It's Rich's birthday Janet called and played him the Beatle's music about Will you need me will you still feed me When I'm 64 Rich set out for the VA Medical Center here to get some prescriptions refilled. He said it might take all day. Tim and Mary and Madeline had invited us out to Wasilla for dinner so we surprised them and took them up on the offer While rich was at the VA and the lau

The Socialist deputy Teresa Rosique replied to the statements of popular deputy Martin Quinonera in infrastructure that the PP has to explain who refused to add the applications to the Ministry on the infrastructure for the regional government . This shows that the PSOE if this issue is concerned while the PP is only interested in the measure that serves to make opposition to the Government

We went to visit the Frick Collection. Henry Frick was a very wealthy industrialist who built a beautiful home on Fifth Avenue in 1913 1914. He only lived until 1919 but over his life he gathered an amazing art furniture collection. I canrsquot recommend enough visiting this house when you are next in NYC. httpwww.frick.orgcollectionindex.htmWe had lunch in a diner nearby It was actua

We left Elkhart IN yesterday after an eventful night. We were just hanging out I was actually doing the previous blog and Don was watching TV and all of a sudden we heard a very loud POP We lost our TV but the lights and computer stayed on. Well it didn't take long to figure out that the park had lost it's power and a transformer had blown. Everyone was running around trying to figure out

Ok so after a couple of more weeks lets try playing catch up again...After getting only a few hours of sleep there was a breakfast planned for us so off we went. It was a nice spread at some hotel that looked like i wouldn't be able to afford if i'd gone alone. But it was free even better. Several people spoke we got some gifts and it was now time to move onto our respective communities.

Thoughts from Playa Blanca by guest bloggers Heather and and Jane All that could be heard was the lapping of the warm Caribbean waves and the gentle snoring of our friend Steve. Suddenly we heard a shuffling sound. We looked up to see Steversquos shoes sidling towards the waterrsquos edge in an attempt to drown themselves in shame. lsquoStop stop donrsquot do itrsquo we shouted

Benrsquos kuenste das porridge auf die richtige konsistenz zu bringen sind heute auf dem hoehepunkt. Vivre la consistence Danach geht die kommune geschlossen an den wunderschoenen see angefuehrt von langhans. Naturbelassen und planschend wird der koerperhygiene nachgegangen. Wir sind ganz alleine an dem grossen see und die sonne glitzert auf dem wasser. Sophie erweckt die goettin in sich mit

I made my way across the River Uruguay and back into a familiar country I have been here three times now.... This time into the city of Concordia in Entre Rios Province. The boat guys and dock workers were real sailors it was awesome.It is pouring rain there isnt much to do especially when you arrive in the rain during siesta time but I still convinced myself to go take a walk around. I f

It feels like summer here in Qosqo today although we are right here in the middle of the dry cold winter season. At night the altitude and lack of an atmosphere are evident in the night. The stars arrayed in new constellations to my eyes shine brightly over the high walls of the valley. And it is very cold. No joke.Typically when I wake in the morning it is a scramble to cover myself complet

ROMASo early Tuesday morning I got and walked down to the bus stop to catch the bus into the airport. Lucky I got up a little bit earlier as the bus decided to leave 30 minutes earlier than was expected too. So I was at the airport quite early. The plane ride was fairly quick only 40 mins the wait for the luggage was actually longer. I hoped on the train to Termini station and within the hour

An early start for Heathrow. I always hate this part of the trip as you have to get down the M23 and along the M25Purple parking were once more excellent and delivered us to terminal 3 at 830am.A small problem when the handle broke on Pams suitcase. Seemed okay to be checked in though and we successfully moved our seats to the centre isle. Best place on a boeing 777.A breakfast at TGIs and then a

I will post the words to go with this tomorrow I think but for now a few photos to update.

Das Wasserrattenpaerchen macht einen morgentlichen spaziergang und springt dabei ins eiskalte nass. Tascha sieht eine schlange. Die sonne scheint auf unser zelt und es ist angenehm warm. Wir fahren weiter durch das oertchen Pemberton und bezahlen fuer unsere Vitamine ein vermoegen. Unser fruehstueck findet picknickstyle hinter einem stacheldraht am fluss statt.Wir wollen eine strasse zu dem ort

Katie Alley has given up her life as a Philly girl (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) to become an ex-pat in Argentina. (Okay, that’s quite a change in climate!) Her blog not only covers the transition, but also the revelations brought on by such a move. Ooohhh, and there is a recipe section for all of the foodies out there!

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Dick Evesonrsquos Alaska Tour Chugach Mountains and Lake EklutnaA few days later we met Larry Tower at Eklutna Lake. High in the Chugach Mountains Eklutna Lake is a glacier and snow melt fed lake that serves as the principle water source for Anchorage some twenty five miles away. From the nicely appointed campground at the west end of the lake a primitive road parallels the seven mile lengt

Today is a rest day. We put in laundry so we'd be prepared for the next leg of our adventures Homer. The sun was out a little so we decided to take one last try to see Denali in the distance from Anchorage. No luck but Aunt Jean came along and we got a bit of a tour of Anchorage with her. The Milepost says that the population is 284000. It gets 70 inches of snow in the winter and averages 14

Adios El Salvador... Hola PeruSaturday August 7thOut last day in El Salvador started at 6am as usual and after breakfast we were on the busses heading to the airport. We arrived in the airport safe and sound by 1030 or so. After the long bus ride the restrooms were our first priority Although there are restrooms inside the airport's departure area the only place outside was at the end

So incredible so glad that we went A mixture of well of course acrobatics but also classical Peking opera modern dance incredible set design and amazing costumes. No photos here as they were prohibited. I was so tempted to sneak a picture or two but didn't want Bao to see his mama being hauled away. Bao was pretty good the whole time except when the performers came out on bicycles about 1

august 8 10. well went over to their unit to see what was the state of play. she's seriously over the top. if she'd exploded i wouldn't have been surprised. went on about 50 emails from china and selling her paintings to pay bills to keep it happening. said they were working on licensing contract. she'd never dud me she'd been duded as a young artist. believed in karma. yikes. backed out the do

Hey heyIt's a picker checking in Sorry i've been so pants at scribbling this blog still no internet so yes i'm still big mates with Ronald at McDonald's who lets me use his free wifi...bother. Where to start still picking as always we're pretty much professional pickers now well i am at least as for Slime he's still stadig in the fields He swears he's just got bad lines with min