the Southwark Church. Okay, all vacation visiting all those beautiful churches and not getting a single photo was killing me. Today, we lucked out and I could take photos even though its still a working church. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicafOrpNhiGgrxdv-xSQbu_1Duz-N6QVghImVBwa22YpmG0V01MYPc0gZmSpZ_1GDv1B0ZdxX015YXtfFdR8bRmqgw97xdX39NQjFFE82JGYWP-aYWT1rOSMQNzQsg-wvAY5VR2i6GZHR-/s640/blogger-image--1684896488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicafOrpNhiGgrxdv-xSQbu_1Duz-N6QVghImVBwa22YpmG0V01MYPc0gZmSpZ_1GDv1B0ZdxX015YXtfFdR8bRmqgw97xdX39NQjFFE82JGYWP-aYWT1rOSMQNzQsg-wvAY5VR2i6GZHR-/s640/blogger-image--1684896488.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Disclaimer: I went bonkers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKm5o6_BnrD9zbg2J4i9VrjVdABJByYNBXjkOuUpYowT2Nf3vZJH5EtWt3AzHvRcqTWMlbg_pa-474Ux-8l1rJD2LSGhJLNZsTKTnefonLWIeXbgf23URlDIxwyKW-G2jRM_XjxMJpv58/s640/blogger-image-1266390715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKm5o6_BnrD9zbg2J4i9VrjVdABJByYNBXjkOuUpYowT2Nf3vZJH5EtWt3AzHvRcqTWMlbg_pa-474Ux-8l1rJD2LSGhJLNZsTKTnefonLWIeXbgf23URlDIxwyKW-G2jRM_XjxMJpv58/s640/blogger-image-1266390715.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl32YsqQwQ9M72XM6FV3Yp-69VYadgobbx7nlEFiuKFjw-zmRv_0cNxikDOuXgxmliXWU0pfh8AVNKEpJB9IoJ0pk8Be1ZQNfjHSWndtDWR-jsRVL9rO43tQRtfEbeR2sjZXkK39ORIyW/s640/blogger-image-603839177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl32YsqQwQ9M72XM6FV3Yp-69VYadgobbx7nlEFiuKFjw-zmRv_0cNxikDOuXgxmliXWU0pfh8AVNKEpJB9IoJ0pk8Be1ZQNfjHSWndtDWR-jsRVL9rO43tQRtfEbeR2sjZXkK39ORIyW/s640/blogger-image-603839177.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The church gave tribute to writers and poets. Here's Shakespeare's corner. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_lG5kLHLokvWFrJJRwt-RQ4p0eAobFQgbWnwmH3e1DwbklWaHeKLIpSLfXnmLc-QTLEQweVRk-aF4Jkpmyo6mw6XJE-ap69Nuip9WlFr-dWkF-T7TWlHfJazvFi-RNFiEBR-jknLqIy6/s640/blogger-image--1889244520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_lG5kLHLokvWFrJJRwt-RQ4p0eAobFQgbWnwmH3e1DwbklWaHeKLIpSLfXnmLc-QTLEQweVRk-aF4Jkpmyo6mw6XJE-ap69Nuip9WlFr-dWkF-T7TWlHfJazvFi-RNFiEBR-jknLqIy6/s640/blogger-image--1889244520.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0jX70hAxpuNyQuxRFki_H__jis0LxYlonkhyxrEDKtyjihFppB1nPidqbTT3DXmC98bVXGE5X9MLO8Z6JdqfR2YhhHIp1ZkO1cEGsGdqbTpnYF2DvTbA94GrGoNBi4l3Hjr-nDTPRY2M/s640/blogger-image-1930514960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0jX70hAxpuNyQuxRFki_H__jis0LxYlonkhyxrEDKtyjihFppB1nPidqbTT3DXmC98bVXGE5X9MLO8Z6JdqfR2YhhHIp1ZkO1cEGsGdqbTpnYF2DvTbA94GrGoNBi4l3Hjr-nDTPRY2M/s640/blogger-image-1930514960.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>Then back to the market for lunch. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrysqAPaqq_O6Fcd77c1DtpZoWa1XxcaEDWlakMd__F_99NTKFn_RaSqQZtUuDYzp8EPZKJd2SAUT5j3oZafKhqbqo8XW1N2GwmhbJHg8hhWGiQbd-MWVzz603y7GSzsbAl-B8CtcQ4FFY/s640/blogger-image-1746326886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrysqAPaqq_O6Fcd77c1DtpZoWa1XxcaEDWlakMd__F_99NTKFn_RaSqQZtUuDYzp8EPZKJd2SAUT5j3oZafKhqbqo8XW1N2GwmhbJHg8hhWGiQbd-MWVzz603y7GSzsbAl-B8CtcQ4FFY/s640/blogger-image-1746326886.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'm sorry, did I say lunch?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxWN5p5jk5pC9DXwu2ubDaiheTBgG5WtbCorattvibqL47InvHXRByLI4FG_KuIOX6boVYkMDhcEE42Rzew7cz4winmdrVbrxuL-HnOmvBx8jYCWHJ3IM_StSj1fPyQj32RLzHDuWAzrd/s640/blogger-image-956534667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxWN5p5jk5pC9DXwu2ubDaiheTBgG5WtbCorattvibqL47InvHXRByLI4FG_KuIOX6boVYkMDhcEE42Rzew7cz4winmdrVbrxuL-HnOmvBx8jYCWHJ3IM_StSj1fPyQj32RLzHDuWAzrd/s640/blogger-image-956534667.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yes, lunch - and dessert.</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAP4RM8HO-XifOb-ZOqbFPrVDNhGq-qibaIE7LLDFdo6y3s4BqGWtgUUEi4tQleSAzLIjFPddeVsbEhubyqLz6TxZ18fcGa2T453tBXS6WctZtgBVn7gOv1Ue8UW6pJheOJQy1QGoH7Lhm/s640/blogger-image--70185816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAP4RM8HO-XifOb-ZOqbFPrVDNhGq-qibaIE7LLDFdo6y3s4BqGWtgUUEi4tQleSAzLIjFPddeVsbEhubyqLz6TxZ18fcGa2T453tBXS6WctZtgBVn7gOv1Ue8UW6pJheOJQy1QGoH7Lhm/s640/blogger-image--70185816.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While we ate we were treated to a cooking show. Can you guess where our chef was from?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPeBIcIB4s4xFynNd8dxZeYBYRR2R12A992qWQGiFTXBoSuz-jf_UvoHYA0_BF4BbSlA0jc0urYOhuq6dHDJtbDXdpTWhvEETrIOGJ-rfuxBRyuCn5bHjhG0_HXeBZwY-EcJk-AgGN9H3/s640/blogger-image--1730741631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPeBIcIB4s4xFynNd8dxZeYBYRR2R12A992qWQGiFTXBoSuz-jf_UvoHYA0_BF4BbSlA0jc0urYOhuq6dHDJtbDXdpTWhvEETrIOGJ-rfuxBRyuCn5bHjhG0_HXeBZwY-EcJk-AgGN9H3/s640/blogger-image--1730741631.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Perhaps this will help.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuIDkX3aD5KyL9MNyqUoAXPeeK3P9mrG0T31_8wlxp9sX2enGZqdv1e1G7NrnN38ipw9a-d9bDnOFNFmE5PctxL-8V2d0acex4UhxjqMOnR4eiLrDpNj-yGtheiHBeqVxjCnadYLKMTar/s640/blogger-image-1533706854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuIDkX3aD5KyL9MNyqUoAXPeeK3P9mrG0T31_8wlxp9sX2enGZqdv1e1G7NrnN38ipw9a-d9bDnOFNFmE5PctxL-8V2d0acex4UhxjqMOnR4eiLrDpNj-yGtheiHBeqVxjCnadYLKMTar/s640/blogger-image-1533706854.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Every man should cook in a kilt. Just my opinion. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qsnQJ0B5W-WCP_gSkO2tnNquK40TvzztKdzO82fp9iAJx1DTPLIhlRF6ArTKPhiCgZ2e3-JMZLjdin_FeMxtsVnWlNIXCN202J6vkxM4mZzwdK5_FbP_A3gZNCrYqdRlVEktTRXqTVOh/s640/blogger-image--317505681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qsnQJ0B5W-WCP_gSkO2tnNquK40TvzztKdzO82fp9iAJx1DTPLIhlRF6ArTKPhiCgZ2e3-JMZLjdin_FeMxtsVnWlNIXCN202J6vkxM4mZzwdK5_FbP_A3gZNCrYqdRlVEktTRXqTVOh/s640/blogger-image--317505681.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And then we were off in the tube. Heading home tomorrow.</div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-80372416666941041762013-09-05T15:09:00.001-07:002013-09-05T15:09:45.646-07:00London - Day SevenAnother lovely day in the UK. Warmest day yet at 82 degrees. Whew! I know I shouldn't say that what with living in Arizona.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPGIdozzhU3HbSSvzSNGOR8mPwu5D5ACcwLXttoCv1hzG1vQocBDrJcVZFCsRNUUhfZ9_TEeonmqBbf9TDnMeovO8v0fjtAbl-KvaONi3WhVBYifNtExaozPlJT523SU4oXj4cWNXduFz/s640/blogger-image-1754360447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPGIdozzhU3HbSSvzSNGOR8mPwu5D5ACcwLXttoCv1hzG1vQocBDrJcVZFCsRNUUhfZ9_TEeonmqBbf9TDnMeovO8v0fjtAbl-KvaONi3WhVBYifNtExaozPlJT523SU4oXj4cWNXduFz/s640/blogger-image-1754360447.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We started our day at Covent Garden where we had breakfast. That's a lovely watermelon, cucumber and mint juice. </div><div><br></div><div>Then after a bit of shopping we had to decide on which play to see. We finally decided on one that came highly recommended.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd-r9ABk3E1kAYAQD5mvgOf5sIa9_RYFKSwtVg-kHP9HXcZTf3c2jhICy-XBN3YHCD4Lc0Qo1AZk5mL4D72LNIGM7RIwz2wQwgzruvIxcBLijeOVCsmocpCCXjvQranITVT844zygnghc/s640/blogger-image-48498405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd-r9ABk3E1kAYAQD5mvgOf5sIa9_RYFKSwtVg-kHP9HXcZTf3c2jhICy-XBN3YHCD4Lc0Qo1AZk5mL4D72LNIGM7RIwz2wQwgzruvIxcBLijeOVCsmocpCCXjvQranITVT844zygnghc/s640/blogger-image-48498405.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Then we were off to - </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfqPbpuEU6Rkh0KpRgO-AyEx-9kWqS2VLvXI60uq17kfgSf9SdX6tkMJ-BwJPnnVIIA7TENC73LuTXuGIbQmdaduAc2Q7jjzFa1aHZkhgy3Hw-aUAV6OlvaKHotWwzFEEML6oBPT87rK7/s640/blogger-image--838302402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfqPbpuEU6Rkh0KpRgO-AyEx-9kWqS2VLvXI60uq17kfgSf9SdX6tkMJ-BwJPnnVIIA7TENC73LuTXuGIbQmdaduAc2Q7jjzFa1aHZkhgy3Hw-aUAV6OlvaKHotWwzFEEML6oBPT87rK7/s640/blogger-image--838302402.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The National Picture Museum where we saw the touring Music and Vermeer exhibition. Also saw lots of masters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbSvSPYGgZOaFWrWM6qjbJdh8CgSObVem-gamgrvmXvGWPAEqkpiRW12WfuS0l7oMuZnlJ_AaS-UkTLNWRtrD6tpol5tFKBcurj7VWCyGzPV8dFMlqozX2p_Ccv-qcrxSg3DRiX7VfXI_/s640/blogger-image--1082951537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbSvSPYGgZOaFWrWM6qjbJdh8CgSObVem-gamgrvmXvGWPAEqkpiRW12WfuS0l7oMuZnlJ_AaS-UkTLNWRtrD6tpol5tFKBcurj7VWCyGzPV8dFMlqozX2p_Ccv-qcrxSg3DRiX7VfXI_/s640/blogger-image--1082951537.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This wasn't one of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwG1wGlk-q7brfCsu1Zj6Ci92QNGIB3Jxv584qrb1GtVEB1GvPWwynppQaqAFBGIrZD8R37O0U4TE5d1UFsU7YLbC1Wco8qdit_hTWUUq_Kou30dSmR3NcDEqFfKHpCwv5MYJRZrSx-dI/s640/blogger-image--1052859708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwG1wGlk-q7brfCsu1Zj6Ci92QNGIB3Jxv584qrb1GtVEB1GvPWwynppQaqAFBGIrZD8R37O0U4TE5d1UFsU7YLbC1Wco8qdit_hTWUUq_Kou30dSmR3NcDEqFfKHpCwv5MYJRZrSx-dI/s640/blogger-image--1052859708.