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February 22, 2008

Travel Tales

Are_we_in_france My how the Parisian sky line has changed, you say?

You would be correct except that we were not in Paris~~we were in:

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Walt Disney World, Florida, USA. . .

Out of all the places on this amazing planet to travel to. . .I could not say this would even be on my B list.

However, when you have a six year old you have to put away the passport and take the mandatory trip to Disney, at least once, right??

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Thank goodness we had this to come home to at night!

Swimming_tigerThis was one of the highlights for me, seeing this gorgeous Tiger wading & swimming~~I think I watched him for at least 20 minutes.  They are the most beautiful creatures and I was slightly tempted ( just for a moment)  to crawl over the fence to swim with him. . .could you imagine????

Castle_in_evening I think Cinderella's castle looks so pretty in this shot~~it was a bit stormy & the sky kept changing~~you can see a bit of pink to the right.

Must have been Maleficent up to no good!!

So it was lots and lots of walking & waiting, if you have been you know:  "Hurry up & wait!"  But our little princess was beyond delighted and this Mommy Princess had a wonderful time after all! 

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There were two times during the day I could relate to this expression on Tinker Bell:

At six o'clock in the morning when my "Disney Nazi" husband yanked open the window treatments and plopped a cup of coffee on my nightstand laughing all the while and

at about 4:00 in the afternoon when I was looking for either a martini or an espresso~~or both!!

This fan was one of my treasures from "Japan" in Epcot~~the beautiful girl wrote my name on it for me.  And I had to have this tiny figurine of  Tinker Bell since I am a big Peter Pan fan.

I also found some Vintage Safari postcards in Animal Kingdom that I'll do something with someday! 

Thank you for your visits and despite the fact there is a Winter Storm billowing around our house at this very moment I will be dreaming of an alfresco Spring dinner, something like this. . . . . . .it won't be long now!!

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(Victoria/March~April 2008)

February 04, 2008

Sandals, Sunshine & Sangria

Sunbathing_4Travel. . .

The best word in the english language. . .

This will be me. . .but my hat is brown with a scarf on it. . .

I'll be back. . .eventually. . .

Michelle

February 01, 2008

Almost April in Paris

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Some of you know I have a great love of all things French/Parisian.   As Spring very gently approaches I tend to find myself meandering through books, photos, recipes, clothes, and even blogs with a French Twist. . .if I can't spend April in Paris then I will do as much as I can to pretend I will!

Here is a wonderful place to visit if you are a fan of  Mr. Ernest Hemingway . . .and even if you are not (ahem. . .) there are some beautiful pictures of Old World Paris you will enjoy.

And since I  (sadly )  do not speak French I will pass along links to a few of my other favorite sites which are completely in French and I truly hope are not offensive in any way, shape or form.  From what I can "see" they are just elegant French women with amazing decorative talent. . .there is La Maison douce & Maison de Campagne which evoke images of big old French chateaus with big old wine cellars full of long forgotten Vintage Grand Cru just waiting to be discovered. . .I can dream, can I not???

And on the clothing thing we must acknowledge this lovely photo I found (somewhere, I am sorry!) So very elegant, so very French, so very feminine!  Oooooh to be in Paris!!!!!

Michelle

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