In April I had a fun weekend away - just "crafting" (stamping) - excellent!
May was another Rotary "hosting" experience for us, with visitors from Australia.
We celebrated my dad's 80th birthday in June. What a perfect day it was, at the farm! It was great to visit with so many of my cousins; several that I had not seen for 20+ years :) ….and the weather was perfect!
In July, Ted and I enjoyed several bike rides (both motorbike and road bike) - and a few nice days in the boat. Then on July 26, we headed to London - to see our girl!!!
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At the farm for Dad's 80th Birthday!
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Laura and I with "The Rock" in the background |
Ted, Laura and I spent a week in Ireland. Wow! I loved every minute of it! It was great to have such a good visit with Laura . . . and everything we experienced was wonderful!
To start, I said we were going to see the "Rock of Cashel"... Ted and Laura were such good sports - never once questioning my itinerary. As we drew near to our first destination, Ted commented "hey look, there's a castle on that hill".... That was the Rock of Cashel... they seriously thought we were going to go see some "rock". ha, ha, ha...
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Beautiful scenery everywhere - and I loved the time we spent, visiting with Desi & Janice! After Ireland, we returned to London for 6 days.
While Laura was busy at work - Ted and I were exploring the sites. It was fun to 'walk to work, with Laura' - and have some lovely evenings together.
From there we headed south to visit Charles & Claire, in Bournemouth. Lots of sun & sand… & even a day of exploring on Brownsea Island.
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Lunch with Charles and Claire on Brownsea Island |
Louise and Charles in the snow, at the Farm
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I returned to work, near the end of August. September flew by, as always, in the craziness at the school. . . but October brought Charles & Claire to us, for a welcomed visit.
Too bad we were hit with our first winter storm on Thanksgiving . . . but Charles & Claire had fun in the snow!
(big difference from when we saw them 7 weeks earlier)
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October brought about a big change for me…. I'm now working a 4-day week!!!!! (Friday's off). . . loving it!
We were making changes at the school, as someone was retiring. I asked if I could give up some of my hours to the "new hire" - so I could start working a 4-day week.
Between my 4-day weeks …. and Ted doing most of the cooking…. I'm a happy camper!
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....Ted & I .... on a snorkeling adventure
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with Laura... in LONDON ... |
vlogging with Laura
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Cliffs of Moher |
Cliffs of Moher
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view of the Abbey, from Rock of Cashel |
Beach in Bournemouth
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Castle Combe village |
Northern Ireland |
Brighton Pier! |
...heading to Brownsea Island... |