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nor this, but they grace the square so there you go. We also saw this guy again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabNy0n2w1FOa3B1IEL6o0pRpHg5x9X3hTpG7A-uOI6nuluZPp-XLydqaGvrRj18GMYFCNhzboFim-tezz9hRFdsanLFYYS92SechS4EtrHYz8D2nZtPWujgifkuQMePTP-AUQaFvAyO25/s640/blogger-image-1262961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabNy0n2w1FOa3B1IEL6o0pRpHg5x9X3hTpG7A-uOI6nuluZPp-XLydqaGvrRj18GMYFCNhzboFim-tezz9hRFdsanLFYYS92SechS4EtrHYz8D2nZtPWujgifkuQMePTP-AUQaFvAyO25/s640/blogger-image-1262961.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finished the day at the pub,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpTm9M9AtpuWuiwdOHr0Os7PvGBpcyyMySYXxDqlzrPKqGKNBdasB2p8LAVPqBbh3LJDcpDYpr1gx0CY3CmH-e7SOsCnxIrx-E3nAxBdHJZX4BzE5IFREAXax70IcrAtHoTqfmKYOKSuD/s640/blogger-image-852668729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtpTm9M9AtpuWuiwdOHr0Os7PvGBpcyyMySYXxDqlzrPKqGKNBdasB2p8LAVPqBbh3LJDcpDYpr1gx0CY3CmH-e7SOsCnxIrx-E3nAxBdHJZX4BzE5IFREAXax70IcrAtHoTqfmKYOKSuD/s640/blogger-image-852668729.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Know what this is?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP_y1GXBjNg8xIQE9jYXCF2qZ-t27zy9VdF6Gcg3mpk3-BpGBHwRmPjrd1yXSKm5RGlcfrF2GSw4RFEcz3YGPPVBmNrxDXjgIqaWkcIHENrgnZHJMMNMM0OxGAz0c_tNg_EmvOVkItMEm/s640/blogger-image-2063975313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP_y1GXBjNg8xIQE9jYXCF2qZ-t27zy9VdF6Gcg3mpk3-BpGBHwRmPjrd1yXSKm5RGlcfrF2GSw4RFEcz3YGPPVBmNrxDXjgIqaWkcIHENrgnZHJMMNMM0OxGAz0c_tNg_EmvOVkItMEm/s640/blogger-image-2063975313.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mushy peas. Yuck! Apparently you can't have fish and chips here without a side of the stuff. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8tgBqZMwtgtT1oJ2nah0BkSp7XeXoojkdwyiqLmS1lBsnq2JciH8w-sGN-8EtpjTf45hLvUzuRBxfInGAMSfmRkxgHgH9RtpJcXw7Z7PAuq8-dYIp53ENrQ4R7m99kaV2AHebGnEd6Vt/s640/blogger-image--513692046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8tgBqZMwtgtT1oJ2nah0BkSp7XeXoojkdwyiqLmS1lBsnq2JciH8w-sGN-8EtpjTf45hLvUzuRBxfInGAMSfmRkxgHgH9RtpJcXw7Z7PAuq8-dYIp53ENrQ4R7m99kaV2AHebGnEd6Vt/s640/blogger-image--513692046.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And sticky pudding - yum!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div> and now were off to see the show. </div><br></div><br></div><br></div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-62414129033134893352013-09-04T23:52:00.001-07:002013-09-04T23:52:00.975-07:00Day Six - LondonToday was a big day. We started at Tower Hill for the Tower of London, what was the location of many deaths. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8BhkmXDbhUGvo-NPj0Rrdv9qEt8wuuU-5STcbNkafziJsZSJkMb2Ne9iqxNiBmkL9nroe8C4T6oEQsOd1zAbDSRafpwOtSW1kw5goxM4Rr8hrkwb9r0ZEgmAxM7gVGmxPa_61R3VlQNu/s640/blogger-image-561186710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8BhkmXDbhUGvo-NPj0Rrdv9qEt8wuuU-5STcbNkafziJsZSJkMb2Ne9iqxNiBmkL9nroe8C4T6oEQsOd1zAbDSRafpwOtSW1kw5goxM4Rr8hrkwb9r0ZEgmAxM7gVGmxPa_61R3VlQNu/s640/blogger-image-561186710.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Quite impressive. Anne Boleyn came here for her coronation and then was beheaded here as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUvIJF0QllztHwCxysFHbhGS-yUkt1cfLwBD8bafJczm8e0y0dTFvFWQd1POkTJdpdM3y3mto4O1tCgjutTbN6A5dmSva2ehAGKCKyC0-hGZKbGctcc_m539vcPeu_OGTVgFigrej6C3G/s640/blogger-image--587990437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUvIJF0QllztHwCxysFHbhGS-yUkt1cfLwBD8bafJczm8e0y0dTFvFWQd1POkTJdpdM3y3mto4O1tCgjutTbN6A5dmSva2ehAGKCKyC0-hGZKbGctcc_m539vcPeu_OGTVgFigrej6C3G/s640/blogger-image--587990437.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sir Walter Raleigh was also a 'guest' here. These were his rooms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTIh67muNqzDOv9YkNe8hNF4hr8bZX-sCdSyh7tZE1nPcHPyl4ipsf3mtF3qKoVs1CvLLwrAGt24rflrf_UNquHZXYHQN3Mf4mYmcv8EkZcXm0LyBqjGsLleuhZwAiSln158JzAYr5PQq/s640/blogger-image--705216670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTIh67muNqzDOv9YkNe8hNF4hr8bZX-sCdSyh7tZE1nPcHPyl4ipsf3mtF3qKoVs1CvLLwrAGt24rflrf_UNquHZXYHQN3Mf4mYmcv8EkZcXm0LyBqjGsLleuhZwAiSln158JzAYr5PQq/s640/blogger-image--705216670.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Queen's House.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWV3yxPm6p5pO4GXbib7VoUZE_dcy2vSFxn2fzsw6lCXR177x1QH5HeTGs8ZjiCdD_aw0Flji3m1Dl1-PDTSFcCBcLu48GeYXAldxEAPFpRF1yPU24grdJtNX-5kAjHrIWdWcMESxCw32/s640/blogger-image--1554715767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWV3yxPm6p5pO4GXbib7VoUZE_dcy2vSFxn2fzsw6lCXR177x1QH5HeTGs8ZjiCdD_aw0Flji3m1Dl1-PDTSFcCBcLu48GeYXAldxEAPFpRF1yPU24grdJtNX-5kAjHrIWdWcMESxCw32/s640/blogger-image--1554715767.jpg"></a></div><br></div> Complete with guard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw the Crown Jewels, but no photos were allowed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then we were off to the Abbey. Westminster Abbey. Now I could have sworn I took a pic with the iPhone, but see no evidence - which means they are all in the real camera and will have to wait until I return to the states. Of course, the working churches allow no photos inside, so all I have is outside pics. This is another you will have to see for yourself. The interior is impressive. Lots of large burial art. Amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We finished out day at the British Museum. All museums are free. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUL5IrFjOL0oCUUJtC_KnEaOS7pjt_3aBsr3C_rofXl8zKlVK6jhF3KFXuU-QZOqwBqd3Cc9ybIAQr7uvZO03rTp3nV1x3C-RDMy5LTnevgXK9sRcHvSD9qMq9auS_XsUIZnIP0FiEr43/s640/blogger-image-1089926834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUL5IrFjOL0oCUUJtC_KnEaOS7pjt_3aBsr3C_rofXl8zKlVK6jhF3KFXuU-QZOqwBqd3Cc9ybIAQr7uvZO03rTp3nV1x3C-RDMy5LTnevgXK9sRcHvSD9qMq9auS_XsUIZnIP0FiEr43/s640/blogger-image-1089926834.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Egyptian and Assyrian collections were quite magnificent. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kSv2zRjCG8Fdi60AuQgLiQkkwc2uFEmkmXHEwmhzE6mCmNRNmo_tLhXuoPhLSWRzYmwyXyCbaMSUiDy3hsew3iOX0UYNzwZPRV3kpDuMZ6AegP-U_So2gnl-842UVNxMRaqvZuVZjaUs/s640/blogger-image-993347732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kSv2zRjCG8Fdi60AuQgLiQkkwc2uFEmkmXHEwmhzE6mCmNRNmo_tLhXuoPhLSWRzYmwyXyCbaMSUiDy3hsew3iOX0UYNzwZPRV3kpDuMZ6AegP-U_So2gnl-842UVNxMRaqvZuVZjaUs/s640/blogger-image-993347732.jpg"></a></div><br></div>As were the Greek and Roman art. Long day and since we ate in the museum cafe, I didn't even have a meal pic. Sorry. </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div> </div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-71616208835641256962013-09-03T12:41:00.001-07:002013-09-03T12:42:19.544-07:00London - Day FiveWell today we celebrated Tudor. <div>Henry VIII's palace. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOtMu9bSodnneQL-TB0hqAghfckRChEYQYA8XCgBOVVcGERh7GlGlnuDfoGVHK6gXmYh1TTrzQHAr6W6kaPUky86jhc2GtiBdiuCM_PJZhG2vjtA3nBBCRr-x7iVizF4Ob395tV6v3SbA/s640/blogger-image--1099263196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOtMu9bSodnneQL-TB0hqAghfckRChEYQYA8XCgBOVVcGERh7GlGlnuDfoGVHK6gXmYh1TTrzQHAr6W6kaPUky86jhc2GtiBdiuCM_PJZhG2vjtA3nBBCRr-x7iVizF4Ob395tV6v3SbA/s640/blogger-image--1099263196.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It's a country estate. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuLsSygz71ophsgimcmEdN9-_7mk2VvWR96r0iqLxByljZf_BYd5x3t1i9gXx54f4IIW_tZA5t9ZlIJ424K2M0Ji308r-JQRT0W7eqQBJDGrFNow_qyFRR80SIntAhi2QQO4LF1d8nCAb/s640/blogger-image--1383091847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuLsSygz71ophsgimcmEdN9-_7mk2VvWR96r0iqLxByljZf_BYd5x3t1i9gXx54f4IIW_tZA5t9ZlIJ424K2M0Ji308r-JQRT0W7eqQBJDGrFNow_qyFRR80SIntAhi2QQO4LF1d8nCAb/s640/blogger-image--1383091847.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With lovely fountains and gardens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQ72YUPk_TddW0Uod_jIIortbm63FPz6e7HXKUNm-YxbmwMIkmfyl00JEmYLc75k1cx71E9A0SUHEqspim5zFAAm9eE6aK728qiDPikPVXQIveZFkVgDNIxkENw582tXaB2U5MBv1Pixc/s640/blogger-image--2025532071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQ72YUPk_TddW0Uod_jIIortbm63FPz6e7HXKUNm-YxbmwMIkmfyl00JEmYLc75k1cx71E9A0SUHEqspim5zFAAm9eE6aK728qiDPikPVXQIveZFkVgDNIxkENw582tXaB2U5MBv1Pixc/s640/blogger-image--2025532071.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next to the Thames.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC_hGBI-laQz8T2znPTbJZ_R3hsmTLdcdikqI4U1cncsxJPahbHvzP48G6nK92Za7W9aJh609CqJmSA5S00s-WIFyh5QRcjMntREcuCVfbKaytyNnmT5PNteVGbhEXqZ5sEyMQqbRsrWE/s640/blogger-image--2140049649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC_hGBI-laQz8T2znPTbJZ_R3hsmTLdcdikqI4U1cncsxJPahbHvzP48G6nK92Za7W9aJh609CqJmSA5S00s-WIFyh5QRcjMntREcuCVfbKaytyNnmT5PNteVGbhEXqZ5sEyMQqbRsrWE/s640/blogger-image--2140049649.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I imagine it was quite convenient when one wanted to leave the city behind. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CJ36lkkPcnY1KwJHrRFqJtWxeZDFj-ZLtpNvmAaM34u-CxiQ5SfYoE0x8xsfzbiUM6gQFBHeHdVYrkJJS-jVrY4PYpDuvZNSI-naACPZgC4PP7LEpJ0RL20tiWAQb6Fy7w9x0zfn7DGt/s640/blogger-image-492299343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CJ36lkkPcnY1KwJHrRFqJtWxeZDFj-ZLtpNvmAaM34u-CxiQ5SfYoE0x8xsfzbiUM6gQFBHeHdVYrkJJS-jVrY4PYpDuvZNSI-naACPZgC4PP7LEpJ0RL20tiWAQb6Fy7w9x0zfn7DGt/s640/blogger-image-492299343.