lost and found Hey L.B.:
Blogs stopped coming directly to my e-mail for some reason but I went back and caught up on all your wine-tasting trips and animal-specific photos, so I don't have any reason to feel sheepish. (ahem. sorry.)
Looks great though! Keep having fun (he added redundantly).
Raro pups Posted another pooch for you, Deb. Sadly can't substantiate the rumour of the doggies, which are called Raro Specials by the locals. So I'm saying it's true, like a real reporter would!
xo
L.B.
Have poncho, will travel Hi LB, sure sounds like you're getting around. I am, of course, envious of your fabulous adventure. I know you'll continue to have a great time, so I won't bother telling you to.
Cool! Hey Linda - sounds like a journey of a different kind. Just back from Italy - and have the flu....you sound like you're having a great adventure.
blue lagoon You must have accidentally deleted the part where you are met by a man-child in a loin cloth. Keep up the great work. Don't get so you don't want to come back! You're missing a hell of an early winter season in Toronto.
pc
RE: Escaping the rat race It's so uplifting to read your journal entries and soak up the warmth of the country and the people. I'm sure you're working your butt off to help these people, but it must be very rewarding to know your sacrifice is sorely needed and much appreciated. The children are thrilled to get a library, something we simply take for granted in Canada.
RE: Travel woes Linda, sorry I'm late with my commentary. I suffered a torn meniscus (a.k.a. knee injury) last week and I was on crutches for four days. At least you didn't get Tasered at the airport upon arrival.
Wow!! As a few snowflakes begin to make their way to the ground here in TO ... I am so envious of you. Not only for the sheer beauty of the locale .. but also for the exciting learning and growing experience you are having. Hey .. even those of us in little ole Canada love your curly hair. Big hugs. Keep enjoying. Trudy
You'll have to tell us what kind of snacks Rarotongans eat at movies. Sounds pretty interesting so far. Hope you're taking lots of pics, even if you can't post them.
Journey Whoever said "life is a journey" has never flown coach. They serve gin in plastic glasses, you sleep closer to a stranger than you do normally with a red hot lover, they feed you dog food in punnets, you ask for another gin and they give you that expensive look, and in the morning they ask if you slept well. When Robert Frost wrote "I shall be telling this with a sigh, I took the one less traveled by" he was referring to cattle class on UA, and all the rest.
Fifty is no time to see the world. Grandchildren and rehab are the norm. Go forth Boop, and conquer!
A century ago (give or take, I'm part Irish, given to exaggeration and romanticism) my paternal grandfather left Ireland. I'm heading to the land of my Brady forefathers - and Synge, O'Casey, green hills and fine whiskey - for the first time, on a holiday that combines Dublin and an 8-day hiking tour of Galway, Connemara and the Aran Islands. You should come with me. ... full info
David
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lost and found
Hey L.B.: Blogs stopped coming directly to my e-mail for some reason but I went back and caught up on all your wine-tasting trips and animal-specific photos, so I don't have any reason to feel sheepish. (ahem. sorry.) Looks great though! Keep having fun (he added redundantly).