tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15691641115983144302024-02-07T21:17:24.260-08:00The Roaming GnomeKaren thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-40625912648048052462012-07-07T06:24:00.001-07:002012-07-07T06:33:58.383-07:00Roamy's Welsh Experience!<div></div><div></div><div> In April Roamy had a wonderful time with Jill & Tony in Caerphilly ,South Wales - Land of Dragons, Castles and Song ! Jill & Tony have a trio of beautiful dogs, too..... Roamy enjoyed being pictured with Daffodils, Wales' National Flower and around Caerphilly Castle ( 2nd biggest in the UK after Windsor where the Queen lives ) and it was built in 1271 .After visiting the castle with us we needed a break and Roamy got to sample Welsh Cakes , delicious cakes made with raisins and served warm off the griddle !<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo-Gb9RgoMAfoXXd3NGTaYVbqBcWGryLdJKIak6PHiUKYIykVyAPHJESk2vvdl7Y5ATa2MeERwI3wcdfLjRfHTbvTLUC2_0RpRO_LbnwCqpdSwAWtu3rFnNoCcNoz-U3RVQ8zpf7og2E/s1600/RoamyWelsh1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo-Gb9RgoMAfoXXd3NGTaYVbqBcWGryLdJKIak6PHiUKYIykVyAPHJESk2vvdl7Y5ATa2MeERwI3wcdfLjRfHTbvTLUC2_0RpRO_LbnwCqpdSwAWtu3rFnNoCcNoz-U3RVQ8zpf7og2E/s640/RoamyWelsh1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6QiPdaJYoXOSRgjxGI7c3mOadPPc69wu0u8duiZtXaZEd6ikvwzZ5vYbxdxUgYvEXUSd1HLCjlPfZovABrkv9pL82-YIoqHTnXKCpy3C0YiG7x2plhyPN90Gal6eAZ4wb6jrzgm8NuQ/s1600/Roamywelsh3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6QiPdaJYoXOSRgjxGI7c3mOadPPc69wu0u8duiZtXaZEd6ikvwzZ5vYbxdxUgYvEXUSd1HLCjlPfZovABrkv9pL82-YIoqHTnXKCpy3C0YiG7x2plhyPN90Gal6eAZ4wb6jrzgm8NuQ/s640/Roamywelsh3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxwqtAyXEbamkYZynmo1eJOLC6qoP8PWf2PhY354Wpdo_77_pfFbeIq6TpwcIo0IqVhZ97mwx0U1HM8xA7fZLwABZYC0stfZL4dS9uxbGYZCyZBGeHSGu31pa1F9meoqj9Xx7_qPKILg/s1600/roamywelsh4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxwqtAyXEbamkYZynmo1eJOLC6qoP8PWf2PhY354Wpdo_77_pfFbeIq6TpwcIo0IqVhZ97mwx0U1HM8xA7fZLwABZYC0stfZL4dS9uxbGYZCyZBGeHSGu31pa1F9meoqj9Xx7_qPKILg/s640/roamywelsh4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHUkKYW4I_YtL1S52tnh_xOSuqiRGAIrkIFvt3YJJq0UT-MIfehTmeEGx8ZijXdcazXabODos2CGIWjHLe1D2C6TJa_OXz7P0Jg1zMO0NJ7IbEWXKUAnwNeQCI217RRwJS1rby2eEB8g/s1600/roamywelsh5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHUkKYW4I_YtL1S52tnh_xOSuqiRGAIrkIFvt3YJJq0UT-MIfehTmeEGx8ZijXdcazXabODos2CGIWjHLe1D2C6TJa_OXz7P0Jg1zMO0NJ7IbEWXKUAnwNeQCI217RRwJS1rby2eEB8g/s640/roamywelsh5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE2JAtfbT7cAdI1-uvLcmYK8uv0KT1GVTu18o3lqqGwfpK5-6O3EniXhzp9yGkNTGxyR_9H0uTg_PwMg_r0fnM8QxFIXn5t6Kc-gY181TJ1ZJ_JAoTRm8G8li-e4ZuXlzkxQdoIEV60g/s1600/Roamywelsh2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE2JAtfbT7cAdI1-uvLcmYK8uv0KT1GVTu18o3lqqGwfpK5-6O3EniXhzp9yGkNTGxyR_9H0uTg_PwMg_r0fnM8QxFIXn5t6Kc-gY181TJ1ZJ_JAoTRm8G8li-e4ZuXlzkxQdoIEV60g/s640/Roamywelsh2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Along