tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11578263052083917262024-03-12T18:50:16.160-07:00Alpha Canis MajorisJust the mumma dog sharing her day.Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.comBlogger1157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-33827873683833309572018-07-05T15:33:00.000-07:002018-09-03T15:45:00.330-07:00Thursday, July 5, Raspberry Hill.The morning after we checked out we headed to "raspberry hill" which confused us a little -- were there raspberries at the top of this very large and very steep hill? I mean, that was the obvious interpretation and I'm about 100% literal so that was what I thought.<br />
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But it wasn't. It was about the terraced landscape and the iconic "raspberry" at the top. It was considered the quintessential image of Mu Chang Chai. So we climbed, up past this family using a gasoline powered rototiller, an ox, and human labor ...<br />
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Past this girl selling bracelets (I bought two)<br />
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Past this older woman who tried to get us to try on hats and take photos and buy her wares (I did buy a purse)<br />
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To finally reach ... the raspberry hill.<br />
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And then going back down ... I think M was especially interested in the red soil.<br />
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This was the view from M & my's window in the morning.<br />
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This is the view from our other window.<br />
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M & I took a walk, just down the road. It was as green as Ireland.<br />
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And then breakfast and our 17 KM hike. Which we shortened to maybe 15 KM. We were still exhausted at the end.<br />
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A & K are doing their best to look bored. Success!<br />
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On the way back to the Eco Lodge we stopped at a hot spring spa. It was HOT. K and A are acting all chill like this was nothing but my feet were scalded, there way no way I could have gotten all the way in!!! This was the 2nd pool we stopped at. The first one (just over there to the right rear) was even hotter).</div>
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ON the way back to the Eco Lodge we stopped. This seems a good photo of Hmong homes.<br />
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I only barely remember this dinner, but I do remember the soupe because A didn't eat it because it had dairy in it. I think we were tired.<br />
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<br />Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-72987830919251791102018-07-03T10:29:00.000-07:002018-09-03T14:50:19.030-07:00July 3, 2018We drove from Hanoi to Mu Cang Chai Eco Lodge in Nam Khat.<br />
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The drive was long. It was super hot.<br />
We stopped here on the side of the road for water and to pee.<br />
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Drive some more. Stop for lunch at a place that looked like a garage. </div>
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Inside also looked like a garage, and the bathroom was garage-level clean, Vietnam squatty style no toilet paper provided, no flush, no electricity. Handi-wipes come in handy again! But it apparently was also a place to cool down and relax in the mid-day heat. Because it was hot. Check out the men & women in the background just hanging out on a large platform.<br />
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My favorite dish here was the tofu and tomato. SO delicious!</div>
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Then we got there ... and they let us out so we could walk to the Eco Lodge.<br />
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Favorite dishes of the evening, and pretty much all time. Pork yummies (Should that be the official name) and the merliton that we dipped in chopped peanuts.<br />
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Then bed.Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-87655502408514137762018-07-02T11:51:00.000-07:002018-09-03T09:39:42.731-07:00Monday, July 2 - more Ha Long BayWhat, more pictures of Ha Long Bay? Yep, suffer through them.<br />
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Then we took a small junk to the caves, which are really quite big. And the second floor cave floods in the rainy season.<br />
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This was the view from the landing before we went in the cave.<br />
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In the cave ... it was a cave. We went into the Amazing Cave. The reason it was called the Amazing Cave? Because there is a rock formation that is "rude." I don't have a photo of it. Or maybe I do. Use your imagination. But, it was a nice, big, giant. cave. OK, fine, here's a photo, but not of the amazing formation that looks suspiciously like a thingy.<br />
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Can we say Walnut Juice? I would have brought some home, but federal regulations prohibit it.<br />
