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Hmm…wasn’t it just Saturday, like yesterday?  Sure seems like it.  Nonetheless, it’s Saturday Photo Hunters day!  Woo-hoo!  And there’s nothing sweeter than Saturdays.  Especially since today’s theme is Sweet.
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When my aunt and I traveled to Paris in 2006, we spied this cute little carousel and sweet-treats stand just across the street from the Eiffel Tower…

So, after we made our [...]

 
Aside:  This really started out being a post about the obsession that my banana-in-the-ear-grandparents have with their mail and the US postal service, but it turned into a post about my obsession with my mailbox.  I’ll save the entertaining grandparents story for next time.  Instead, I’ll now bore you with this sordid tale.
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I really despise visiting my [...]

Happy Saturday, y’all!  It’s Saturday Photo Hunters day!  And today’s theme?  Is Shiny!
Wow, it’s been a little over a month since I’ve had time to do one of these.  So, to get back to my travel theme, here’s my Saturday photo…
 
This is the shiny armour of King Henry VIII from about 1515.  It is on [...]

Finally!  I have found a smidgen of time to write a summary of my cruise and provide a sampling of photos in the form of a Thursday Thirteen.  Well, less of a summary and more of a list of things that I would like to pass on to any future cruise-goers. 
It’s a fairly enlightening [...]