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He even stopped by to greet us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbbfoZrnDItPexxHhpm9m6FQrEqRXnATD1HGJppKOsfI16icM-v2y8JJfMtnBJWL0A0CX_8gppgUm1nvsdS2IjrbCjR2btAjCvcsC6aNy2heCRVSQCdmSoWB79qaBMOcuRCOIarFPeFgH/s640/blogger-image-1230033195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbbfoZrnDItPexxHhpm9m6FQrEqRXnATD1HGJppKOsfI16icM-v2y8JJfMtnBJWL0A0CX_8gppgUm1nvsdS2IjrbCjR2btAjCvcsC6aNy2heCRVSQCdmSoWB79qaBMOcuRCOIarFPeFgH/s640/blogger-image-1230033195.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course, after a long day of the tube, bus and walking - we found ourselves quite famished. Lucky for us we found this amazing place to wine (or Italian Beer it) and dine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQoVVvpMmdKf6n5Q5YHOjUS0hTf091AXHj0aQ34YQL8cY6jCK8GV6k-11rAS70YNC54vERFm1L2UozGkLXEcZRNrmTV8vJ8Psoxbabz4ue8_ABCtj3U9OYdL4N4PLiQp-GuUE5YT2-BEz/s640/blogger-image--1759898305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQoVVvpMmdKf6n5Q5YHOjUS0hTf091AXHj0aQ34YQL8cY6jCK8GV6k-11rAS70YNC54vERFm1L2UozGkLXEcZRNrmTV8vJ8Psoxbabz4ue8_ABCtj3U9OYdL4N4PLiQp-GuUE5YT2-BEz/s640/blogger-image--1759898305.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bruschetta. That's when I knew we scored!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ulsRVBs0IhT3qa0w3H1K_kmRBuqlxrUkr5iGf_VADN1ijz51mPmumP07D9ZYsH8J8f7OVp7k04JSNsJezrPlI9SBvus8wUYOrjuMTH2tgAE8c2CMEt9ta4cUPG3bFgsRWz7i2bOGLn5B/s640/blogger-image-86232696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ulsRVBs0IhT3qa0w3H1K_kmRBuqlxrUkr5iGf_VADN1ijz51mPmumP07D9ZYsH8J8f7OVp7k04JSNsJezrPlI9SBvus8wUYOrjuMTH2tgAE8c2CMEt9ta4cUPG3bFgsRWz7i2bOGLn5B/s640/blogger-image-86232696.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My husband's pizza.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIAqeh_bL5mqZG1yPepWAvCIBIovC74RtWuJnRt0cN8DcQQpJprp4bfrTo7dhgEIWcgKLbhljyOajt_WZgWYT7cms0HVP8kHGn9LgCiMA8wC51HjDsijChqXujJKBnnW323mWX_lBfGyO/s640/blogger-image--1559277761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIAqeh_bL5mqZG1yPepWAvCIBIovC74RtWuJnRt0cN8DcQQpJprp4bfrTo7dhgEIWcgKLbhljyOajt_WZgWYT7cms0HVP8kHGn9LgCiMA8wC51HjDsijChqXujJKBnnW323mWX_lBfGyO/s640/blogger-image--1559277761.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dang, my pasta photo is blurred. Trust me though when I say mushroom delight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Awesome service and did I mention - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8TKIRz6GRjmDBW9TSbQ0yJp5zngCFkltTvHjeTEYGXobEUY_z3SNwCmPZW1GolXJ2piTtu85Sfz91L60YBlzD1KmaHsQCxjygbQnzeqHZspYqIfpnOb7mbWtOnyU-KwHrIVFrr9TsAFj/s640/blogger-image-1786855776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8TKIRz6GRjmDBW9TSbQ0yJp5zngCFkltTvHjeTEYGXobEUY_z3SNwCmPZW1GolXJ2piTtu85Sfz91L60YBlzD1KmaHsQCxjygbQnzeqHZspYqIfpnOb7mbWtOnyU-KwHrIVFrr9TsAFj/s640/blogger-image-1786855776.jpg"></a></div><br></div>And ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfF5nPuOTrCY_WzjPbS9axDMiBQ4CVS4UQhVNBtwMzxZ4F7YUQmFOuWecT7oFxRvnu4aJ3RV1XgXYBkQf42HbBgNvd9zGAyAS5GRSY_hm7sawHFFm2rEqn-bFm2v9mMiQGPxbWjtWN0zU/s640/blogger-image--1416416905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfF5nPuOTrCY_WzjPbS9axDMiBQ4CVS4UQhVNBtwMzxZ4F7YUQmFOuWecT7oFxRvnu4aJ3RV1XgXYBkQf42HbBgNvd9zGAyAS5GRSY_hm7sawHFFm2rEqn-bFm2v9mMiQGPxbWjtWN0zU/s640/blogger-image--1416416905.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yep! Another great day in the UK!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-75575505114839737422013-09-03T00:55:00.001-07:002013-09-03T12:41:06.608-07:00London, Day FourThe weather has continued to be wonderful. Today was a tour day. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVK8uZ50xSTTI7O5aeYidGJJ5lwxXxbcew8LB8onNjR0jrDhWi8DjcmLhXLMVf3AqvSy0NlUM_MJ3wNNEJwSJ-oFrg_WPCFIPQudkQzti0ciyifmxhLxL0DG4HnPAybyx5XCWhRsjou4f/s640/blogger-image--1944028398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVK8uZ50xSTTI7O5aeYidGJJ5lwxXxbcew8LB8onNjR0jrDhWi8DjcmLhXLMVf3AqvSy0NlUM_MJ3wNNEJwSJ-oFrg_WPCFIPQudkQzti0ciyifmxhLxL0DG4HnPAybyx5XCWhRsjou4f/s640/blogger-image--1944028398.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">St. Paul's Cathedral. Amazing! Unfortunately, no photos inside, so you'll just have to trust me, it's a must see. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZbK86ayNw6bnTSuxURz_o23EUSIzgW0Fw93WDrW-oS8nRcq2vjU1UibuoC0wkMfCo1_eM4JlizlKCgucBrrRUi0hnhPdMb9NiFmFF01Z4cJTk6KE3rLVW8wULA0ypQzrMfre5XR907EX/s640/blogger-image-436755898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZbK86ayNw6bnTSuxURz_o23EUSIzgW0Fw93WDrW-oS8nRcq2vjU1UibuoC0wkMfCo1_eM4JlizlKCgucBrrRUi0hnhPdMb9NiFmFF01Z4cJTk6KE3rLVW8wULA0ypQzrMfre5XR907EX/s640/blogger-image-436755898.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then off to see the changing of the horse guard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico07okEek_jrm03kwuMwBqwiiXl1SEbSnevuilt9nM08foJcL32xH_GO1V1-lF2QyGbVVNbQR5_Y02D_-RkG6nOBRlhn6BZv1_2aWIsjd793N6xxuabWX_hSVlGw3qhXdAwL7DvmzfCQx/s640/blogger-image-1461509696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico07okEek_jrm03kwuMwBqwiiXl1SEbSnevuilt9nM08foJcL32xH_GO1V1-lF2QyGbVVNbQR5_Y02D_-RkG6nOBRlhn6BZv1_2aWIsjd793N6xxuabWX_hSVlGw3qhXdAwL7DvmzfCQx/s640/blogger-image-1461509696.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ih3vkHNQtND0D_zfOL0SXrbxTj65vvebaG_LeRxp01Nrf-pgYk6fpy5LfD_Noq2iNd4YZ2E3neiBwg4tm81SAbBOKIDFnpZQqMbCnBI7nXsjO0aivoCn7Xh_nzutVR-p-hVNMg29GZi6/s640/blogger-image--1328430561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ih3vkHNQtND0D_zfOL0SXrbxTj65vvebaG_LeRxp01Nrf-pgYk6fpy5LfD_Noq2iNd4YZ2E3neiBwg4tm81SAbBOKIDFnpZQqMbCnBI7nXsjO0aivoCn7Xh_nzutVR-p-hVNMg29GZi6/s640/blogger-image--1328430561.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkBn0JpgtRcrtj5cYGuSdJwoLrPssx_1XcrjodXEiEvwL2ejq8nSJtXq1bj-57yJl7J0HEqrAD2QbIVjlCpsbiNreAFay9y9z43T1D550FWSxP1-_2JUlJYxuHWVSES1D2LUITkuyALmg/s640/blogger-image--121726991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkBn0JpgtRcrtj5cYGuSdJwoLrPssx_1XcrjodXEiEvwL2ejq8nSJtXq1bj-57yJl7J0HEqrAD2QbIVjlCpsbiNreAFay9y9z43T1D550FWSxP1-_2JUlJYxuHWVSES1D2LUITkuyALmg/s640/blogger-image--121726991.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All in all a great day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY97lIRSkl58nlnkyHAZ0qGFYrJRAt8smMycz2nis8TUvlOt-Y3ozZbPjFfmb51a9C_u55J_jg60jWHJYgqXGlQyix4ouAo1a5wPgcF4DB09iO0w_vFMADelkTZEZ60q577jRAboo-CQe/s640/blogger-image-1584866767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY97lIRSkl58nlnkyHAZ0qGFYrJRAt8smMycz2nis8TUvlOt-Y3ozZbPjFfmb51a9C_u55J_jg60jWHJYgqXGlQyix4ouAo1a5wPgcF4DB09iO0w_vFMADelkTZEZ60q577jRAboo-CQe/s640/blogger-image-1584866767.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Buckingham Palace, where Rocky posed with the queen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0KtzhrRG-z2GDYcB_bh0TatgG9DFOXwN3tSvQJNOr_iH3zKCptnHoPT77qqFnva0smbfT7STm7YcoR_4pwklc3xU1IvNJxcTAUJk-7UtMt9emnGf0g07oNMTIYp2fDFOQ0Ci2-ASvpfR/s640/blogger-image-434432443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0KtzhrRG-z2GDYcB_bh0TatgG9DFOXwN3tSvQJNOr_iH3zKCptnHoPT77qqFnva0smbfT7STm7YcoR_4pwklc3xU1IvNJxcTAUJk-7UtMt9emnGf0g07oNMTIYp2fDFOQ0Ci2-ASvpfR/s640/blogger-image-434432443.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-91050238549885512252013-09-03T00:48:00.001-07:002013-09-03T00:48:49.494-07:00Day Three: LondonThe weather has been quite lovely and so are the people of London. We have so enjoyed our market days! Today we visited the Columbia Flower Market. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqcG68620jDJw4TYxtkSaOrNYy3ZnHP1rgOeI_rmJboVWwbFvDR16xqgERiigiHRtRbhyphenhyphen0tlci0XxYzVeLXRlbh8PqS5cVJO9I3scg1UXMVbH8RPpUJImZ86Yy5PssuradIJvW2Dv8Dkp/s640/blogger-image-2031280182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqcG68620jDJw4TYxtkSaOrNYy3ZnHP1rgOeI_rmJboVWwbFvDR16xqgERiigiHRtRbhyphenhyphen0tlci0XxYzVeLXRlbh8PqS5cVJO9I3scg1UXMVbH8RPpUJImZ86Yy5PssuradIJvW2Dv8Dkp/s640/blogger-image-2031280182.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Amazing variety.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQM8tcNEORvzneglZ4b-jOSxZWS3xptterkKPXJhagicjXabvghlonJNgTPClevPAaYlTtK4ewbof1rZlHw4onfXTDwL_0xVs-1VEdZs_3Ea9NRiYG4mpYVPHpaYCcYXQBZ2PL9FBtG1S/s640/blogger-image--1914070714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQM8tcNEORvzneglZ4b-jOSxZWS3xptterkKPXJhagicjXabvghlonJNgTPClevPAaYlTtK4ewbof1rZlHw4onfXTDwL_0xVs-1VEdZs_3Ea9NRiYG4mpYVPHpaYCcYXQBZ2PL9FBtG1S/s640/blogger-image--1914070714.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Such brilliant colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSdo7RWSFNUZLIJCHIqrdLQbS5ulHbQCKp9DfVNa_hcPKtPID0-4eoBi-HcPlpzqcs338UUzi3PGlk9JLxzWlWv0NvaKGcAb1BoT2o_BrHflLvqWskRT4yeEMGRBXfI4VDf02NB1_Ssrf/s640/blogger-image-1981206715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSdo7RWSFNUZLIJCHIqrdLQbS5ulHbQCKp9DfVNa_hcPKtPID0-4eoBi-HcPlpzqcs338UUzi3PGlk9JLxzWlWv0NvaKGcAb1BoT2o_BrHflLvqWskRT4yeEMGRBXfI4VDf02NB1_Ssrf/s640/blogger-image-1981206715.