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Lunch was a lot of things. This cabbage dish was a favorite, The peppers and ... tofu? scallops?? behind were good, too. What wasn't good was potato salad, deep fried lemongrass, and the deep fried fish. I liked the taro balls, but I don't think anybody else did.<br />
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And then we drove back to Hanoi!Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-64515596255997659912018-07-01T10:32:00.000-07:002018-09-03T15:43:42.274-07:00Sunday, July 1 - Ha Long BayBack in the car to drive to Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province.<br />
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The legend that I heard (you may have heard another) behind the amazing limestone towers topped with rainforests is that the country was invaded by monsters, and the gods sent down dragons to rid the country of the monsters. The dragons encircled the monsters and turned into the limestone outcroppings trapping the monsters. Or that the dragons spewed thousands of pearls from their mouths, which turned into the stone towers inside and ringing the bay (and, in fact, there are pearls in the bay, too! So, that makes sense).<br />
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Either way, we took a cruise through the bay, which was amazing. This was the upper deck of our boat. M and I shared a cabin, and K & A shared another.<br />
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The food was pretty, and delicious.<br />
Crab, with radish flowers (lovely, although crab isn't my favorite), I think this was squid with veggies (this was a favorite, the squid was EXCELLENT), and fish with veggies that A. deboned at the table. Seafood, obviously a theme in the bay!<br />
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But the scenery was just stunning.<br />
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And earlier (before nightfall) we visited a pearl place and kayaked the bay for a bit, then they took us to a safe place (presumably!) and we went swimming in the bay! Just jumped right in. Since it is ocean water it was easy to float, but no waves. So much fun. A & K below.<br />
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Dinner was gorgeous and delicious. This is just a few of the dishes:<br />
What was this? I don't recall at all. UPDATE: Green Papaya Salad with Beef Jerky.<br />
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Yummy jumbo shrimp (with heads) with cucumber or pepper flowers<br />
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Chicken with an odd but cute Miffy tomato.<br />
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Meat sticks ... we loved these, obviously, mostly gone:<br />
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And I think this was potato, carrot, parsnip? I don't recall.<br />
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And then M and I went fishing, and caught nothing. I don't actually think we were supposed to.<br />
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And then, bed.Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-59813460309029549602018-06-30T06:09:00.000-07:002018-09-03T15:46:49.649-07:00Saturday June 30 - Going NorthWe drove north to Ninh Binh Province in North Vietnam. I think the trip was an hour or two<br />
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First thing we did was stop at the Trang An Grottoes. You get in a boat, and your rower starts rowing. You CAN row if you like, but you don't have to. The rower did the majority of the work. Apparently there are a LOT of rowers. A rower might work once every 5 days and have other jobs ... this is just the occasional gig. So, this was our first view as we rowed out. The mountains are called karsts.<br />
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The landscape was really beautiful and we mostly we enjoyed watching the scenery.<br />
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We were headed to caves. This was one ... you can zoom into the middle of this photo and see the caves ... low to the waterline!<br />
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You had to watch your head inside the cave. They were dark, low, and very very still.<br />
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Eventually we came to ... a place were we got out and walked up 800 steps up and over a karst, and to a temple area. Here we are on the steps.</div>
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And K at the temple.</div>
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And some behind the temple pictures.<br />
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After that we were hot and headed to the hotel. We stayed at the Tam Coc Horizon Bungalow in Hoa Lu, which I would recommend for everybody! Wonderful people, amazing food.<br />
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Lunch, or at least some of it. SO. DELICIOUS.<br />
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Lycees!<br />
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Then we had a rest, and then a bike ride to a temple. Dirt roads, ducks, motorbikes. This is the view along the route we took.<br />
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The temple was built into the mountain, basically. Here is the entrance.<br />
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Second level, in the mountain. See the waterfall? You walk in and behind and around through the cave.<br />
