Reflections in the San Juan's
Feeling so content and blessed in front of the fire my love made watching the early morning sky turn baby blanket pink and blue sipping hot hazelnut coffee from my purple cup and petting Hope our border collie – passing this contentment onward
So cozy
I enjoyed a slow-moving morning with my book and coffee in front of the fireplace watching the colorful sunrise
What fun when my book is so good I don’t want to put it down AND I have the time to do just that!
Greece is a beautiful country and an amazing, historical experience. Here is a fraction of our experience.
Our view looking out on The Parthenon as we dined our first day – surreal since we were here a year ago…
Bruce and I easily got our covid vaccines in September 2022 and went to Germany and Austria staying well.
I don’t check any luggage. This was for 2 weeks. After years of trying different types of carryon luggage; this works for me. Husband noted that I’d never been ready so quickly / easily.
This trip has been beyond amazing but I cannot relate to people who are down about going home after traveling.
Claude Monet attempted to record an ‘in the moment’ impression that a scene gave him. I relate, as I attempt to do this with my photography. Here is the color and joy that fills his garden, home and paintings. The end result, is timeless beauty.
We visit the grounds, the churches…the beaches…
Angoville-au-Plain is a tiny village in the Normandy region of northwester France where I was fortunate to visit in April 2024. Below is a hyperlink to an article I wrote for our newspaper about my experience.
Walking to Morning Prayer at the Abbey on Mont-Saint-Michel
My Catholic upbring filters into my appreciation for this holy service.
My sensitive nature loving self is grateful for the opportunity to be here with the beauty of the peaceful morning on the beach
I made a short recording of the service which is located a few pictures into this post
Bruce and I got up before sunrise.
Watching a cat in Fougères France taking a walk perched on its person.
Conversing with a traveling companion who also feels shy.
UNESCO World Heritage site, Mont St-Michel, is a unique architectural and natural wonder of Europe
We left Amboise France.
On the first stop traveling to Ambrose, I am looking for soy milk. A kind soul shows me the French words for soy milk
The wallpaper at the desk in our hotel
Juxtapose old & new
I didn’t realize when walking past this ‘statue’ that it was a live man.
This post begins with the most exquisite artwork of a meal, the food whispers a blessing. Come. Savor. My treasured purple wisteria continues to call out. Château gardens. Julie eye-catching moments.
Delicate touches to our meal create art.
Bruce and I are not foodies.
Yesterday’s steps:
Bruce and I walk a lot at home, but
these tours are ultra active!
Today’s plan:
Traveling on our tour bus out to the countryside, we pass field after field of yellow flowers – harvested for canola oil, these fields of yellow, along with the countryside setting, are peaceful looking – nature makes me happy!