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh to enjoy this every week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjRL7nAv3Ww2gtQyc4BcSsD50AxakggjOCCCr0zv-Ow6sJTOjQCPl-IL9EEcS3X4W9YeljGtjN4yoORtE0AoELWuSGi8_ycw7NPMpz29vP1GpWkv9SLLphzoKw4UDj4BnflITVyqOV5X0/s640/blogger-image-1322690754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjRL7nAv3Ww2gtQyc4BcSsD50AxakggjOCCCr0zv-Ow6sJTOjQCPl-IL9EEcS3X4W9YeljGtjN4yoORtE0AoELWuSGi8_ycw7NPMpz29vP1GpWkv9SLLphzoKw4UDj4BnflITVyqOV5X0/s640/blogger-image-1322690754.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course there's some shops to peruse nearby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLInyimDw7oyQE_srwuehrLYNOER6QjNqBiCml1ceouet8xnKamvy7aj9ZltLEe3I59CkkapnOcVi5dsKtxowFOADjmpiJPlHFrl5o21mTeldOJcP7d5MHfxyUG8XGn5Yp63SorJUp3rbL/s640/blogger-image--1723482013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLInyimDw7oyQE_srwuehrLYNOER6QjNqBiCml1ceouet8xnKamvy7aj9ZltLEe3I59CkkapnOcVi5dsKtxowFOADjmpiJPlHFrl5o21mTeldOJcP7d5MHfxyUG8XGn5Yp63SorJUp3rbL/s640/blogger-image--1723482013.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And pastry shops! Yes! Pastries!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIJfvyo6gOPU1wK52RcIebqn9e6XUIIBiXOF7MUig0nruglRFB3SemKs7pSwK3HASexPZCgE9DX8IdoX2rb4u86oDUDbHyoJEbS0NRECGtCss-nll0SS3rS-80zVWFXbL2l4Pn-P5wUvr/s640/blogger-image-686582908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIJfvyo6gOPU1wK52RcIebqn9e6XUIIBiXOF7MUig0nruglRFB3SemKs7pSwK3HASexPZCgE9DX8IdoX2rb4u86oDUDbHyoJEbS0NRECGtCss-nll0SS3rS-80zVWFXbL2l4Pn-P5wUvr/s640/blogger-image-686582908.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Had to try. I mean, come on, we are on holiday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfRhqyDT4LhwlrJ0uPYoJQknvnsSpMq8CDT3Qh2Z5Fu197CRMFJc0EQTyPvkMp5f6ccK37Tll0NlgKQmF2dhksfNer_7SnBurPAeZXN_MWOlYVjFEd8yCErwviz4LBO9g11YA-U1AViCP/s640/blogger-image--1450747610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfRhqyDT4LhwlrJ0uPYoJQknvnsSpMq8CDT3Qh2Z5Fu197CRMFJc0EQTyPvkMp5f6ccK37Tll0NlgKQmF2dhksfNer_7SnBurPAeZXN_MWOlYVjFEd8yCErwviz4LBO9g11YA-U1AViCP/s640/blogger-image--1450747610.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And then we had to get directions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ep1yE4Hj6wYq7dn-U1-txH82nyOntrRRfuTPD0vqtIxYA5lF0N5IUcZOZwE4LxGY-qWxdiE32kUCSjkED-unIpBQ2XfED3QIh7xIHqjrgaGY5lRsJ6FqFwn_8IUDgEBthP201yUb2ELQ/s640/blogger-image-10337541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ep1yE4Hj6wYq7dn-U1-txH82nyOntrRRfuTPD0vqtIxYA5lF0N5IUcZOZwE4LxGY-qWxdiE32kUCSjkED-unIpBQ2XfED3QIh7xIHqjrgaGY5lRsJ6FqFwn_8IUDgEBthP201yUb2ELQ/s640/blogger-image-10337541.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Bless the English and their patience. As I said, they are all quite lovely! Quite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUsWYrxc2cpdcoG2gcpG6FhuxK0MYz5vaqvUyho75qfJFG2ITJZsTWEQTJVogKtevMiMiUjDri3ktPg4xgKHiBUusIOE3HoBHIT3stONN4az4yx6bCCLtjoj10jVwLC0G5oyEaw82aEMe/s640/blogger-image-910907351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUsWYrxc2cpdcoG2gcpG6FhuxK0MYz5vaqvUyho75qfJFG2ITJZsTWEQTJVogKtevMiMiUjDri3ktPg4xgKHiBUusIOE3HoBHIT3stONN4az4yx6bCCLtjoj10jVwLC0G5oyEaw82aEMe/s640/blogger-image-910907351.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Off for some shopping at the Spitalfield Market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIS1gwf7JSn6WVC6zmEFmrQMEblS62FLWBYK3FzTdDMDq51vg9WqThr4tTh3QboWZhp-UQYMPx_PdKFSZxf4s5Uo_f4PbWaDQJVmc6Ri_rn7XcF2eHgQEeaCQ51HFRh6y0fENaZPQmY4B/s640/blogger-image--2083288974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIS1gwf7JSn6WVC6zmEFmrQMEblS62FLWBYK3FzTdDMDq51vg9WqThr4tTh3QboWZhp-UQYMPx_PdKFSZxf4s5Uo_f4PbWaDQJVmc6Ri_rn7XcF2eHgQEeaCQ51HFRh6y0fENaZPQmY4B/s640/blogger-image--2083288974.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Hats anyone?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimno-ZxTb79cSuhI1PVTt_ZPoxJaaxAdIFGqN3HTV6-SRA7hTN6zaLkaFsleuOL29eWrYLC2k7j9liQOkxMI7Ue7f8rLg1eS3Vxv__eKSjdZpSeCTPJRI2AA9nVzJFgGVsRNRpmKdBKK27/s640/blogger-image--839328267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimno-ZxTb79cSuhI1PVTt_ZPoxJaaxAdIFGqN3HTV6-SRA7hTN6zaLkaFsleuOL29eWrYLC2k7j9liQOkxMI7Ue7f8rLg1eS3Vxv__eKSjdZpSeCTPJRI2AA9nVzJFgGVsRNRpmKdBKK27/s640/blogger-image--839328267.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh, such fun. And as hats go, these look great on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq1DxwNg8JgR7LFYMZxERcG_HjUaUV6NK1W0OCUQAzwgbKfQ7qYLNwuNUlF4JT_IaZ_0reGPctRyyu7qbAQkBwGCzesMmdFw-vqUV0CfWKHkFau0rRk_cKyTHxv2rGsTHebHSTQ5RxW9x/s640/blogger-image-75795065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq1DxwNg8JgR7LFYMZxERcG_HjUaUV6NK1W0OCUQAzwgbKfQ7qYLNwuNUlF4JT_IaZ_0reGPctRyyu7qbAQkBwGCzesMmdFw-vqUV0CfWKHkFau0rRk_cKyTHxv2rGsTHebHSTQ5RxW9x/s640/blogger-image-75795065.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When I returned home, my flatmate had a lamb bone and once again ignored me. I am determined to make his acquaintance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQoIDlSnacnWpipMmNMLsCkgA1IWohcZnjrLN0LUCNRUKZ_L7EbJk4louQjJRs0lsYtWaJKDljcL94MmbsTEd8-8T5ZW8PvSbm_fTrlx8qAZlmfBU7IFQQTvhf4EhyphenhyphenBJjNaHKMcl4fFyK/s640/blogger-image--1937752548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQoIDlSnacnWpipMmNMLsCkgA1IWohcZnjrLN0LUCNRUKZ_L7EbJk4louQjJRs0lsYtWaJKDljcL94MmbsTEd8-8T5ZW8PvSbm_fTrlx8qAZlmfBU7IFQQTvhf4EhyphenhyphenBJjNaHKMcl4fFyK/s640/blogger-image--1937752548.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Tomorrow? Buckingham Palace and ? You'll have to wait and see. </div> </div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-28376835108171346842013-09-01T00:49:00.001-07:002013-09-01T00:49:19.560-07:00Day Two. London!After a night of rest, we rose and set off to get our bearings. <div><br></div><div>Must learn the tube.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEcpbZUiktJy4qbqk89sUbiOtxcq4qrjMtGvZ-K8o50rYC2oAtR5rwkUSJXK4Zl4jyIO3I-oi7GwWM2I0BHA4CPayJVDM_Lq6xoP_tYymr5sZxNfRCXAbKfMgVwGDBEursBfT-x8Tg0Lm/s640/blogger-image-1761910047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEcpbZUiktJy4qbqk89sUbiOtxcq4qrjMtGvZ-K8o50rYC2oAtR5rwkUSJXK4Zl4jyIO3I-oi7GwWM2I0BHA4CPayJVDM_Lq6xoP_tYymr5sZxNfRCXAbKfMgVwGDBEursBfT-x8Tg0Lm/s640/blogger-image-1761910047.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-ZYhWR0NJUglWqPCH-ryoDYEmUd8CsRO_-FYE9BdAtUTJ9brr2H4qmoJrLNpwimhCwB0TU62NGSAPHyQJZRRh0ztS2WeHPJmih0fGvxmjRqSO8DR90UiirMG9TNknMoOyl6E-7bETYza/s640/blogger-image--1042890539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-ZYhWR0NJUglWqPCH-ryoDYEmUd8CsRO_-FYE9BdAtUTJ9brr2H4qmoJrLNpwimhCwB0TU62NGSAPHyQJZRRh0ztS2WeHPJmih0fGvxmjRqSO8DR90UiirMG9TNknMoOyl6E-7bETYza/s640/blogger-image--1042890539.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Check!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A stroll along the Thames.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqBoKSOCtcRzzmFoYt8lF3nEQrsdqnHjUC6MPn58NCTXoFGsHWavhyphenhypheno4-_3GSH3Yj16J5-EAi-dflNjve5-KB3Iz1YJmTzJEUXGM1n2k5VlBK10uCsupsnth8Ky_dsqYdKpSGMNTt1lms/s640/blogger-image-24476004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqBoKSOCtcRzzmFoYt8lF3nEQrsdqnHjUC6MPn58NCTXoFGsHWavhyphenhypheno4-_3GSH3Yj16J5-EAi-dflNjve5-KB3Iz1YJmTzJEUXGM1n2k5VlBK10uCsupsnth8Ky_dsqYdKpSGMNTt1lms/s640/blogger-image-24476004.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Check!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some window shopping. I'm still trying to figure out how I can get one home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapjR8kwUgGs33XyqmEW2hi6-cc9qVgLtaU6yz6k9CylYO9Zco6EHv9-4W5vdHhK7vM-D-cjvWinTlkz-uZ7c_jGldtUGJ1A748Fr158KTK29TeLwU7hHuea5tIKWGfaNz_A0d_mq2qkzS/s640/blogger-image-1446967558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapjR8kwUgGs33XyqmEW2hi6-cc9qVgLtaU6yz6k9CylYO9Zco6EHv9-4W5vdHhK7vM-D-cjvWinTlkz-uZ7c_jGldtUGJ1A748Fr158KTK29TeLwU7hHuea5tIKWGfaNz_A0d_mq2qkzS/s640/blogger-image-1446967558.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4W2DXLsPuKhA-4ZAHADuKhBIoXRFFQHaI-tNJqNAuMzWyeF3lJ0mEXtnXB2olFc0LT1rCIlJdon8xE5jjcwq6D0FOoS2YtVW7plZ42o3tomtJxc0RwJ0Du_RC5LBMkIKoX8CTNz9lCvV/s640/blogger-image-99323384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4W2DXLsPuKhA-4ZAHADuKhBIoXRFFQHaI-tNJqNAuMzWyeF3lJ0mEXtnXB2olFc0LT1rCIlJdon8xE5jjcwq6D0FOoS2YtVW7plZ42o3tomtJxc0RwJ0Du_RC5LBMkIKoX8CTNz9lCvV/s640/blogger-image-99323384.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtiPrsiOD8eONGcASjPAH2eBinV9gkOjsdtLY6UazBOrDuvh7sM1lYFGLNvkktG2GgZZVxh8-1r4SaqMKiB8w7uIFEUTm_kcjhAVPzcr8i6pTfMrLN9dYzKKpWCTklPoQrdyK-F6_nGWm/s640/blogger-image-1871867768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtiPrsiOD8eONGcASjPAH2eBinV9gkOjsdtLY6UazBOrDuvh7sM1lYFGLNvkktG2GgZZVxh8-1r4SaqMKiB8w7uIFEUTm_kcjhAVPzcr8i6pTfMrLN9dYzKKpWCTklPoQrdyK-F6_nGWm/s640/blogger-image-1871867768.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDotyAY8i6gXp3pKja3LiltAY0SyCk-PUMEWg3X_2E8gJ4uelKLioEhlYvtpn1lFNq-vABZHapqRe38gmk3ybq_Dr3xEAbKOdNfch3-yLHFHYzUJdgg0LLNHbSro2XFEl2aOpjiIWWfHZ/s640/blogger-image-1695436514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDotyAY8i6gXp3pKja3LiltAY0SyCk-PUMEWg3X_2E8gJ4uelKLioEhlYvtpn1lFNq-vABZHapqRe38gmk3ybq_Dr3xEAbKOdNfch3-yLHFHYzUJdgg0LLNHbSro2XFEl2aOpjiIWWfHZ/s640/blogger-image-1695436514.