with Jill and Tony and our 3 Bearded Collies Roamy head up north to Whitby in Yorkshire...Whitby is where Bram Stoker stayed when he wrote 'Dracula' and the abbey mentioned in the book is still there .We made sure Roamy had Garlic in all his meals to ward off any sharp toothed people ! He also got to sample traditional British Fish and Chips and Mushy peas, finished with Whitby's Famous Fudge ..careful you don't put too much weight on for the trip home Roamy !!! He even got to ride on a steam train too !</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaveZLXXp9NS7ggdu-AZXdztov4QQnxQl81TOY0jd94q4UdNXcCDw8t6NzZ6uZkjfkHGh7t41VsVhkz8EaBLW_gZNS86c3cpwMZGEYPjL_cw0DLNrw8qv8Z2_Yy091vTPFCLYpWD82RuA/s1600/Roamywhales1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaveZLXXp9NS7ggdu-AZXdztov4QQnxQl81TOY0jd94q4UdNXcCDw8t6NzZ6uZkjfkHGh7t41VsVhkz8EaBLW_gZNS86c3cpwMZGEYPjL_cw0DLNrw8qv8Z2_Yy091vTPFCLYpWD82RuA/s640/Roamywhales1.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3T_5AwLFPTis7LSLzOn1kCrCLL6tbUuD1ORZXkFF7Qm3lsVxPjbcMHMXvlafUGyp4nRC7DLyO-e8nHIhGbCwHDMbtB7C_Wng4eAi2o3ys4x0s9fhpDjttiEK3AjWn4wpjcRiAReb7_M/s1600/roamywales2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3T_5AwLFPTis7LSLzOn1kCrCLL6tbUuD1ORZXkFF7Qm3lsVxPjbcMHMXvlafUGyp4nRC7DLyO-e8nHIhGbCwHDMbtB7C_Wng4eAi2o3ys4x0s9fhpDjttiEK3AjWn4wpjcRiAReb7_M/s640/roamywales2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht37wsSR97icQWgzmRnadk0EZcycCLYlWgypm0A1Yl0To_wVbXNHSVMABdo25QIL6hc9WqyMUGSYoS1tPRVrWs3pUIHLXpP8pENySbokI0_hz2VoqMTS1k26Ww28OChlvLrfSb-FVre-w/s1600/roamywales5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht37wsSR97icQWgzmRnadk0EZcycCLYlWgypm0A1Yl0To_wVbXNHSVMABdo25QIL6hc9WqyMUGSYoS1tPRVrWs3pUIHLXpP8pENySbokI0_hz2VoqMTS1k26Ww28OChlvLrfSb-FVre-w/s640/roamywales5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr2-ob2nd4j-DWUv5kBGQ-kv4NNGHChXHSpfgpdJo6b51Zn54VT7JRyIfbn4J3egeshSLCxTraDeL2Q4LPBGtZ2iDm611LELthW7S0fkCiGNN5rcVJUOG0TomstA_tdoNZiezHKfyAZ8/s1600/roamywales6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr2-ob2nd4j-DWUv5kBGQ-kv4NNGHChXHSpfgpdJo6b51Zn54VT7JRyIfbn4J3egeshSLCxTraDeL2Q4LPBGtZ2iDm611LELthW7S0fkCiGNN5rcVJUOG0TomstA_tdoNZiezHKfyAZ8/s640/roamywales6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_BnpIKb8ncG0HCyWapDndwyYYvfpHVruMlwBAuw-uEeXMdtvOaugyxaTe1ZmQGxeZzaNV6kd4MUOqdLa5tMD-c4wL7Yrcfoq87ZTLxnTDElieI0i-8p15HT-5x8dmLaJY0m_3iex4JI/s1600/roamywales3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_BnpIKb8ncG0HCyWapDndwyYYvfpHVruMlwBAuw-uEeXMdtvOaugyxaTe1ZmQGxeZzaNV6kd4MUOqdLa5tMD-c4wL7Yrcfoq87ZTLxnTDElieI0i-8p15HT-5x8dmLaJY0m_3iex4JI/s640/roamywales3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass ContentFiltered" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
