The piano man
Ready for another piece
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Seems like they can't get enough of each other. And we thought they were doing the dishes.
Discussing food groups such as salsa, picante sauce, chipotle and habanero peppers.
The Jon Howards came from New Jersey to Dallas for the Thanksgiving holiday with the family. We met near Edgemere for some TexMex and delightful conversation.
The Vurises came over for a beautiful warm Thanksgiving Day. Mildred wanted to see the waterfall from the west terrace.
The terrace west of la Ria is now complete with room for quiet contemplation and a wonderful view of the deer and turkeys in the meadow.
Breakfast with Dr. A and Dr. T at the Southwest Group Psychotherapy Society Institute October 19th in San Antonio. T is the outgoing President and A is the incoming Training and Development Chairwoman.
We spent three weeks in Europe this summer, ten days with friends in the Loire Valley and then time with Michael in Sweden and Norway. Four couples rented an old stone farm house in Brehemond near Tours from which we bicycled to chateau along the Loire, Vienne and Indre rivers. We had a great time with Curt and Pat, Harry and Beth, and John and Mary Lou exploring the byways and gustatorial delights of south central France.
We then flew Ryanair (the European version of Southwest Airlines) to London Stansted and on to Sweden where Michael picked us up for days of partying and adventure around Stockholm. He planned a four-day Norway trip to Oslo and the fjords with a lovely three days at Balestrand in the Kvikne Hotel on the Sognefjord. Michael had our travels by plane, bus, train and boat planned down to the minute, and we felt well cared for.
Looking a bit haggard after trying to sleep on a narrow lightly padded board. From here we took the bus from the train station to the airport for our flight back to Stockholm.
As we arrived they were hosing down the inner harbor where the fish market had been. What a smell! We had dinner at a charming little restaurant down the street.
Here is our 22 knot boat for the 4 hour trip down the fjord and into the archipelago on the North Sea.
Waiting for the boat to Bergen on the west coast. Michael is using his black coffee can antenna to connect through the hotel's WIFI network to the web.