“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • Boston Hop off/Hop on Trolley Tour

    Today we saw most of downtown Boston on our old world trolley tour. The first stop was a mock setup of the infamous Cheers bar where we got a pic with the former cast. Some other favorite highlights for me… Continue reading

  • Soccer Saturday

    We went to visit our grandchildren in Saratoga’s Springs on Saturday. What great fun it was to watch Declan play his very first game.  He was so proud to have us all cheering him on. He would just smile and… Continue reading

  • Love sweet Love

     We met two of our grandson’s Declan and Annan in the mountains today for a photoshoot.  Mikayla took their pictures.  I love them so much they are the sunshine in my life. Continue reading

  • Strawberry Curls

     It has been a while since I posted to my blog.  I love it here.  I especially love these sweet moments in time that cannot be forgotten.  Here is my grandson Annan.  He’s watching his Papa from our window mow… Continue reading

  • Life is sweet

    Our grandson Callen celebrated his first birthday! What a fun boy he is. We all love how excited he gets to see everyone. He is an exuberant chatterbox who is always exploring. We love our baby Callen!!! Continue reading

  • Shakespeare and Company

    We visited a famous bookstore called Shakespeare and company, where I bought an adorable hard copy of Peter Rabbit and Anne of Green Gables. Continue reading

  • Musee d' Orsay

    Me and my sweetie in the romantic city of Paris. Monet Latour Van Gogh Continue reading

  • Chocolate Tour

    Our guide Iris asked if we liked chocolate.  Of course we like chocolate so began our chocolate tour. We stopped by some pretty famous patisseries in Paris. Matt and tried our first macaroons there which were okay, I am not… Continue reading

  • More from our Art Tour in Paris

    Our chance to see some beautiful art in Paris, did not disappoint. Richard and Jill hired a tour guide named Iris to take us through the Louvre. She had a great base of knowledge about the art there. Here are… Continue reading