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North America » United States » Virginia » Williamsburg March 26th 2016

Saturday March 26,2016 =================== Saturday morning- I awoke around 9:15 am,took a hot shower and dressed for the day. Looked out the window and saw that the sky was cloudy&overcast. Around 11:15- everyone got into the car and went towards Jamestown/Williamsburg Ferry towards Surrey,VA. Arrived in Surrey about 1 hour later and saw black cows,cotton fields and farmland. A very different area down here in the south! Drove through Surrey,Franklin and Cortland Virginia where we met interesting characters. Stopped by the small sleepy town of Franklin first to have lunch at "Fred's"- home cooking and very nice meal had by all. I took a picture of a place called " Senior Center for the Aging "which was a bit quirky in it's own right! After that stop, we all headed off to Cortland to visit ... read more
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North America » United States » New Jersey » Princeton March 25th 2016

Thursday March 24,2016 ================= After a long day at work- a friend dropped me off to begin my journey down South for Spring Break. Driving all night stopping two times and passing by NJ,NY,Delaware and Maryland before heading into Virginia. Arrived at the first destination around 12:35 am-Friday morning and I unpacked&then went to bed- feeling exhausted. Good Night! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday March 25,2016 =============== Awoke up around 8:15 and had breakfast and then relaxed for awhile. Around 11:30 am- I went out and helped with the grocery shopping and then we had a lunch out at a Noodle restaurant nearby. It was very good but the weather was hot and muggy. Came home and took a nap for a few hours befor... read more
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Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Zamora August 13th 2015

Thursday August 13, 2015 "Buenos Dias! Como esta usted? " Good Morning? How are you? Welcome Back! A bit of broken Spanish here and there. Today was windy and a bit chilly! Sally got up earlier and I woke up about 9:30 am . It was so cold that we put a bath robe on and ate some breakfast. By 10:15 am , everyone else was awake and we just talked while others started their breakfast. After everybody had eaten their breakfast, I started writing my blog and Sally began a Felt Workshop for the kids and myself. Ella made a beautiful blue fish and I am making a friend for Bruno. About a half an hour later, a few of us walked down to the lake which is very low at this time. The kids ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Zamora August 12th 2015

Wednesday August 12,2015 Yawn! Slowly waking up to it still being dark outside. Beep-Beep-Beep the alarm goes off at 3:30 am .(U.K.time). Walked over to the window to see what's happening. Took a nice hot shower to wake me up! After getting dressed,organized the (twin room) at PFH before walking down to the kitchen. I said "good morning " to Sally and we both made sure we had our bags. Opened the front door to the rain spitting every which way around us, Sally and I drove out of PFH around 4:30 am. Our exciting adventure and journey to the Villa and Spain has begun! Go back to sleep! I will wake you later,ok ? Hello again! Wake up! Get your coffee! Kit, Sally's brother drove us to Stansted and we got there in plenty of ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Suffolk » Ipswich August 11th 2015

Tuesday August 11,2015 Good Morning! Welcome back! After breakfast, Sally and I headed off to Hadleigh which is about 20 minutes from PFH. Sally and I walked around looked into several stores. We were both doing "Retail Therapy" which was great ! :) We came back and had some lunch and then relaxed at PFH for awhile. Finished packing for Spain and talked and hung out with Sheri,Jason,Fleur and Millie. We watched a movie" Dark Shadows" with Jonny Depp. A actual film that I had never seen before, it was strange and wonderful! Around 6:30 pm , we ordered Pizzas,garlic bread and Chips for dinner with Sheri,Jason and the girls. Sally was off doing a volunteer calling center for a few hours. We both definitely need to go to bed earlier than usual . Getting up ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Suffolk » Ipswich August 10th 2015

Monday August 10, 2015 Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful and cool day! I am a little slow today but doing some errands today with Sally. Ipswich was great but busy and I enjoyed walking around and looking in different stores. Then we came back and had lunch, after that began to pack for Spain. Kit and Sancha came over to and we talked and caught up on our news. Kit is Sally's brother from Chicago and Sancha is his daughter . Wonderful to see th... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Suffolk » Ipswich August 9th 2015

Sunday August 9, 2015 Hello Everybody! Are you hungry? Ready for a Barbecue? Close your eyes for a minute and smell the aromas of good food whiffing past your nose. Enjoy! :) : ) This morning I made Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies for the Barbecue today. We invited about 20 people to our party and several people are bringing food as well. Our party started around 1:30 but one of our guests arrived earlier and it was nice to catch up with her one on one. The weather was beautiful and sunny all day ! Most people folks arrived around 1:30 pm and it was family and friends who came to PFH. We had a variety of foods and desserts which were all eaten up by everybody. We all had a wonderful and fun time talking ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Suffolk » Ipswich August 8th 2015

Saturday August 8, 2015 Good Morning Folks! Happy FELTING WORKSHOP Day! This morning the workshop started around 10:00 am and three women from Cambridge,Essex and Norfolk arrived at PFH to listen to Sally and work on a project. Sally does 15 Felt Workshops a year and usually is about 3 to 10 people participating that day. One woman made different felt shapes while the other two women made flowers which came out nicely. I talked and asked Sally about Needle Felting and I looked through a book and thought it would be neat to learn something new. Sally showed and helped me make a colorful Cat taking a nap and I am very pleased with the result ! I can't wait to make more creatures and other Felt things. Sally is very patient and a wonderful ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Suffolk » Ipswich August 7th 2015

Friday August 7, 2015 Good Morning Folks! It is going to be a busy day at PFH ! After breakfast, off to grocery shop at Lidl and Sainsbury with Sally and then lunch. In the afternoon, we both volunteer our time at the COMMUNITY SHOP in Sproughton ! We come back to Poplar Farm House and relax and eat a bite before we go out with Sheri and the girls. Around 12 of us are all heading to Jimmy's Farm to see ( The Red Rose Chain Theater Company) Play with music in the Forest : A Midsummer Night's Dream. It will be wonderful! :) ;) Hello, welcome back! Pull up a chair and I will wait till you make yourself a cup of coffee,tea or ice tea. Ready yet? Ah good! Sally and I had ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » England » Suffolk » Ipswich August 6th 2015

Thursday August 6,2015 "Good Morning Passengers - Welcome to Heathrow Airport - Please remain in your seats until the airplane has taxied to your gate. Thank you for flying Virgin Atlantic Airlines. Have a wonderful day! " Sally and I arrived into Heathrow Airport in London this morning around 9:30 am ( U.K. time), went through customs rather quickly. It took awhile for us to collect our two checked luggage but eventually started to walk towards where National Bus Station was located. Both Sally and myself waited for about an hour until our bus was called. We left London around 11: 45 am and arrived at our stop in Ipswich around 2:55 pm. We waited for both Sheri and Jason to pick us up and drive us back to Poplar Farm. We were both exhausted but ... read more
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