Ballooning over the Nile

Wish I could say we went ballooning... but alas.... 

Egypt - On the Nile

Egyptian Blossoms

Flowers in the Hotel Lobby

A walled home in the city..... 

Beautiful flowering tree on the hotel walls

The walkway between hotel "pods"

Beautiful trees on the road to the hotel.... 

Sailing on the Nile

A family fishing on the Nile 

and our hotel in the background.

A bird decided to hitch a ride......

A felucca docked at the hotel

View from the hotel 

International Dance Festival

This is video of S, H, and A (and others) performing in their school's International Dance Festival.  S is the short one, H has a red skirt, and A has long blonde hair.  

Our two ragamuffins.....

May I introduce the latest addition to our household.... 

Mitzi .... a 3 month old Miniature Maltese

and then there's 

Toto... the 1 year old Westie.... 

What was I thinking.... 

What's happening to me.....

Yesterday I was so domesticated 

it's scary!!!

I mailed boxes.. 

made Chili.....

went grocery shopping.....

changed linens ....

 (this is Joe's childhood quilt - I had it 

re-quilted for Christmas last year)

made hot cocoa with whipped cream .... 

started a fire.... 

brought in more firewood.... 

washed three loads of clothes.... 

OMG!!!!!

Just two exits down.....

It still amazes me that just two exits down 

from where we live, I can step back 

into another time.  Pretty amazing... 

Thanksgiving..

We had great friends over for a very traditional Thanksgiving Dinner and everyone brought yummy food.  

A good time was had by all and no one left hungry.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our family 

and friends near and far!!!!

Thankful for the surrounding beauty !!!!

These photos were taken near the Swiss / Austrian Border

And these were from a venture through the forests just north of Stuttgart.