What a loving thing to do for your mother! I'm sure she was truly blessed by your thoughtfulness!


Pooch | Homepage | 03.31.07 - 8:23 pm | #

Sounds like lots of fun. Lucky Mom!
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Li_B | Homepage | 03.31.07 - 10:31 pm | #

Sounds like a lovely vacation! Cruises have never really appealed to me before, but yours sounds like a nice one. Welcome home (again).
Cate | Homepage | 03.31.07 - 10:39 pm | #

Yay for souvenir yarn!! I am always disappointed that I don't find any in Florida, so I know what a nice find that was for you. (Okay, I will confess, I found an actual yarn shop in Naples, Florida, but it was so crowded that I didn't stick around long enough to buy anything.) Reading your post makes me want to be on a cruise right now.
Susan | Homepage | 04.02.07 - 8:43 am | #

What a great winter getaway! That skein of Trekking really is the perfect thing, isn't it?
Chris | Homepage | 04.02.07 - 10:46 pm | #

Elizabeth Bishop was inspired by those Key West roosters to write her anti-war poem entitled, well....
"Roosters"

Here's a bit:

making sallies
from all the muddy alleys,
marking out maps like Rand McNally's:

glass-headed pins,
oil-golds and copper greens,
anthracite blues, alizarins,

each one an active
displacement in perspective;
each screaming, "This is where I live!"

They are great looking things, aren't they. Do you make a point of visiting the poultry barn at the State Fair? Highly recommended!
connie | 04.13.07 - 8:48 pm | #