Category Archives: Friends

San Pedro

Posted on 2025-10-05 by Holly

Which was once its own city and now has been subsumed by Los Angeles. The ship docked right before 0700 after a long and extremely slow sail in. The Port of Los Angeles is extremely large with heavy traffic around … Continue reading →

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Walking down memory lane

Posted on 2025-09-20 by Holly

Without a cat trying to wake me up at 0dark30, I was actually able to sleep in to a more reasonable time of day. Like, oh, let us say 0730. Avoiding Starbucks, which I can find just about anywhere in … Continue reading →

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Back to the Twin Cities

Posted on 2025-09-18 by Holly

After looking out the window this morning, I decided that a drive in the rain and dark wasn’t all that smart and waited till almost 0700 before hitting the road back to the Twin CIties. The route was easy most … Continue reading →

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Soup of the evening

Posted on 2025-04-26 by Holly

supper break saw George coming upstairs to the meeting/conference/ballroom to invite me across the street for supper. There is an “Irish” pub. Looking at their menu – there were equal offers of fancy drinks, wines, whiskey, and beer. Says tourist … Continue reading →

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Longview

Posted on 2025-04-24 by Holly

And staying with friends. What I had been quietly thinking of as a restful day after all that driving yesterday turned into a bit more exercise than I had planned. Kris normally goes jogging in the morning. Out of kindness … Continue reading →

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45th Parallel

Posted on 2025-04-23 by Holly

As we were driving north on I5 part way up Oregon, George saw the sign. It said that we were crossing the 45th Parallel which put us halfway between the Equator and the Arctic North Pole. Huh! Never thought about … Continue reading →

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Sea Day – NCL Encore

Posted on 2025-03-24 by Holly

I think I may be one of the few people who adore sea days. I can stitch, drink coffee, people watch. I finished “April” in the mini-village series. At the point I take my phone off line and switch over … Continue reading →

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Heathrow

Posted on 2024-11-30 by Holly

Flying toward sunrise, it is 0715 in the morning. GMT. The clouds below us are textured in lumps and bumps appearing like a layer of meringue. Red at the horizon flows into rose to pink before vanishing into pale blue. … Continue reading →

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Amtrak Delays

Posted on 2024-10-19 by Holly

The fire watch for the area has been called off for the moment.  There is still an active fire in San Leandro, but not here. I can occasionally smell smoke if the wind is coming just right from the south. … Continue reading →

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The noisiest restaurant ever

Posted on 2024-10-03 by Holly

We had offered to take our hosts out for dinner. The first place that we had considered had a rather eclectic menu. When confirming our reservation, the lovely woman on the phone mentioned that it was “open mic” night starting … Continue reading →

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It was supposed to be …

Posted on 2024-09-12 by Holly

Nanortalik, Greenland today. And it would have been, had not there been more ice heading down the eastern side of Greenland along with more winds and the threat of high seas. So instead we have set out for the Canadian … Continue reading →

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Ms Fiddle Fern

Posted on 2024-06-02 by Holly

Another Nora Corbett – I started her 23 May 2024 and finished her this evening. She is stitched on 32 ct sapphire linen with the called for DMC, a substitution on the Caron Waterlilies since there weren’t more than a … Continue reading →

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and now found

Posted on 2024-03-06 by Holly

As should be obvious, as soon as I didn’t need my mail-in ballot anymore George pointed to it sitting on my sewing table partly buried. It should have been obvious. But then, we often don’t see things directly in front … Continue reading →

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Car time

Posted on 2024-01-04 by Holly

Driving for errands is not my idea of a good time. In today’s case, I headed from Berkeley to San Jose. The purpose of the trip was to pass off a couple of old camera bodies and associated lens. The … Continue reading →

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brilliant supper

Posted on 2023-10-20 by Holly

and one that I didn’t have to cook. Nor did George for that matter.  Our neighbors two doors up the hill invited us. He is a retired architect who loves cooking. Those are roasted potatoes, roasted Brussel Sprouts and .. … Continue reading →

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Figs!

Posted on 2023-10-11 by Holly

Remember when I mentioned (ok, so it wasn’t all that) that it took forever to get through immigration in Seattle? The lovely couple standing behind me in line turned out to live in Oakland less than 20km from where I … Continue reading →

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Flowers

Posted on 2023-07-19 by Holly

This lovely bouquet of flowers appeared on our doorstep today. It was sent by a friend and fellow stitcher who decided that I needed cheering up. I like doing things for other people, but often feel guilty when anyone does … Continue reading →

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Driving

Posted on 2023-06-01 by Holly

(me nuts?). I can’t say that I really enjoy driving anymore. Perhaps it is that the roads are more crowded or the drivers are bad or…. anyway – I use the car when I have to but not usually on … Continue reading →

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Getting Better

Posted on 2023-03-28 by Holly

and most of today was sensibly spent curled up with stitching, a cup of peppermint tea and a warm comforter.  Audiobooks might have played a significant part in my days entertainment along with some YouTube videos…. The Fortune Teller is … Continue reading →

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another day, more coughing

Posted on 2023-03-27 by Holly

Figure I might as well tell you that bit up front. I am most definitely feeling better, but still coughing. I do sound better, even to myself! I spent most of the day sitting in warm spots, moving whenever the … Continue reading →

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