Monthly Archives: November 2010

Sweet Buddy

In August, a friend from church needed a home to place her little dog for about 8 months. Buddy is a 4 year old long haired dachshund, and just the sweetest thing you ever saw. Since I had recently had … Continue reading

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Backpacking the Arizona Trail at Picketpost Mountain

I’ve been interested in trying a backpacking trip since reading all of Dale’s blogs about his and Karen’s adventures last summer on the North Country Trail. In October, Daryl, Dale and Karen hiked the Sierra Nevada mountains for five days, … Continue reading

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New York City – Getting Home

We slept late our last morning in the Big Apple, and packed our bags before walking to Cosi for a leisurely breakfast.  Fortified with coffee and pastries, we were ready and waiting when our Super Shuttle arrived to take us … Continue reading

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New York City – Day Three

Our plans were to use day 2 of our sightseeing bus pass to tour upper Manhattan, and eat fried chicken and homemade pie at Sylvia’s in Harlem. However, we hadn’t taken into account that the New York Marathon was running … Continue reading

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New York City – Day Two

Saturday was a bit warmer. Maybe I should say a little less cold. With no rain. That’s a beautiful day in New York. Since we were seeing a matinee show that day, we only had the morning to sight see, … Continue reading

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New York City – Day One

Friday morning dawned cold and damp. Well, more than damp — it was raining. Bundled in scarves, coats and gloves, with umbrellas in hand, we walked to a nearby restaurant for coffee and our first NYC breakfast. Yes, there were … Continue reading

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