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And then up some more. We walked up and up and up. Where the people are at the bottom is where I took the above photo.<br />
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This was the last level. You could climb up from here but 1) there was a sign saying not to and 2) we were wearing flipflops. Not sure it wasn't possible, but we decided to stay at the lower temple and not trek up the rocks to that higher peak above A.<br />
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The roof of the temple.<br />
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And the next morning, this was the view of the karst from our room.<br />
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We arrived at her house, and went downstairs to the mall and walked through the art installation that was down there, as well. This is what it looked like.<br />
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Before lunch M & K had a nap, and then we woke them when they'd asked. And then they fell back asleep, and we woke them up again for lunch for real this time. SO worth getting up for lunch, the food was so so so so so so good. Yum. There are going to be a lot of food pictures. This is the first of many. This is M to the left, A's grandmother at the head of the table, her grandfather behind on the sofa, A, and last her mom.<br />
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And ... part of lunch!<br />
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After lunch we drove to downtown Hanoi. My first experience of the traffice was shocking, it was unfathomable. There seemed to be no rules. You could pass whenever, wherever, and as many deep as you wanted. But the traffic moved slow enough so it always worked out.<br />
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We went to a mid-town lake and a red bridge that I guess A had given M a picture of, or painted a picture of at some point in the past. I couldn't get anybody else to pose, so selfie.<br />
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And once on the bridge K decided she COULD pose after all. She looks tired.<br />
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And all of us!!<br />
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We walked around some, went to the Bach Ma Temple. (the white horse temple)<br />
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And we went to the "Traditional House" which was a series of rooms with courtyards or open rooms in the middle.<br />
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This was another temple, I think.<br />
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And then dinner. Bahn My.<br />
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We took a Grab (the not Uber service in Hanoi) home. M & K fell asleep, but both of them said they didn't (they did). We went up on the roof of the apartment building and looked out, took some panorama photos, and then to bed around 11 pm.<br />
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Met M & K at Terminal 8 for Qatar Airways. I had about 30 minutes to wait, but all was good. M&K showed up, and we got in line. When they finally opened the line to check in it turned out your carry on bag wasn't supposed to be over 7 kg. - about 15 pound! K was under, M was over a smidge and I was over a lot. I stuffed a bunch of junk in a second bag I had, and decided to carry both on. They said that was OK. By the time I got to the gate I just repacked my original bag and didn't give it another thought until 2 weeks later when we had to travel back.<br />
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This is us waiting in line. AND my hand because I haven't mastered the selfie.<br />
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And then we got to Quatar. Walking through the terminal we passed a giant teddy bear an odd headlamp. Loved that thing.<br />
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We were tired. It was the middle of the night. They don't open the gate until right before it is to boarded we (and everybody else) had to sit on the floor.<br />
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<br />Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-46074609863086149652018-06-24T15:25:00.000-07:002018-08-09T15:25:25.273-07:00Just before I went on Vacation ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Just before I went on vacation without the rest of the family, I made the family go downtown. And we went to a place I'd taken a photo of C& Q when they were little, and I tried to recreate the photo. It wasn't entirely successful, but it did result in some nice pictures.</div>
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<br />Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-56433522721354400632018-06-10T15:17:00.000-07:002018-08-09T15:25:39.958-07:00Father's DayWe took TCR to a Greek Fest on Father's day. I took 1,000 pictures ... and ended up with not a single one that looked good.<br />
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Here we are, then. I think C13 looks great in this photo.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">C13 had a dance on a boat, and SHE went, which is a first and last for middle school (Going to a dance). Although she tells me she went for the buffet. Here she is.</span></div>
