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Day 8 – It’s not in the bag! (1st of the Naples series)
In 2006, my husband and I spent two weeks in one of the most colorful cities in the world… Naples.. We rented a furnished apartment and every day we did a commute which included taking the subway and walking through the most amazing crowds of people. My husband spent his days attending an Italian immersion…
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A really good book
The other day on the light rail, I sat across from this gentleman. The novel in his hands was fraying. Most of the front cover was gone, the inside front page was in tatters. He was so intent on what he was reading, that when I snapped a picture of him with my trusty phone/digital…
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My quick vacation with Chris, Roaches and the Omak Stampede
Well, it was just an idea I had one morning, I’d take Chris and her horse crazy granddaughter to the Omak stampede. Unfortunately, the granddaughter couldn’t go with us. We listened to cousin Kathy Peterson’s band, Loose Change, visited with cousins, (a lot more cousins than I expected!) and got to see, draw and pet…
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Seattle View
I stepped out of the Seattle Art Museum the other day and noticed people had their cellphones out, and were snapping photos. I turned to look and could see the brilliant clarity of cloudlessness on the horizon behind the Smith Tower. I pulled out my sketch book to help me keep this view in my…
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Out for a walk
All over Italy, you can find them. Retired gentleman out for their walk “Passeggiata” it is called. This is one thing that Italian culture espouses that our does not. People go on walks. Old and young, all over Italy, out for passeggiata. In some places, it is more prevalent than others; like Cefalu’ and Pozzuoli;…