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Into the Wardrobe

Like Lucy from

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

I feel like I've opened
the door
to a magical world....

Filled with castles
from the past.

The air is heady

with a profusion of flowers.

The subjects of
this realm can be
pensive....

but always,
friendly!

Nourishment comes in
many forms--

for body and soul.

Luckily,
we avoided a terrible
one of these.

Others in this fair land
were not so fortunate,
and we pray for them
and those who love them.

Have you guessed where
we are?

We are in Na.....

{No, not Narnia!}

Natchez, Mississippi!

Thank you for all of your
bon voyage wishes ~
they have meant
so much to me!

Travel day, tomorrow.

Talk to you when I get home....
over the privet!

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Going, going, gone!

When it comes to

mothers

I am the luckiest girl

on two feet.

2007

My mom and I are best friends

and like all good buddies,

we love traveling

together!

{Most} every year

for 14 years,

my mom has given me

an amazing gift.

Not one that I can hold

in my hands,

but rather, one that I can

hold in my heart

long after my big day

has come and gone....

Each year we think of a

place that we'd like to visit.

Then, like a fairy godmother,

she makes it happen.

2009

We live 1400 miles apart

{she in Washington State,

me in the Midwest}

so it takes a bit of magic

to pull the whole thing off.

Especially because we are

both leaving our own households

to run on auto-pilot for a while.

This was trickier when my children

were younger and we weren't

near family,

but my in-laws flew to the rescue!
{To help while my understanding husband was at work.}

Here are some of the

marvelous places we have visited.....

THE CITY of cities: New York

The Rose City ~ Portland, Oregon

Charming Savannah, Georgia

This was a fun year!

A Spa in Minnesota ~ Saw 'lots of these

Santa Fe was a dream

Fell in love with the gates of Charleston

New Orleans was jazzy

Victoria, BC....Now we're international

This was the Prior House, our B and B in Victoria

Our last getaway....Carmel, California

I couldn't take enough pictures of the flowers in Carmel!

Yes, I'm a lucky girl.

It's birthday trip time, again.

I'm leaving today.

Someone wants to know

where I've gone......

I'll be sending you some postcards.

Come visit this weekend!

See ya'll then.

{Hint hint!}

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There's Nothing Like the Real Thing

I have always loved

having flowers

and other green things

in the house.

Only one little problem.

I kill them....

with kindness!

If a little water is good,

isn't more even better?

No.

NO!

Back in our Victorian house,

I was successful with African Violets.

They lounged on a window

with just the right exposure.

They bloomed and bloomed

and bloomed,

some more.

Then we moved.

They didn't care

for the new view.

Over the years I have tenderly

killed

a lot of plants!

Finally, I decided,

enough is enough.

I banished all real flora

{except cut flowers}

from

our house.

But slowly....

they've crept back in.

First it was orchids

I love orchids.

{Although several have

met their demise at the

hand of my watering can.}

Sneaky little devils.

Last fall I took pity on a
hibiscus that I had outdoors.
I invited it inside and it adjusted
quite nicely.
It's a big drinker, so we get along
famously!