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then we joined others for market day where I found Turkish Delight. Yum, by the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD34s8rRbCBLFY3yO9nUlhpncnwRUTxkcD7MFh021c7h2D6kRiQNUIcV1XhsOJLtHQFUmtPJePy7-kBpxXq7eHC0MNuiKaTnK37MeoBEBi7X8MdU8cHpd77HFVzY4dHvNL9vu8s_gnGz34/s640/blogger-image-1145417523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD34s8rRbCBLFY3yO9nUlhpncnwRUTxkcD7MFh021c7h2D6kRiQNUIcV1XhsOJLtHQFUmtPJePy7-kBpxXq7eHC0MNuiKaTnK37MeoBEBi7X8MdU8cHpd77HFVzY4dHvNL9vu8s_gnGz34/s640/blogger-image-1145417523.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And then a delicious meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyRXTzYWeWGn0FCDSP6iKQYyuxZzQ05-Ap5jwhq7TX91j2zmvScXDQyNcYJg-tcfMIcfHi1dou78o1aZs7DG6jVpblIjMInW7E4nKMBt_IpoyhttbipttEg3PRUXMKtjL9GE9PqfOUDdm/s640/blogger-image-1803998705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyRXTzYWeWGn0FCDSP6iKQYyuxZzQ05-Ap5jwhq7TX91j2zmvScXDQyNcYJg-tcfMIcfHi1dou78o1aZs7DG6jVpblIjMInW7E4nKMBt_IpoyhttbipttEg3PRUXMKtjL9GE9PqfOUDdm/s640/blogger-image-1803998705.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course, there's a bunch more photos in the real camera that will have to wait till we return. So this is just to whet your appetite.</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-48884826378345308902013-09-01T00:29:00.001-07:002013-09-01T00:53:33.272-07:00Vacation<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So a while back I told my husband, "Hey, honey. This year for vacation I'm going to Europe. What to go with?"</div><div><br></div><div>I guess he got my point. Generally we are beachy kind if people, but I really wanted to explore.</div><div><br></div><div>"Where are you going in Europe?" he asked. </div><div><br></div><div>"You decide." And he did!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuwNchqcdvWTkrpEMx0OHJHkUNzAgMFODVl5gyzpjVf06Q2_zC9j5N0HpdUBkW5r73Y43Pj4Vw4UMWNQJGCGYTgQJNlYO2xm7fgQI47ThNDBA3mcV-dU9YJb-mYgGMtAopva-HkPZXtwM/s640/blogger-image--1815644517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuwNchqcdvWTkrpEMx0OHJHkUNzAgMFODVl5gyzpjVf06Q2_zC9j5N0HpdUBkW5r73Y43Pj4Vw4UMWNQJGCGYTgQJNlYO2xm7fgQI47ThNDBA3mcV-dU9YJb-mYgGMtAopva-HkPZXtwM/s640/blogger-image--1815644517.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So here we are! Yeah. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Day One: leaving Phoenix. Can you believe the clouds?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPLlELinHAlrWQK1APBpI0q9PeqHp9AU3JjQFZUnrj7HKYRVIbZGDhTdE3XYr3oAZTm9e4KszxNaaDOABMhEroN4iw9LPFaAf0kZlyeITd1pw_526_96P8MfrI5iLxfuFX7K3GrxDtRbH/s640/blogger-image-850359039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPLlELinHAlrWQK1APBpI0q9PeqHp9AU3JjQFZUnrj7HKYRVIbZGDhTdE3XYr3oAZTm9e4KszxNaaDOABMhEroN4iw9LPFaAf0kZlyeITd1pw_526_96P8MfrI5iLxfuFX7K3GrxDtRbH/s640/blogger-image-850359039.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We found our cozy cottage through airbnb. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CBiIdQk6K9vJb79Bw-A-TdW7f5MmBLUP_S1d-u8MMSQS4_aOez4_rXMHAxWKlBEW367dKkM7R4h0kCopWNMZ2x7Fx9nxWt0HgkFowYl6VXHTDyZ5M6PRaWgflMuuqAHI_kx8Pi1dR3pb/s640/blogger-image--1493972954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CBiIdQk6K9vJb79Bw-A-TdW7f5MmBLUP_S1d-u8MMSQS4_aOez4_rXMHAxWKlBEW367dKkM7R4h0kCopWNMZ2x7Fx9nxWt0HgkFowYl6VXHTDyZ5M6PRaWgflMuuqAHI_kx8Pi1dR3pb/s640/blogger-image--1493972954.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's fabulous. And in a quirky neighborhood. How you ask?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We decide to set out for some fish and chips. We need a mini-cab. 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(As we were told to do) "How much?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are told.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">"Too much," we say as told. The price goes down a pound and a few minutes later our driver pulls up to the curb. </div><br></div><div>Off we go for fish and chips, and Eaton's Mess. Which was a delicious dessert of berries, whipped cream and angle food cake. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ4clvkvPtfepFmGOfS1SCE1vs81C-06TzTP0lCh4ynz4vHV9svI1eCLNDJ5BHO7-LL1e3pgzZh_SV4bwwCVN5XElBzhZ6LN_dGDYnH6WS31ESwya79E_0sZ5tulimez_quaZ9bsF68DS/s640/blogger-image-1911239087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ4clvkvPtfepFmGOfS1SCE1vs81C-06TzTP0lCh4ynz4vHV9svI1eCLNDJ5BHO7-LL1e3pgzZh_SV4bwwCVN5XElBzhZ6LN_dGDYnH6WS31ESwya79E_0sZ5tulimez_quaZ9bsF68DS/s640/blogger-image-1911239087.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Most vacations, it appears I stay home, as I'm always behind the camera. This time, I'm going too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJE8l0yOpo17B2t-U8lLWg5zRMZh-d-FqSPgkzmEBaj8wiq_rMPLZ09AaTIjqHtDCE7DGD9Tg0ltOizGsQplUKS57fSL2BWxKgMyAvuTllCaAL_24DJ1TKFW15RaoG4VexH_siQFYXYdd/s640/blogger-image--28510060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJE8l0yOpo17B2t-U8lLWg5zRMZh-d-FqSPgkzmEBaj8wiq_rMPLZ09AaTIjqHtDCE7DGD9Tg0ltOizGsQplUKS57fSL2BWxKgMyAvuTllCaAL_24DJ1TKFW15RaoG4VexH_siQFYXYdd/s640/blogger-image--28510060.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-65579288581751226272013-08-12T19:40:00.001-07:002013-08-12T19:40:58.605-07:00Calgary!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been a bit off lately.</div>
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As you know I was in Calgary, Alberta for a few days.</div>
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I had been asked to speak.</div>
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What a great opportunity.</div>
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On Friday I'd spent the day learning about nutrition and dietary allergies.</div>
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Pretty interesting stuff at a dental conference.</div>
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Since I was to speak on Saturday, </div>
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I made the choice to head to my hotel early Friday evening and run through my presentation.</div>
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When I finished at 10:30 p.m.,</div>
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I received the "wheel of death" and </div>
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my hard drive crashed.</div>
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Yep!</div>
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Died. </div>
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Right then.</div>
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I had a decision to make,</div>
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I could go to the convention center and see if the evening party was still going,</div>
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find someone willing to lend me their computer</div>
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find a coffee shop that was still open</div>
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download my program from the web</div>
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download my presentation</div>
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and then go to bed . . .</div>
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and hope I would be well rested</div>
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OR</div>
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I could go to bed and pray the computer fairies came to visit.</div>
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I went to bed.</div>
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I had learned all about belly breathing as a way to help with anxiety that day in my nutrition class,</div>
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so I belly breathed away</div>
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and set my sleep cycle app,</div>
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'letting it know' I was going to bed <strike>crazy </strike>STRESSED.</div>
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And that was that.</div>
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The next morning I awoke to find the computer fairies hadn't shown up.</div>
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Wouldn't you know!</div>
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I dressed,</div>
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and prepared</div>
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my new presentation,</div>
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which would include my story of why I didn't have a presentation</div>
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just in case.</div>
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I ran into the woman, who was in charge of all the speakers, in the elevator,</div>
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she seemed to hyperventilate when she learned of my computer issues.</div>
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I assured her it would be fine.</div>
