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Going Dutch
So you know we made it to Amsterdam (a week ago from my time of writing this!), and had a great evening cruising the canals that first...
k8sibley
Jun 13, 20235 min read
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Bath was wonderful in every way
As promised, I'm jumping back in time, and picking up one of the skipped stones, to give you a taste of our first big day (not counting...
k8sibley
Jun 12, 20234 min read
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Skipping stones
Looking at the Roman baths with the Bath Abbey right behind it. I'll give you more on this later. I was going to focus on our second day...
k8sibley
Jun 9, 20235 min read
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Stones, you say…again?
I'm sure I'm risking friendships by going on too long on any given topic, but my excuse is that this blog is as much for our own sake as...
k8sibley
Jun 8, 20233 min read
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Stones, you say?
This is a region rich in stones, all of which have their own stories to tell. And their histories are interlaced with those of the humans...
k8sibley
Jun 6, 20233 min read
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Random Notes/Addenda as of 6/5/23
Name of Bizarre Bath Comedy walk leader: Toby! (Cindy remembered) Also, Toby had a magical and talented rabbit named Stuart who does the...
k8sibley
Jun 5, 20231 min read
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Just a stone’s throw
We'll start with one last image from Glasgow--from the train station. This is the train we were on: The entire train is a rainbow of...
k8sibley
Jun 4, 20233 min read
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In the Land of Mackintosh
First of all, Cindy has asked me to tell you about fly tipping. We had to ask someone why we kept seeing signs that warned against doing...
k8sibley
Jun 4, 20235 min read
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Edinburgh Part Two
NOTE: I tried some new things with this post, and I'm not sure they worked. So if the link on the One o'Clock Gun doesn't work, and the...
k8sibley
Jun 2, 20234 min read
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Aye, it’s Scotland now
This will be the (long) account of two days in Edinburgh, as I try to catch up to my schedule (if I fall too far behind, it will all fall...
k8sibley
Jun 1, 20234 min read
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Duke of York
Cindy is attempting to rid her brain of this demon earworm by imparting it to everyone reading today's blog: Oh, the grand old Duke of...
k8sibley
May 31, 20234 min read
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Gloria!
Picking up where I was too tired to go further last night...so back to Saturday evening. We were last seen clambering out of a taxi in...
k8sibley
May 29, 20234 min read
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There be dragons here
Saturday--and I'm starting on very little sleep. Apparently jet lag was going to get me anyway; it just waited a bit longer. But we made...
k8sibley
May 28, 20233 min read
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Here’s our timeline
Friday began with another opportunity to take a very long walk due to getting lost again...and again. This certainly contributes to our...
k8sibley
May 27, 20234 min read
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Just warming up
Well! We hit the ground running yesterday, and we've barely stopped yet. I know, I know--most of what we'll be doing/seeing is probably...
k8sibley
May 26, 20233 min read
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Sittin’ at the port of the Bay
Here we are--at the International Terminal at SFO! We BREEZED through security, had a leisurely lunch at Gott's, and now we're just...
k8sibley
May 24, 20231 min read
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Whirling Dervish Time
It's been a wild few days. Cindy at her computer getting the Mozart Requiem practice mp3s up on our Chorale members' page. Finding just...
k8sibley
May 23, 20231 min read
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Four days to liftoff!
After a successful CC Chorale concert, we've been working nonstop to finalize concert cleanup and prepare for our two months away from...
k8sibley
May 20, 20231 min read
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