We’re in Iceland. It’s August 11th, and there’s snow! Not a lot, but the kind that in Massachusetts, and parts of New England signals the closeness of winter. We are in Akureyri in the northwest area of Iceland, and we are having what will be the worst weather in the trip. It is pouring rain, […]
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Snow in August!
October 1st, 2019 · No Comments · eating, Experiencing, Farms, Food, Garden, Iceland, Musings, Site Seeing, travel
Tags: Akureyri·botanical garden·church·dairy farm·food·garden·grass fed beef·ice cream·Iceland·rain·snow·travel
Spain and Portugal – Post #3
October 16th, 2014 · No Comments · Art, Food, Garden, Learning Spanish, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, Spain & Portugal 2014, travel
All day I say to myself, “I need to blog about this – no, about this, no about this, or what about this?” So it comes down to that I wish anyone reading this could be with me on this trip. It really is turning out to be even more delightful than I had imagined. […]
Tags: Basque·dog·Guggenheim·learning·museum·puppy·retirement·travel
87 days and spring
March 8th, 2014 · No Comments · 100 Days Project, Garden, Museums, Musings, photo of the week, retirement, Site Seeing, travel
I spent the day enjoying the bulb shows at both Smith College and Mt. Holyoke College. The first packed like sardines, the second quiet, smaller and both delightful. A wonderful reminder that spring is arriving, especially appreciated after the harsh winter we have endured. Outside the greenhouses, much snow and ice still needs to melt. […]
Tags: bulb show·college·family·garden·passion·retirement·Work
September in Nana’s Garden
September 24th, 2012 · 3 Comments · family, Garden, Grandparents, Musings, Nana, photo of the week, Site Seeing, travel
Yesterday I celebrated my husband’s birthday with him. He wouldn’t want me to say his age, but let’s say it’s the 40th time I’ve shared his day! We spent i enjoying an hour’s drive to Mt. Snow where Vermont Life was putting on a wine tasting and outdoor event. There were wines, ciders, cheeses, and […]
Tags: Children·family·garden·grandparent·New England·snow·travel
Today in Nana’s Garden – July
July 23rd, 2012 · No Comments · family, Garden, Grandparents, Musings
Today, in Nana’s Garden, a small bit of Dad/Grampa/Great-grampa Jules’ ashes joined a small bit of his wife’s (Constance) ashes (placed there in 2001). In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them. In the glowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them. In the […]
Tags: aging·family·garden·grandparent·prayer