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Author Archives: Holly
Three sisters
and there will be a forth – there are just a couple of other things I want to stitch first. The first two have been done for a while, and I just finished the Fall Girl today. Stitched on 18 … Continue reading
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Find My…
there is a lovely Apple App that lets you locate wayward electronic items. Not people, unless they happened to have your phone/iPad/Mac on their person, but at least it lets me find my phone which is obviously hiding in plain … Continue reading
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Less than Stellar
Performance by the Valkyries. They were on fire for the first quarter, slowed in the second, lost the lead in the third and never caught up. Some of it seemed to be more involvement with fancy footwork and taking a … Continue reading
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Books dropped off….
It was another quiet day of stitching and computer games. Except for the cat demanding pets, food, and lap, (rinse & repeat). But mostly, it was book delivery time at 1530. I had a wait outside the pre-school till the … Continue reading
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Lev is 5
Everyone remember the pandemic? Lev was born in May 2021, about a year in and at the point where things were still nowhere near normal. He now has a younger brother, goes to preschool, enjoys ball sport and the playground … Continue reading
Going to the game
which in this case is the season opening of the Golden State Valkyries (WNBA = professional Women’s Basketball for those of you outside the US/Canada or not particularly following sports). I splurged last year on season tickets and did the … Continue reading
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Really helpful
Not. It is not that I don’t need to do some major cleaning and organizing in my craft room. Actually, I really, really need to get started. So today I thought I would start out small. Relocate the Radio/CD player … Continue reading
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all the browns
Since I have stitched four of her previous SALs, I decided that this one would be fun as well. Who? Oh, LolaCrow (previous include Haunted Library, Greenhouse, Aquarium, Birds). This one is critters, museum based started with prehistory and moving … Continue reading
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Mostly game day
There are those days where it seems like more effort than I would like to accomplish anything. Perhaps it should be laundry. Or cleaning. Or maybe just play computer games…. and the day is gone!
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and Tuesday rolls around again
I am getting back into the normal routine of life here. Being gone for a few weeks always seems to stand everything on its head and leaves me a bit disoriented. I am definitely going to claim that – and … Continue reading
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Just a small amount of stitching
a bit more unpacking. Not any reasonable amount of clean up and a couple of errands run. I am going to count it as a good day… Oh yes, cat still attached…
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and all the sleep
pretty much explains what this Friday was about. Yes, it is the first of May. But I don’t believe that “what ever you do on the first of the month carries through to the rest of it….” So I napped, … Continue reading
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This journey’s end
Since I had packed last night and put my suitcase out for the crew to haul into the terminal on arrival , I had little to do this morning other than get dressed, find coffee, and wajt for transportation. Unlike … Continue reading
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The last day
And this is my final evening on the Celebrity Summit. I’ve packed and my carry-on is outside my cabin door. I have my clothes for tomorrow and everything in my backpack except for this laptop and my phone. I have … Continue reading
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Really ugly art
I was going to label this post “Bad Art” but then thought better of it. The crafted pieces are incredibly detailed, superbly constructed, But, hello? Whomever chose them as art on a ship either works for Park West (the scamming … Continue reading
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Fishing 4 Condiments
What I should be doing is telling you about Mazatlan today. About the ship sailing into harbor this morning. About docking in a commercial port. About all the cars, buses, and trucks staged & the huge Solar Hybrid transport. … Continue reading
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico, in case it wasn’t obvious. The ship docked about 0700 with clearance shortly there after. The usual early birds streamed down the gangway. I heard grumbling from more than a few later that nothing was open. Hello? Mexico? Sunday … Continue reading
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Anzac Day 2026
For all of you who aren’t familiar with the history of WWI, much less the contributions of people from Australia and New Zealand to the British Empire – you can take a quick look here which will give you a bit … Continue reading
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Cruising in the Rain
This is a sea day. I am planning on spending the majority of my day sitting in the Sky Lounge relaxing & stitching. Then about 0830 we started sailing thru massive downpours. The lounge has been filling up steadily. It … Continue reading
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Touching the Pacific
As we head north along the coast, the density of marine traffic continues, at least of commercial vessels. There are a few people who also arrive early in the Sky Lounge, but the numbers seem to be significantly lower than … Continue reading
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