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AND, school awards. C13 had a promotion ceremony. She earned some awards for creative writing and the presidential excellence award or something or other. Which we all agreed we should burn if it says "Trump" on it.<br />
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This is her getting the presidential excellence award. The award for creative writing was equally exciting!</div>
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Q12 had a middle school dance. She went! First time this year. Actually, to say she went is an understatement. She and her friends planned and organized it. There wasn't going to be a dance, but they wanted one, and they made it happen. There were some angsty moments, but who doesn't have those when planning a big event?</div>
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Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-82532452275918794232018-05-27T12:53:00.000-07:002018-08-09T14:39:54.487-07:00Buying a mattressWe neeeeeeeded a new mattress. We've needed one for a while. So Q12 has been after us to buy a Purple. So we put it on our list. We did the regular mattress stores, and then to a store way down in VIRGINIA to try a Purple Mattress.<br />
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Which we liked. I think I liked one other mattress better, but this was right up there, and TCR could agree on it as well. So we bought it. We are now the proud owner of a Purple Mattress, a Purple Seat Cushion (free, with purchase!), Purple Sheets (in white! That I haven't taken out of the box yet!) a Purple Mattress Frame (not free, but it holds the mattress!), and a Purple Pillow (way too expensive but I loved it in the store and am less enthused about now. It weighs TEN (10!!) pounds. It doesn't leave the bed.)<br />
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Anyway, the point of that exciting monologue was to introduce the fact that on the way home we stopped by the big ferris wheel at the National Harbor.<br />
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Q12 was happy and then quite anxious on the ferris wheel whenever TCR or I moved. Now, she was fine moving back and forth and standing up and taking selfies, but not when I'd shift my seat to get more comfortable. I won't show the angry "STOP MOVING!" face. Or all the selfies. Just the happy face.<br />
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First, making a coloring/sticker book. C13 has been babysitting for a girl who has a serious heart defect ... she's in for a heart transplant. So the C13 created a special story/coloring book for her, and then they made stickers. One, I love this. Two. I love this. Three, I love this. I don't have a copy of the final book, but this is them working together in the kitchen on this endeavor. The story was about I6 who went under the sea and met all these animals. Or something!<br />
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And move onto button making. C13 made buttons today with this very expentive and cool looking tool. And who wants to bet that this giant, expensive button maker won't be used again after this week?<br />
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Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-17096478059527670872018-04-15T18:11:00.000-07:002018-08-09T14:17:03.042-07:00Transformation Q11 --> Q12. BirthdayA number of years ago (6, to be exact ... See this <a href="http://alphacanismajoris.blogspot.com/2012/04/mt-vernon.html" target="_blank">post</a>) K8 and M came to visit and even though it was Q6's birthday we let K8 decide what to do, since she was visiting. And we visited Mt. Vernon.<br />
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I have never lived this down, Q11 has been complaining that K picked what they did on her birthday. And that C7 (at the time) choose the cake that Q6 had (a giant titanic cookie that we smashed into an iceberg. I admit, that sounds very much like C7 of the time. Here's the <a href="http://alphacanismajoris.blogspot.com/2012/04/q6s-birthday.html" target="_blank">story</a>) and generally she was trying to guilt us somehow.<br />
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But then she admitted she wanted to go to Mt. Vernon for her birthday. And to pet the sheep again. Because she'd had a lot of fun in 2012 when she did it the first time, and had really good memories of petting the sheep and the "group poop" (or was it the poop group? I'm not sure).<br />
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So this time she invited S11 & P12 to go to Mt. Vernon and then she wanted to have Turtle Cake (another <a href="http://alphacanismajoris.blogspot.com/2008/07/birthdays.html" target="_blank">throwback </a>from her 2nd birthday. And apparently from TCR's grandmother's birthday. But I know Mum had made one for Q2 I think, one time when we were visiting for her birthday) in PolkaDot Park.<br />
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So, I made a vegan turtle cake, because Q11 went vegan a couple of weeks ago. This cake was delicious. And it looked just like the turtle cake we made 6 years ago. Almost. But not quite. I had the colors backwards. The other one was green with blue dots, see <a href="http://alphacanismajoris.blogspot.com/search?q=turtle+cake" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">And I made a cake for Pep, too, as we'd be seeing him later. Chocolate with white frosting. Also delicious.</span></div>