<tr><td valign="top"><div id="ecxyiv1478893878"></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass ContentFiltered" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass ContentFiltered" id="mpf0_MsgContainer">Next Roamy got to attend the wedding of Megan & Nick as a very special guest ! Not all gnomes get to stand next to a Silver Lady on a Rolls Royce or end up as part of the Brides Dress !! Thanks to Megan And Nick for having the wee man along, he was the perfect guest ! <br />
<div></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSHbyHIUlhNH8ZFMohK3jdMojN1mk3ggtpzalp1lj0Em2iY9DbvkuO7sGl-06h1mDtKIjkMF46ItDvX1e6kmOWdFq5hK-NQSddEuHIU-0dX-ExQlt9QKzq8VwYC0BNN7m6r6u3YPcLaQ/s1600/roamywedding1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSHbyHIUlhNH8ZFMohK3jdMojN1mk3ggtpzalp1lj0Em2iY9DbvkuO7sGl-06h1mDtKIjkMF46ItDvX1e6kmOWdFq5hK-NQSddEuHIU-0dX-ExQlt9QKzq8VwYC0BNN7m6r6u3YPcLaQ/s640/roamywedding1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9OauMIAXflxuI-8dCBfO-uHqQqg4-dP8xJIA-QikVcFCFntz-Z60_StNozecoEGXlsKRpknsd2ykMaJ6XjSCUV6HaimQNobfedgXGx3m4qPkTv15ZxfOVNuFrc0exBAdZnThAWh7CwQ/s1600/roamywedding2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9OauMIAXflxuI-8dCBfO-uHqQqg4-dP8xJIA-QikVcFCFntz-Z60_StNozecoEGXlsKRpknsd2ykMaJ6XjSCUV6HaimQNobfedgXGx3m4qPkTv15ZxfOVNuFrc0exBAdZnThAWh7CwQ/s640/roamywedding2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-sSzKkniSUAXMLjONRKoVBojHHZnzzWouDVJoyoZu1tBUtYKdlA1XvH3iIazZXgIr20tlHFhK_J6YmwF9DRgBH7iQclHJfx2zi1Cm-pbeGXunlbp1hEICKO7bsJf1g0L8AhdU5gZcHk/s1600/roamywedding3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-sSzKkniSUAXMLjONRKoVBojHHZnzzWouDVJoyoZu1tBUtYKdlA1XvH3iIazZXgIr20tlHFhK_J6YmwF9DRgBH7iQclHJfx2zi1Cm-pbeGXunlbp1hEICKO7bsJf1g0L8AhdU5gZcHk/s640/roamywedding3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0TzqHLw6TUzmosxuLgrR4Djt1fnTVlQ0bcVl5TGH0Tij8XYR6haI94iX_HtEexAeX8cY4bFjIb6KikGGEeFMxdm3GuixuLnTeLj2i5svkv7UO6HnK-A9mRiNwpEKBgeNUBjLzBWlelo/s1600/roamywedding4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0TzqHLw6TUzmosxuLgrR4Djt1fnTVlQ0bcVl5TGH0Tij8XYR6haI94iX_HtEexAeX8cY4bFjIb6KikGGEeFMxdm3GuixuLnTeLj2i5svkv7UO6HnK-A9mRiNwpEKBgeNUBjLzBWlelo/s640/roamywedding4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyKshITzTL0AbiIo3N9xO6saH4_ry_mjhPujebx5syMM3-HkkB1ptxST1PdhR4P-DOfmpMp1Q1stkqdpIjxnp74K4gplXPh6GqunwUXPTnv5g50Bj86D-Z1H4OMtqBH2qOrHCQcCf51o/s1600/roamywedding6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyKshITzTL0AbiIo3N9xO6saH4_ry_mjhPujebx5syMM3-HkkB1ptxST1PdhR4P-DOfmpMp1Q1stkqdpIjxnp74K4gplXPh6GqunwUXPTnv5g50Bj86D-Z1H4OMtqBH2qOrHCQcCf51o/s640/roamywedding6.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Then it was back home to Wales and Roamy met a lovely little Welsh girl, Myfanwy, who agreed to travel home with Roamy...</div><div><br />
</div><div>Happy Trails Roamy it was wonderful to have you stay ! </div><div><br />
</div><div>Jill and Tony</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
