Tag: Travel
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Italy – Exploring, new places to travelā¦
More snow, more cold temps, more puzzles. I was at the thrift store and smiled when I saw this childrenās 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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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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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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Chicago – Happy St Patrickās Day! āļø
Happy St Patrickās Day! Itās official, this past Saturday, the Chicago River went emerald green. This has been a tradition for over 60 years. The green color lasts about three days or so. There was a lot of pre-celebrating this weekend. Have a wonderful celebration today! āļø
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Love is in the airā¦
When I was in Munich, I went into a department store. As I was going up the escalator, my eye noticed these two swans. A lovely gift idea, especially with the fancy box they were presented in. If you are still looking for that perfect gift, this might be it! Happy Holidays / Merry Christmas!
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