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Another snowy winter, thankfully not as bad as last year – so far! Made me think of an old classic:
#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Click here to see A brief glimpse of our 25 years together, and the years leading up to our wedding back on May 25th 1985 (with music) Or View the YouTube version without music [...] Link to the original article in the Washington Post By Pamela Petro For two decades I’ve been exhausting my vocabulary seeking names for all the shades of green in the Welsh countryside. Pastures are Crayola green; windbreaks are jade; spring mosses are the chartreuse of an avocado’s innards. The ribboning hills after it has rained, when sunlight breaks through shark-colored clouds, throb pure neon. Distance makes the mountains aquamarine. These days, Wales can add another green to its palette: the green that comes from being one of the most environmentally progressive nations on Earth. Last fall I launched my latest tour of West Wales — my first “green tour” — on the edge of Cardiff Bay, at the great sailing ship of a building that houses the Welsh Assembly. It’s a soaring carbon-neutral masterpiece, completed in 2006, called the Senedd. The Assembly, which was voted into being in 1998, is one of the few governing institutions in the world with sustainable development inscribed in its statute. [...] Just watched the championship decider, a day late due to the Setanta TV broadcast delay, over at Owen’s . An exciting game with Wales having a chance to win the game in the last few minutes, but instead ireland wins and gets the Grand Slam. The morning started well with a great breakfast (brunch) [...] A trip to “Down Under” resulted in a Friday evening game of cricket back here in the States. Alice, Eudene’s physiotherapist, went on a working trip to Australia and was intrigued by the game. As a result she brought back a set of cricket gear and roped her colleagues, fellow professionals and patients into [...] Wales won the Grand Slam and we saw it live at Slainte. While John watched it at home, in Birmingham, Owen and I watched it with friends in a fells point bar in Baltimore. JL was with us and wore green for St Patrick’s Day (really he was scared to wear [...] An unexpected business trip t the UK gave me an opportunity to visit my brother John and his family in Birmingham. I arrived late on Friday and met with them at a Greek restaurant in Birmingham City Center. Jonathan and Gabby were there along with Judy, John and Sue’s next door neighbour and Judy’s [...] Traditional breakfast with black pudding! Eudene, Owen and I thoroughly enjoyed our treat, Deb stayed away from the British breakfast but did try a small piece of Owens black pudding. Then we watched the Italy Ireland game. Deb and Eudene left after the game to leave Owen and I to enjoy the next two [...] Owen, Deb and I went to watch the Wales Vs. France game at Slainte Pub in Fells Point. we had a great time, even though Wales lost and we were surrounded by French fans. Deb found out about the Rugby on the web and promised to drive, so we had to go! Owen and [...] |
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