<tr><td valign="top"><div id="ecxyiv1478893878"></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
<tr><td valign="top"><div id="ecxyiv1478893878"></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div></div><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass ContentFiltered" id="mpf0_MsgContainer"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
<tr><td valign="top"><div id="ecxyiv1478893878"></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><em><span style="color: #45818e;">Dear Jill and Tony - what a wonderful, wonderful experience you have given Roamy.. the bride and groom were such good sports as well. THANK YOU</span></em>!</div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-85983149911929329882012-04-05T00:58:00.000-07:002012-04-05T00:58:53.624-07:00Roamy visits Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare!<div style="text-align: justify;">Rushing from the car park, Roamy couldn't wait to view the River Avon first. The thought of a 3.5mile ramble straight after his breakfast of wild mushrooms on toast wasn't Roamy's idea of fun, but Stratford Boat Club and their accompanying river craft was a much better option for his wee sea-legs. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7klebqXvEEP-XxGMFojrgSGylH4DhCnozoWDntX29yuk1iTkCKyswLUo1kAR2GZGxMhcFxnodnu5IwuvUo8Q3C2_lhQrlX_NHP9WDXhWn1rSwoOXQ-0cZ3bBNoMh25NGeHDEgbmlW1o/s1600/SAboatclubsign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7klebqXvEEP-XxGMFojrgSGylH4DhCnozoWDntX29yuk1iTkCKyswLUo1kAR2GZGxMhcFxnodnu5IwuvUo8Q3C2_lhQrlX_NHP9WDXhWn1rSwoOXQ-0cZ3bBNoMh25NGeHDEgbmlW1o/s640/SAboatclubsign.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmuFSKcQEmslig9HH_UwAm3Hf1AsXtbRp1aKG1FmxHWF6t_-NGyH2R380CoK79p8Z5e4AzxbCMFHYsNDFw5rsIDcbYhg-r1IdK_NBMwi2ToKIZ7imloQ32-dlec_LyJ1Ld2xizFIzv2M/s1600/SAbargeroap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmuFSKcQEmslig9HH_UwAm3Hf1AsXtbRp1aKG1FmxHWF6t_-NGyH2R380CoK79p8Z5e4AzxbCMFHYsNDFw5rsIDcbYhg-r1IdK_NBMwi2ToKIZ7imloQ32-dlec_LyJ1Ld2xizFIzv2M/s640/SAbargeroap.jpg" width="480px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s8cYc0jhZadLJm6ePaoois61filtd-BUvIzsL1SJpnMcB7EdX82yaRleB_b0Dfz363kd2UwEURdpYi1WfVDMrolrpP05_2KBXfesKJ6pVdIieXuz2XDWTV39p5YYKQyiw6U3jRrJAK4/s1600/SAcanalbasin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s8cYc0jhZadLJm6ePaoois61filtd-BUvIzsL1SJpnMcB7EdX82yaRleB_b0Dfz363kd2UwEURdpYi1WfVDMrolrpP05_2KBXfesKJ6pVdIieXuz2XDWTV39p5YYKQyiw6U3jRrJAK4/s640/SAcanalbasin.jpg" width="480px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Gower Memorial, Stratford-upon-Avon</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">This memorial to Shakespeare is situated in Bancroft Gardens in Stratford. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4DSQavcG3wZZ_DBZDWJt1a8LvXmC4YC_q5mpGgniBteV7nKnf-iepMoz6q5BvVZp1j-XJ28pW7IbMC6EyuKUlC0vXHlEDFKeXaCZsMR407xLm5CLztOG2xfWROZYpQpNDLvvSOp_cb0/s1600/SAshakespearestatue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4DSQavcG3wZZ_DBZDWJt1a8LvXmC4YC_q5mpGgniBteV7nKnf-iepMoz6q5BvVZp1j-XJ28pW7IbMC6EyuKUlC0vXHlEDFKeXaCZsMR407xLm5CLztOG2xfWROZYpQpNDLvvSOp_cb0/s640/SAshakespearestatue.jpg" width="464px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhrCPba2b1emkeU8EQZnRiuF12E2s2RZsNpTuenzPQhsLzvZ7kbw1wYFZYE8vxSpAb-prOO3eDdsm6qGh0Hw_vZHTFC3NLaqL7tLAIhwfaf8aDQE27lGZZ99ptQOVyWvkCmigNuzGMes/s1600/SA+shakespearedecoration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhrCPba2b1emkeU8EQZnRiuF12E2s2RZsNpTuenzPQhsLzvZ7kbw1wYFZYE8vxSpAb-prOO3eDdsm6qGh0Hw_vZHTFC3NLaqL7tLAIhwfaf8aDQE27lGZZ99ptQOVyWvkCmigNuzGMes/s640/SA+shakespearedecoration.jpg" width="416px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The seated figure of William Shakespeare is flanked by life-size statues of Lady Macbeth, Prince Hal, Hamlet, Henry V, and Falstaff, representing Philosophy, Tragedy, History, & Comedy. The memorial was sponsored by Lord Ronald Sutherland -Gower, who presented it to the town of Stratford in 1888.<br />
<br />
Resting on Lady Macbeths hands, Roamy looks a little uneasy with her dour expression .</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI9ucs81WVknZfEPgagdvgi8K-a58b6oN48kXDNnleAsEBRihtuANvmi4X-9agGkbGxsmtzzq5NzhG_D-IAtnh1NpIhnSfG6ZcrRCL9XI7Nwi0R6VXYeQTGDLgd7JAE7gn4BwIqjv7VE/s1600/SAladymacbeth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeI9ucs81WVknZfEPgagdvgi8K-a58b6oN48kXDNnleAsEBRihtuANvmi4X-9agGkbGxsmtzzq5NzhG_D-IAtnh1NpIhnSfG6ZcrRCL9XI7Nwi0R6VXYeQTGDLgd7JAE7gn4BwIqjv7VE/s640/SAladymacbeth.jpg" width="480px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For a little light relief, our tiny hero visits Falstaff and they certainly got on like 'a house on fire' both sharing stories of lifes adventures. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falstaff">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falstaff</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGq_DIdWJiDH49Y5nHO0y6sDSq-Rlt1b-zFvkUF9gd-3jGwdt4pc5-Eu5sJpZ5PdEiNJIpWY1ltprbcU83kCNlSKzOX1wsAG5Q8rHMDInLy8SaRt84cd5FyESmjSsa4mZVg4Sqtz4pk8/s1600/SAfalstaff1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGq_DIdWJiDH49Y5nHO0y6sDSq-Rlt1b-zFvkUF9gd-3jGwdt4pc5-Eu5sJpZ5PdEiNJIpWY1ltprbcU83kCNlSKzOX1wsAG5Q8rHMDInLy8SaRt84cd5FyESmjSsa4mZVg4Sqtz4pk8/s640/SAfalstaff1.jpg" width="476px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Alas Poor Roamy....Hamlet contemplates about Yoricks skull along </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a very small, additional cast member .