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But after breakfast I took Q, P, and S to Mt. Verson. Pictures:</div>
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But it started to rain, so we had CAKE at home!</div>
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Happy birthday, my wonderful girl!!!</div>
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Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-58408812632837274092018-04-01T17:40:00.000-07:002018-08-09T14:01:57.983-07:00EasterI know this picture makes little sense. But Easter grass in Q11's hair. Just because Happy Easter!<br />
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We then had breakfast at this diner -- SO DELICIOUS. What was it called? Ari's Diner. I had the DC omelette, which included a half-smoke, onion, cheddar, and mumbo sauce. Best omelette ever. EVER.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">We met with old friends on Feb 23, as they brought their daughter to Maryland to visit UMD. FUN dinner and then Yogi Castle. And, look there's my thumb in the picture!</span></div>
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Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-75017441940195055372018-01-24T13:41:00.000-08:002018-08-09T13:42:02.665-07:00January 2018January was so far back I don't recall most of it. It was cold. Back to school. Back to work. Cuddle with the dog, play with friends.<br />
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Lucy looking cute.<br />
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<br />Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-72624970498507097422017-12-26T13:11:00.000-08:002018-05-30T13:11:41.501-07:00Rewind! Chrismas 2017Can I just publish photos???<br />
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C13 & Q11 met H's fowl.<br />
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<br />Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-50909402373333408232017-12-12T13:41:00.000-08:002017-12-13T13:42:05.965-08:00GingerbreadingC13 told me some time ago that December 12 was <a href="https://nationaldaycalendar.com/gingerbread-house-day-december-12/" target="_blank">National Gingerbread House Day</a>. That was cool with me, I took the day off to do gingerbread making and baking. Q11 was a little upset because why in the world were we going to do gingerbread house making on a WEEKNIGHT. She had a HARP lesson, too.<br />
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Both good points, but the National Gingerbread House Day won out. I made two big houses. C13 decorated one to go to Im. down the street because she's going into the hospital later this week. We forgot to take a picture of that one. And I also made three small houses, each unique.<br />
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The house on the left was made by Q11, the next was mine, you can tell because of all of the flowers. I have a thing for the flowers, the tall one Q11, and the short, squat one C13 decorated. I wante to do that one, too. Maybe I'll make another one like that next year. Fun fun!<br />
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This is just a gratuitous picture of Q11 in her coat. I took the photo to show the person who gave us the coat, but then TCR did this as Q11 tried to take a casual photo. Ha!<br />
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<br />Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-38432524516199817972017-12-03T11:49:00.003-08:002017-12-03T11:49:34.178-08:00Advent.This year I thought I'd do an advent calendar for the girls. One cookie a day for 24 days. Today was day 3. I made cookies 1-24 for each girl, some numbers are replaced by Christmas cookie shapes. But today was day 3. They are getting hung in the dining room each night for the AM consumption.<br />
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Evelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16960558215748249991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157826305208391726.post-21531868524230269072017-11-24T11:45:00.000-08:002017-12-03T11:46:36.791-08:0050 years, Ninoo & Papa, or, the day after ThanksgivingFirst, we visited Old Hardhide after breakfasting in Ponchatoula, LA. The strawberry capital of the world. Quote from ... C13 ... very good question indeed.<br />
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"Why would Ninoo & Papa live in Hammond when Ponchatoula is the strawberry capital, has a chocolate factory, beignets, and a town alligator?"<br />
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Anyway, Ninoo & Papa also celebrated their 50th anniversary in September, just like MeMe and Pep did. However, we weren't in Louisiana for that, so we didn't get to celebrate with them. We went to dinner, and TCR had ordered a wedding cake at Big A's suggestion. C13 and Q11 presented their gifts.<br />
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C13 drew her vision of one of Ninoo & Papa's wedding photos. I love it. We put it in a frame that WE got for our wedding from Alice and Jason, our old landlords, but had never used. And we brought it on down.<br />
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Q11 made 50 cookies, 10 of 5 sizes, and she numbered them 1-50, starting with the smallest -- no, actually starting with an engagement ring, then the smallest hearts, up trough 50 to the biggest heart.<br />
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