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This is the day before he understood that you can eat the cone and get to the rest of the ice cream! Aden useing a spoon in Godollo, Hungary to scoop out the rest of the ice cream!
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This terrace was so inviting that we spent time there on our way into the village of Tihany, and we spent time there on our way out of Tihany. Situated on Lake Balaton it was a place to stop, slow down and smell the roses, and the lavender! Kid friendly with…
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In wine growing countries the fall is a time of great excitement as the grapes approach the time for harvesting. Each bunch of grapes swells with juice produced from the long summer days of sunshine and rain. The vineyard owner watches the grapes carefully to be ready for that…
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One of the things that’s the most fun to do in foreign countries is experiment with food. Most of us will try things we’d likely only raise an eyebrow to at home. In most of America we have a limited amount of different kinds of sausage. You’ve got hot and mild, breakfast and…
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Delicious sweet watermelon. A gift from the gods. (And a friend, and a farmer in North Carolina!) Thanks to all, and to sun and rain and earth, and to seeds that are so willing to grow. Enjoying the fruits of summer. Related…
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"99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer. If one of those bottles should happen to fall, 98 bottles of beer on the wall." Does anyone remember this song? I was the girlscout in the back of the bus on those long trips, who could sing it all the…
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The nice thing about living in a tourist town is that you get to pretend that you are on vacation from time to time. A long walk on the beach (thank you knees!), dinner after, at your favorite taco shop, sitting at a colorful picnic table, under the palm trees… 2 fish…
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You might think that having dinner under a canopy of Jasmine, might be a bit heady. But it didn't bother these diners, or the birthday party upstairs. The combination of good company, Jasmine and wine, make for a sweet, heady evening! Jasmine at O. C. Whites, in…
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How much can we trust each other? You and me, and the stranger who made these wonderful lattés? More than we give ourselves credit for, I think. How many bridges do you go over without worrying whether or not they will support you and your car? How many roads travelled, with…
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Everything has a beginning a middle and an end. Sometimes the beginning is obscured by secrets or lies, but it is still there, somewhere. The middle is the fine tuning of intention. If you are a grapevine, it's simple. For humans it's fraught with trial and error. The middle contains the maturing as…
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