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPP1yOd-HoGgjoXziFnauvoNBWa6mGmLOuGAVefofuYLNQuqe0ZslLRnHL313BrazLVaYlSmyvjko1E3sKM8bEm_DcDhpmLDGUBH6MEMZm21YG3dAaVNOnSpluk6-Q7E0rG0uRkzB3Cvg/s1600/SAhamlet2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPP1yOd-HoGgjoXziFnauvoNBWa6mGmLOuGAVefofuYLNQuqe0ZslLRnHL313BrazLVaYlSmyvjko1E3sKM8bEm_DcDhpmLDGUBH6MEMZm21YG3dAaVNOnSpluk6-Q7E0rG0uRkzB3Cvg/s640/SAhamlet2.jpg" width="480px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Royal Shakespeare Company - Theatre</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AVkbZ-oELg2gQgtgxklL0f1alsKrWSvHwvN75PRybuD4AGjXmZsxFuS2YyAAxJGhsMJpkBIG7nh_oEWEk0UbF_RSeUEN_GgXMaBf9G-R8REMUKHF-m4oglyAYJNC4suIrGHr7t7yGT0/s1600/SAlifering.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AVkbZ-oELg2gQgtgxklL0f1alsKrWSvHwvN75PRybuD4AGjXmZsxFuS2YyAAxJGhsMJpkBIG7nh_oEWEk0UbF_RSeUEN_GgXMaBf9G-R8REMUKHF-m4oglyAYJNC4suIrGHr7t7yGT0/s640/SAlifering.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"></span>Running to the bridge en route to the theatre, he stops and waits for a quick photo </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQrrs7ru28r_mNXhfSfpbXwQ9jFLnjdKeyA8hVwQgyQfjCkPceu-QRrwUup2oOiTlhH1Sjmt5-MnBlNkJraUMUBMDDRf5uzAmDn588gyqrIR-8u6vpAMRQghLrFZ1TNf8iKVuOPkamQ8/s1600/SAtheatreriver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQrrs7ru28r_mNXhfSfpbXwQ9jFLnjdKeyA8hVwQgyQfjCkPceu-QRrwUup2oOiTlhH1Sjmt5-MnBlNkJraUMUBMDDRf5uzAmDn588gyqrIR-8u6vpAMRQghLrFZ1TNf8iKVuOPkamQ8/s640/SAtheatreriver.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Inside the gift shop our wee friend loses himself within Shakespeares literary gems </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2ujFQo4MLDf5FHFgDka8Htqnb_95iZDUQubqFHMWX3OPtwHxJv4tMjTAx8nqaccP1ci1dONbR1t3xpisdGIOLmypT2dFxKLNE_x26fOEVbhwws2-KZmubGJQBszLp7rlIyhGlYyB_f8/s1600/SAbooks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2ujFQo4MLDf5FHFgDka8Htqnb_95iZDUQubqFHMWX3OPtwHxJv4tMjTAx8nqaccP1ci1dONbR1t3xpisdGIOLmypT2dFxKLNE_x26fOEVbhwws2-KZmubGJQBszLp7rlIyhGlYyB_f8/s640/SAbooks.jpg" width="480px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"></span>Finding the books a little hard going, Roamy decides to have a bit of fun with toys of William S, Bottom the donkey and his old mate Hamlet</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBqjSN0MoERwaJsfdqML5Q4z-OBflI74j9l5HkJ7p6qxOXlXdbbQimdvkJIcyZBp1t8qsS3G-SwP4I8p8Rwblbd5WjlA6G23YGKLUNWJbJ5CiPAsP-OH1315-Ij0HBVfa4ZA9OA2hG60/s1600/SAtoys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBqjSN0MoERwaJsfdqML5Q4z-OBflI74j9l5HkJ7p6qxOXlXdbbQimdvkJIcyZBp1t8qsS3G-SwP4I8p8Rwblbd5WjlA6G23YGKLUNWJbJ5CiPAsP-OH1315-Ij0HBVfa4ZA9OA2hG60/s640/SAtoys.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shakespeares Birthplace</span><br />
Shakespeare's Birthplace is a restored 16th-century<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_framing" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="Timber framing"><span style="color: #0068cf;">half-timbered</span></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>house situated in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon#Henley_Street" target="_blank" title="Stratford-upon-Avon"><span style="color: #0068cf;">Henley