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We walked to the convention center together, where she told everyone we met</div>
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how my computer had died and I had no presentation.</div>
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I assured them all,</div>
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including the person who'd gone way out of his way to get me on the program at such an illustrious conference, that it would be fine. I would be fine. </div>
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I found a computer guru and </div>
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he hooked me up with a computer</div>
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the internet</div>
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and </div>
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15 minutes later</div>
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I was ready to go</div>
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with my presentation.</div>
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They were awesome!</div>
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The presentation went off without any more challenges.</div>
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And all I did was add to my presentation,</div>
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how to white water raft.</div>
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-49092283351736364132013-08-02T14:50:00.001-07:002013-08-02T14:50:54.025-07:00Calgary!I'm enjoying a weekend away.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5Xhkma0uEoUPst-TgyKbAz29vb1BUeXeoeMKWGI7XylQ_yk2ZqP9VXTv_14vvpLFhd3uNV-jzKZSjO79dNGpk4NwNRscGTAx88puAA9B66Y640eZ8EBupiG8_vNTL_c3PGr7eS7azTPm/s640/blogger-image--1982898911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5Xhkma0uEoUPst-TgyKbAz29vb1BUeXeoeMKWGI7XylQ_yk2ZqP9VXTv_14vvpLFhd3uNV-jzKZSjO79dNGpk4NwNRscGTAx88puAA9B66Y640eZ8EBupiG8_vNTL_c3PGr7eS7azTPm/s640/blogger-image--1982898911.jpg"></a></div></div><div>This was my view from the air. Lovely clouds.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPsf7uBWAJhcU1Z1CXBownILodM3jwyo-bivvOgYvocpiFI2r_CNRw6Gfy4RAUAEevVwukEZH86EWCfN35WlpwqbiAw0YVlffyC8QnaqObtVUgHepxzF4HT4AnPpAgE-jaxXsjqBfIexE/s640/blogger-image-411957869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPsf7uBWAJhcU1Z1CXBownILodM3jwyo-bivvOgYvocpiFI2r_CNRw6Gfy4RAUAEevVwukEZH86EWCfN35WlpwqbiAw0YVlffyC8QnaqObtVUgHepxzF4HT4AnPpAgE-jaxXsjqBfIexE/s640/blogger-image-411957869.jpg"></a></div>I'm staying in a wonderful hotel. The Fairmont Pallisier in Calgary. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyiDso7N9RFawGItpo93sQGb_KZr7tj_m41EvzDM90OngiV-VJchGHkUycigxEIQUfPWopG7lFKQ7WbNI1HrvrigJyqmUWJel8TI_cMewQSLN4bHk29Rk868AeAsKteeInl6HWz2sjQbH/s640/blogger-image-1522416483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyiDso7N9RFawGItpo93sQGb_KZr7tj_m41EvzDM90OngiV-VJchGHkUycigxEIQUfPWopG7lFKQ7WbNI1HrvrigJyqmUWJel8TI_cMewQSLN4bHk29Rk868AeAsKteeInl6HWz2sjQbH/s640/blogger-image-1522416483.jpg"></a></div>It is a very comfortable place! And everyone is so amazingly nice. </div><div><br></div><div>Including my taxi driver, Naumen, who is working on his PHD in economics. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6T2Z75HG7NpvJcSzt7GlyqiMV4eMjVFPq4iTwqhyphenhyphenToJecMLX0zV_iFikIXu0LHUAklZk5I8ShYcb06b31DkF_Yn0pKld9j3dhXzem1bjzs6kd0ZZ_6-WxfGXgP01RjAE506syjhl0Fgf/s640/blogger-image-1285017573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6T2Z75HG7NpvJcSzt7GlyqiMV4eMjVFPq4iTwqhyphenhyphenToJecMLX0zV_iFikIXu0LHUAklZk5I8ShYcb06b31DkF_Yn0pKld9j3dhXzem1bjzs6kd0ZZ_6-WxfGXgP01RjAE506syjhl0Fgf/s640/blogger-image-1285017573.jpg"></a></div>View from the window of my room!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUdxboOhF6joLhSzU9WauNu4wdHmDVwOiWM5BpFp8NgLY9QYNoNAiKtV8PJ1pqCBTzcQeQBu8K8__9VYxON0ijBBDRJ1G-MOrw-5YTo86ADi4_qdD0ub_a8dtSMaIhOyrPsbcafxKVSfH/s640/blogger-image-869663941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUdxboOhF6joLhSzU9WauNu4wdHmDVwOiWM5BpFp8NgLY9QYNoNAiKtV8PJ1pqCBTzcQeQBu8K8__9VYxON0ijBBDRJ1G-MOrw-5YTo86ADi4_qdD0ub_a8dtSMaIhOyrPsbcafxKVSfH/s640/blogger-image-869663941.jpg"></a></div>I'm actually here for work but was so pleased by the presentation given on gluten sensitivity and intolerance. Great speaker.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hdM9kQLttxAXQGMH5Of5j4zjXbFcK-uA5xJVg2wlELkyqBI5Fu_Ag-zdjT-LHtXAOfkoO50zz1OmJRkMJ2V9L7OAuCQ6OWGgFj4pm3dg4e31edhhR8R5GnOvbJ8fdtl09BwW39KbD8dJ/s640/blogger-image-1118131365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hdM9kQLttxAXQGMH5Of5j4zjXbFcK-uA5xJVg2wlELkyqBI5Fu_Ag-zdjT-LHtXAOfkoO50zz1OmJRkMJ2V9L7OAuCQ6OWGgFj4pm3dg4e31edhhR8R5GnOvbJ8fdtl09BwW39KbD8dJ/s640/blogger-image-1118131365.jpg"></a></div>After the morning meeting I took a stroll. So much fun. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSoFAUglsyXty4IjBaNZu_NQJNmVWOGf4rixdlZmfV8LffsMgow2YcQlFOclb9N_TpNZBYOUrnzq1gdjreOqS-2edKB2mGDDj3PR5Gv7ZYep9TID7-miJ94HJADRXayoMBb3xMX_6aujp/s640/blogger-image--919115306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSoFAUglsyXty4IjBaNZu_NQJNmVWOGf4rixdlZmfV8LffsMgow2YcQlFOclb9N_TpNZBYOUrnzq1gdjreOqS-2edKB2mGDDj3PR5Gv7ZYep9TID7-miJ94HJADRXayoMBb3xMX_6aujp/s640/blogger-image--919115306.jpg"></a></div>Even had the opportunity to listen to rock and roll. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U4viMS9xV7xGZZDcMTZzwCx5DsMwkMcx050VQNzV2A88IMa3MNbsnCAUuqYX8kzGaN4MkQrtFwN9v0-vhHcWVbS5lXm2MFzTsqQ3VrsQSRUPg3xSRTQyQAqEVlpdK-b5wR4k20de_TXp/s640/blogger-image--18711541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U4viMS9xV7xGZZDcMTZzwCx5DsMwkMcx050VQNzV2A88IMa3MNbsnCAUuqYX8kzGaN4MkQrtFwN9v0-vhHcWVbS5lXm2MFzTsqQ3VrsQSRUPg3xSRTQyQAqEVlpdK-b5wR4k20de_TXp/s640/blogger-image--18711541.jpg"></a></div></div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-42583194594038393142013-07-30T16:43:00.000-07:002013-07-30T16:43:57.908-07:00Best Books<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As an author . . . </div>
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And a ravenous reader -</div>
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I thought I would finally share my list of the ten best books.</div>
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All of these books have been read by me more than once,</div>
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which is saying a lot!</div>
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Fiction for me must be haunting,</div>
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a story that has stickiness</div>
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that I can't forget</div>
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that keeps me thinking</div>
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and wondering what happens next?</div>
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All of the fiction books below all into that category.</div>
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Non-fiction just needs to have a universal appeal.</div>
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I will be honest.</div>
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Getting my list down to ten was a challenge.</div>
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So it came down to which books do I recommend, buy for others, and re-read</div>
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often.</div>
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First, because I'm eclectic in my reading,</div>
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please know I'm going to give books</div>
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from a number of genres.</div>
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Also, I have many authors not listed that I would consider my favorite authors.</div>
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In any event,</div>
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Let the fun begin:</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoI7MvgrEUJDA3zq-LEuj09t391zL5Yb9FsMsjCJNneRt5u1uRPj1UYigXfv_79Z2froyW08tanT9QjJDhPY-K3msfble21BK1c5ogdWM9Lz5LeSKhMAdEBx6oKkLJewmB9eFL0ycDrl9/s1600/Brief+History.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoI7MvgrEUJDA3zq-LEuj09t391zL5Yb9FsMsjCJNneRt5u1uRPj1UYigXfv_79Z2froyW08tanT9QjJDhPY-K3msfble21BK1c5ogdWM9Lz5LeSKhMAdEBx6oKkLJewmB9eFL0ycDrl9/s200/Brief+History.jpg" width="130" /></a><b>1. A Brief History of the Dead</b></div>
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<b>by Kevin Brockmeier</b></div>
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Apocalyptic Fiction</div>
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I was at the airport and needed a read.</div>
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It was recommended as a book similar to one I'd liked.</div>
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Don't remember the book I liked.</div>
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And can't forget this book.</div>
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It haunts me.</div>
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Enough said?</div>
