Category: Travel
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Italy – Exploring, new places to travel…
More snow, more cold temps, more puzzles. I was at the thrift store and smiled when I saw this children’s puzzle of Italy. My mother is from Florence, so I had to buy it, give it a go. Look how adorable, one puzzle piece with Florence and the Duomo on it. It was really enjoyable…
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Hiking – When it goes wrong!
I had something funny happen to me. I went on a hiking trip with some friends. We all brought our “stuff.” I brought my fantastic hiking boots. I’ve had them for 10 years, I have not worn them for 4 years probably. Anyhow, I put my hiking boots on and noticed a bunch of rubber…
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Road Trip – Good to bring some friends!
I chuckled when I saw these two stuffed dolls. When I was in my 20s, I drove from Chicago to San Francisco. My mother was concerned about me driving by myself. So, she had a blue doll with yellow yarn hair, the size of these life size dolls. She put a baseball cap on the…
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Chicago – American Victorian Stained Glass Exhibit
I was at Macy’s in Chicago. I went down to the lower level. As you know, not much happens in the lower level of a department store. However, I saw a tour group walk by. Curious, as to what could warrant a tour group in the basement, I followed. We went into a corridor where…
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Scotland – Bus stop!
My daughter was in Scotland recently. When she got off the bus, she saw this knitted bus above the mail box. How wonderful. A closer view, such lovely details. It got cut off, but in the second photo below, lower right, you can see they even had a bus shelter for people to sit. The…
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