I’m drinking a glass of wine (yep.) and eating a nice crusty piece of fresh bread with green olive tapenade and another with a perfect, garlicky white bean spread and fresh tomato slices. KPLU (Seattle’s public radio station) happens to be playing (I guess they get it from the internet or something) in the [...]
Today we’re on the Cyprus Island, which is actually its own strange little country. The north is occupied by Turks, the South by Greeks and it has an odd British influence. The cars drive on the wrong side of the road, the steering wheels are on the wrong side, and the prices are listed in [...]
I am the proud Godmother of the two-day-old Olivia Lois Copeland, born to our dear friends Maren and Jon Copeland. I cannot wait to meet her! Welcome to the world, sweet Olivia.
 Tyler and I are off to bathe in the thermal baths on the mountain top…
Today we went to Mass at the royal cathedral in the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna where we heard the Vienna Boys’ Choir sing, accompanied by a live chamber orchestra. Yesterday we saw where Mozart lived, and organ he played and walked along the Salzaug river in Salzburg. Two days ago we had beers with locals at a “Stammtisch” at the [...]
I feel a little behind in the posting department. A lot has happened since our last entry. A few highlights:
While trying to whittle down the trunk of our Christmas tree with a flimsy Ikea bread knife, Tyler sliced his thumb and won a trip to the German emergency room. We still haven’t received the bill [...]