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Was recommended by my book club the best book of 2012</div>
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And it's the comparison for all other books we've read.</div>
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<b>by Kaye Gibbons</b></div>
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Literary Fiction</div>
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I was at an airport and needed a read.</div>
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I thought it would be a plane ride's worth.</div>
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It was . . .</div>
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The voice is evocative.</div>
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The story begins:</div>
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"When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy."</div>
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<b>Barbara Kingsolver</b></div>
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Literary Fiction</div>
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My daughter had to read it.</div>
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She recommended it.</div>
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I couldn't put it down.</div>
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Amazing.</div>
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Love the women's narrative voices.</div>
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<b>4. The Book Thief</b></div>
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<b>by Marcus Zusak</b></div>
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Young Adult</div>
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Someone told me our book club should read it.</div>
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They did,</div>
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You should as well.</div>
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<b>5. Norwegian by Night</b></div>
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<b>by Derek B. Miller</b></div>
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Fiction</div>
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The characters! Yes! Love!</div>
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An elderly man,</div>
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a young boy</div>
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and a story,</div>
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what a wonderful story.</div>
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I laughed . . .</div>
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I cried.</div>
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<b>6. The Prince of Tides</b><br />
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<b>by Pat Conroy</b></div>
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Romantic Fiction</div>
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I wanted to read the story before I saw the movie.</div>
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I cried.</div>
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And then I saw the movie trailer</div>
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and I cried - </div>
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every time I saw the movie trailer,</div>
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<u> every single time</u></div>
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even now. </div>
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I see the bridge in the movie trailer and I bawl.</div>
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<b>7. Layover</b></div>
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<b>by Lisa Zeidner</b></div>
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Women's Fiction</div>
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I was intrigued by the front cover.</div>
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I read the book.</div>
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I have re-read the book.</div>
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Haunting tale.</div>
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Interesting.</div>
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<b>8. True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple, Pure</b><br />
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<b>by Andrew Weil, Sam Fox and Michael Stebner</b></div>
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Cookbook</div>
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True Foods is my most favorite restaurant</div>
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so is it any wonder that I love their cookbook?</div>
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Not only are the recipes simple</div>
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they look and taste wonderful.</div>
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Love!</div>
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<b>The Arbinger Institute</b></div>
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Non-fiction</div>
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I routinely recommend this book to:</div>
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people</div>
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like parents</div>
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co-workers</div>
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employers</div>
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like I said people.</div>
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as people.</div>
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Great concept.</div>
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Great read.</div>
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So is:</div>
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<b>10. Good to Great</b></div>
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<b>Jim Collins</b></div>
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Business</div>
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An overall great business book.</div>
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With timeless insight</div>
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into what works.</div>
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I would love to hear what books are in your top ten.</div>
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Someday,</div>
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I should to my top ten authors.</div>
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It would be an entirely </div>
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different list.</div>
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-8635984975286134122013-07-27T08:30:00.000-07:002013-07-27T08:30:56.751-07:00Rolling on the Floor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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First of all,</div>
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Happy Pink Day</div>
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to all the gals at</div>
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<a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">How Sweet the Sound.</a></div>
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Stop on by and say, "Hi!"</div>
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This weekend I'm supposed to be working</div>
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really, really, really hard.</div>
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So I didn't sign up for a 5K.</div>
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My daughters did though.</div>
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Sooooooo</div>
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for weeks they've been talking about this run.</div>
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They didn't realize when they signed up </div>
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it was in Flagstaff, AZ,</div>
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but they made the most of it.</div>
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They are staying with <a href="http://airbnb.com/" target="_blank">AirBNB</a>.</div>
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If you are not familiar with this site,</div>
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run and check it out -</div>
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I have too much fun searching for places to stay on dream vacations.</div>
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(I've several times checked out the island section!)</div>
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We are actually using it for our London trip and will be staying</div>
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in a really old converted rectory.</div>
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Oh the fun.</div>
