One day in Germany, the former eastern side. We docked in Warnemunde. Originally I had signed us up to visit a museum that had Viking ships but it turns out that we were the only ones on the ship who did, so the tour got canceled. We took the 12 hour tour to Berlin, 6 of them being on the bus round trip. The landscape reminded me of the drive ( Read more... )

I have finally read through all the books I bought while in Russia and learned that we saw only a small part of Catherine's and Peter's Summer Places. The gardens are extensive. I feel very fortunate that we got to see the older artistic side of Russia. It is amazing what you can build in an autocratic society. Catherine Palace was huge but ( Read more... )

I need to hurry up and finish my trip before I forget everything. We took a Crystal tour on our 3rd and last day in Russia. We went to the nearby town of Peterhof to see Catherine and Peter's summer homes. Both of these were heavily damaged during WWII and are being restored by the Russian government. I had heard stories of the famous amber ( Read more... )

Our day at sea was restful. We got a nice afternoon nap and gussied up for formal night, my least favorite. We did a special wine pairing dinner with the members of the Jay Rodgers group. There was a little more wine than food and we had some regrets the next day ( Read more... )

I read back through some of my journal entries and decided writing about yard work was boring and repetitive so I'm not going to do that any more. Jerry's birthday was August 5 so we used some award miles to get Christy here for the celebration. While she was here I had a weird pre-migraine like episode and my vision was impaired. Jerry wanted ( Read more... )

I must say that I felt a little let down by the physical therapist. I left after 9 visits feeling little better than I began. I have one sheet of paper with 8 exercises listed on it and I have tried to do them once a day. I learned that my problem wasn't just muscular, I had a joint problem also. I have done a little yard and house work but ( Read more... )

Jerry and I spent 4 days in Sedona Arizona where PSR was having their yearly Leadership Conference. We took the AA red eye flight from Kona. We have been successful upgrading in the past but no luck this time, or I guess I should say, no luck for me. Jerry got upgraded and I didn't. We got to Phoenix right on time and drove up to Sedona where ( Read more... )

My last entry was in March so I would like to say that the wine club event went well and everyone had a good time. My stress returned to 0 and the bathrooms were eventually finished the following week ( Read more... )

I have a gazillion things to do before wine club here tomorrow! We are expecting around 40 guests. 3 men are here doing the wall tile. 2 plumbers were here this morning and at least we have toilets and sinks with running water. There is no way they are going to finish the tile today but I think the bathrooms will look presentable and usable. I ( Read more... )

I guess so, it's been months since I posted. December was busy with trips and family here for Christmas. Jerry and I went to Dallas to hear Bob Seger. Sara was able to join us. We ate some mighty good food and did a lot of shopping. Joe, Sara, and Christy came for Christmas. We mostly hung around the house and cooked. They all like to cook ( Read more... )