Wednesday, July 15th, 4:30 a.m. (a 13 hour time difference from my home…) My cousin Dawn and I went to a number of shops in Gianyar and Ubud on errands yesterday, my first day in Bali. Gianyar and Ubud are cities to the east and west of her home in Tegallinggah. Ubud is a big … More Bali time
My back was killing me from the four-hour drive. I listened to a book on tape, took about a hundred pictures of the sunset, drank a chocolate malt from McDonalds, but I was definitely ready to be out of the car. The sound of the gravel under the tires when the car turned onto the … More the crystal bell inn – wabeno, wisconsin
Photos today. Story to follow. Northern Wisconsin – on the road: Lily River, Forest County: NOBODY TOLD ME THERE WAS GOING TO BE 1,000 TICKS PER SQUARE FOOT IN MAY AND JUNE!! That wasn’t the kind of bug I planned to be bit by!
Short stories are pretty low on my list of favorite things to read. I can’t remember ever purchasing a short story anthology. So picture my surprise this evening, when I realized that I have been reading short stories voraciously. Travel is what started it all. I have been journaling about travel experiences and about dreams … More You were bit by what kind of bug?
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau When you are young, time seems to crawl, winding along in slow circles, no rush, no worry, no pressure to get things … More wanderlust and lily river
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! What a lucky day! I have been bemoaning the fact that I lost all of the photos my daughter and I took on our trip to Ireland last summer. We still had the pictures my son took, but he is not as trigger happy as I am. I was searching through … More the luck of the irish!
I am known here by my alter ego, at least in name: Qugrainne. This is a shortened, yahoo style handle, which comes from the name Gráinne Ní Mháille. Gráinne is also know as the pirate queen of Connaught – and her Anglicized name of Grace O’Malley. Gráinne was born in 1530 in Ireland, of course. … More the irish pirate queen, Gráinne Ní Mháille
But I knew you would want to see and hear about how Zoë is doing. Great! She learned how to come down the steps yesterday, and she was very proud of herself. More news update: As a birthday gift to myself, I ordered my ticket to Bali for July 12th, somehow the credit card transaction … More busy, busy, busy…
Photo property of Alterra Coffee Co. There are quite a few things I should be doing other than writing here. I really should not be doing this. I can stay up late tonight, though, if necessary. Right? Or maybe I should be doing this. The last hurrah of summer, before reality strikes at 7:45 a.m. … More The Last Weekend
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