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So my girls prepared for their run.</div>
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They met and I gave them hugs and wished them well in the race today.</div>
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Looks like a raining day, I say.</div>
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They entered the address of the home where they are staying</div>
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and then, yes, only then, did my driving daughter say,</div>
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(Are you ready?)</div>
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Where do we go for our run tomorrow?</div>
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Her fellow traveler typed in the address and was confused.</div>
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"Wait, </div>
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we are getting further away.</div>
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We're going the wrong direction!</div>
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Oh, no!"</div>
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Yep!</div>
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The race was in Tucson.</div>
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Okay, now I can pick myself off the floor and I'll get back to work.</div>
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Have a great and fun-filled day of joyous happiness! </div>
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-63617667643350893482013-07-22T15:11:00.001-07:002013-07-22T15:11:56.693-07:00A New YearCan you believe? Today is the first day of school!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwm8eaTIO5vUYkAF303dRCLY2TNanWeIy7Ehcx9I_5KbLEQE762Z39L4JPOJO07QNzqfm-zEwVOY6wJVVOy2VyFa2JFUFCBwbJMhe1kJhFoT0DiqnFVhFUAjnL8a-9aXds6u6Nt2w114FI/s640/blogger-image-1337612425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwm8eaTIO5vUYkAF303dRCLY2TNanWeIy7Ehcx9I_5KbLEQE762Z39L4JPOJO07QNzqfm-zEwVOY6wJVVOy2VyFa2JFUFCBwbJMhe1kJhFoT0DiqnFVhFUAjnL8a-9aXds6u6Nt2w114FI/s640/blogger-image-1337612425.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Hope you boys have a great year! </div><div>Love, </div><div> Grandma</div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-86405338132319165412013-07-19T16:14:00.000-07:002013-07-19T16:14:01.566-07:00How Proud Are You? Very, Very Proud!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Pink Saturday!!!!!</div>
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Please join with all the ladies at <a href="http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">How Sweet the Sound</a>,</div>
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My youngest daughter won a teaching award this year.</div>
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And that meant that she was able to go to Brazil to learn about the educational system there. A wonderful opportunity. She has been asked to write about her opportunity and has given me permission to share a part of it here. Thanks!</div>
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<i>This summer I had the amazing opportunity of traveling to Brazil. The goal of our group was to create our own global perspective by
learning about a culture other than our own. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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school had a unique partnership with a local business. In Sao Paulo we saw a
high school and an elementary school, and in Rio we went to a technology high
school, and then a middle school. At each school we watched instruction, talked with teachers and students. In the
high schools we were lucky to have students that spoke English and who could answer our questions. When we went to the Elementary school in Sao
Paulo, we had three older students who translated for us. In the
elementary school, the students allowed us to be a part of their classrooms. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>While we traveled in Brazil, the people were in the middle of protesting. It was interesting for us. At the high schools
we were able to talk with the students and get their take on the national
protests. These 16 and 17 year old students talked to us about how empowered
they felt protesting, and getting a chance to ask their government to give the
people more. </i><i>They specifically wanted to know where their tax money goes, and to know why
their schools go without.</i></div>
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<i>Part of the journey journey included learning about the Brazilian
culture. We ate authentic and delicious food, attended the Afro-Brazilian
museum, we saw a neighborhood dance group and an adult dance troop. We visited
local monuments, went to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain and Christ the
Redeemer. </i></div>
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<i>A major highlight of the trip was Meninos de Morumbi, a performance
group from the Morumbi Neighborhood. An amazing man, Flávio Pimenta started
teaching the children in his neighborhood how to play music as a way to keep
them off the streets. Now he has 200 students that he works with, teaching them
to play music, dance and sing. When we met him he talked </i></div>
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not have to sell drugs to survive.</i></div>
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<i>He said that he sucks them in with music, and them
gives them values. He brought us up to the top floor where a few kids waited
for us. They performed two songs for us, it was overwhelming. You could see the
students pride on their faces, and the passion they showed as they performed. They taught us how to play the drums and danced. “We are a band now," Flávio
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<i>Such an awesome opportunity!</i></div>
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or two</div>
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-8317715200302345002013-07-19T08:44:00.001-07:002013-07-19T08:44:13.733-07:00Woot! Woot!I thought I'd try this nifty feature - blog posting from my telephone. <div><br></div><div>Now this would be great if I was away from home and had forgotten to post.</div><div><br></div><div>Or if I'd just taken an amazing photo of something and wanted to share. Like this - </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqPJirm38u3m93dpwIpXmsLiI0HLNcEDCicYH8xSHGYXbA801u9NR2QF9rw6FiddFXh-4OXYwucjDEeogkdubFIB8_EB4Nls64hyYIl1dbDojBYVnzqnh8Kf01agshqwYiCRY7wbCX8VW/s640/blogger-image-78138121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqPJirm38u3m93dpwIpXmsLiI0HLNcEDCicYH8xSHGYXbA801u9NR2QF9rw6FiddFXh-4OXYwucjDEeogkdubFIB8_EB4Nls64hyYIl1dbDojBYVnzqnh8Kf01agshqwYiCRY7wbCX8VW/s640/blogger-image-78138121.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Or maybe - </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzeBsqlbUHHS0qQNABIMM-DJMNazbdAwtT3Sx96wnPGlx4O2TIT79t1UtUATYNQ0qXEprzORxBlrWs9FBPOUcw_QqNrlCWFWuaemVQCUnsAdUn905Id4QEqk4gmEZ0UgSqZosDJzii_7U/s640/blogger-image--1323948349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzeBsqlbUHHS0qQNABIMM-DJMNazbdAwtT3Sx96wnPGlx4O2TIT79t1UtUATYNQ0qXEprzORxBlrWs9FBPOUcw_QqNrlCWFWuaemVQCUnsAdUn905Id4QEqk4gmEZ0UgSqZosDJzii_7U/s640/blogger-image--1323948349.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was an heirloom tomato and watermelon salad I had last week at True Foods. Believe me it's worth writing about! Yum!!!</div><br></div><div>Full disclosure - I'm sitting at home in pajamas (come on its still tea time in the morning) and have no excuse for this post being done on my mobile. I must admit though, it sure makes blogging easy.</div><div><br></div><div>Have a great day!</div>D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-31503261915111081982013-07-16T09:00:00.000-07:002013-07-16T09:00:04.962-07:00Check me out!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sorry to have missed you. I'm playing today over at <a href="http://www.writersonthemove.com/" target="_blank">Writers on the Move</a>.<br />
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That's how I'm feeling these days.</div>
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There seems to be so much to do,</div>
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so little time.</div>
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My focus is on People 1st, Tasks 2nd and Projects 3rd.</div>
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The end result:</div>
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and less frantic.</div>
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D. Jean Quarleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01327174739435123349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643677401071768023.post-78216692155380016252013-07-11T20:51:00.000-07:002013-07-11T20:52:07.344-07:00Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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to find and appreciate</div>
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some of my photos.</div>
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