and yes, there was turkey. Also gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. All of it was quite tasty. I skipped the pie.
back in time a moment –
this is the central square – blown up to max as we sailed by

and these are the right and left portions of the bridge we sailed under

and, of course, this is the P&O giant that we followed. and yes, she did clear the bridge. Barely.

and my day? Spent checking on George as he made his flight in Frankfurt which wound up significantly delayed. He was rescued by daughter #2 at SFO accompanied by what I think was a pretty tired pup from a day spent charging around at the beach,
Otherwise, I finished Woodland Dreams – Barbara Ana ~5500 stitches. called for DMC on 18 ct Aida

and added another 550 stitches to Dreaming of Klimt by the same designer.

and, just because I know that some of you will understand – I managed to hit a whooping 11kb/sec download speed on a file this afternoon. Which goes a long way to why I am going with fewer and smaller pictures as well as short replies..
11 kb/s? Do you have to put your phone into a cradle and listen to a long series of beeps and whistles when you start?
I hope you’re paying by the Megabyte and not by the minute.
No, I just sit there, unbelieving as my hair turns grey…