Street</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon" target="_blank" title="Stratford-upon-Avon"><span style="color: #0068cf;">Stratford-upon-Avon</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwickshire" target="_blank" title="Warwickshire"><span style="color: #0068cf;">Warwickshire</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" target="_blank" title="England"><span style="color: #0068cf;">England</span></a>, where it is believed that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare" target="_blank" title="William Shakespeare"><span style="color: #0068cf;">William Shakespeare</span></a> was born in 1564 and spent his childhood years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare%27s_Birthplace <span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vELnLJUaELH6CBWmOel9exx4htqOfDrNYe1Hx72O70ZZp2SPYh2e4GulCaqXcr9MWHbHfgxFzjYuIbycaE1IMSmA_NQs5kCngZTCBYvOPZTOpV245l20tj4tkPL-NPl8SGjUSB0ODQk/s1600/SAshakespeareshouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9vELnLJUaELH6CBWmOel9exx4htqOfDrNYe1Hx72O70ZZp2SPYh2e4GulCaqXcr9MWHbHfgxFzjYuIbycaE1IMSmA_NQs5kCngZTCBYvOPZTOpV245l20tj4tkPL-NPl8SGjUSB0ODQk/s640/SAshakespeareshouse.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ze3rOpgMb6XloXiJoairAkCPFRBlD_VRXCx9DISlK79i3ABVtOadV5DBWdEmOyRwFIVwgqpWrzq6mEURRVXNCw9oCIwVEPDEmUVvcB1xB_szn9n-ZlMNW0UQib_X64t8gvnbnhGgQ60/s1600/SAshakespearesbirthplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ze3rOpgMb6XloXiJoairAkCPFRBlD_VRXCx9DISlK79i3ABVtOadV5DBWdEmOyRwFIVwgqpWrzq6mEURRVXNCw9oCIwVEPDEmUVvcB1xB_szn9n-ZlMNW0UQib_X64t8gvnbnhGgQ60/s640/SAshakespearesbirthplace.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shakespeare Everywhere</span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><div style="text-align: center;">There is no doubt in Roamy's mind as to who used to live in Stratford:<br />
Hotel </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFK0rvWLJs2zEpe9rrzgXi0VhSoqwbkCMzUiPnzGjeybnsqdhPTIQj4TMzI9LD8E9WwxielR_XSMrT3uy4zqrUR5CRIFHvucIY3X7mCyPti-xuQsikryDulFMOHHf95VNcEpJCVzVp6M/s1600/SAshakespearhotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFK0rvWLJs2zEpe9rrzgXi0VhSoqwbkCMzUiPnzGjeybnsqdhPTIQj4TMzI9LD8E9WwxielR_XSMrT3uy4zqrUR5CRIFHvucIY3X7mCyPti-xuQsikryDulFMOHHf95VNcEpJCVzVp6M/s640/SAshakespearhotel.jpg" width="480px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Even a bank </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwhonW1prhiPEBwxJ18eDMD1ygrCy6XasM-NjeaAFr3yx8jO8xaPzj14Xkxxs0vfUapZJnRD8v_JTyoYYWEF1ZQgCsIcW5rycjShZEEKGv6TQN1c0w2xrTlLlMEavivya4rIFCVEU6vY/s1600/SAbank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwhonW1prhiPEBwxJ18eDMD1ygrCy6XasM-NjeaAFr3yx8jO8xaPzj14Xkxxs0vfUapZJnRD8v_JTyoYYWEF1ZQgCsIcW5rycjShZEEKGv6TQN1c0w2xrTlLlMEavivya4rIFCVEU6vY/s640/SAbank.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of our exploring we decide it's time to find a tea-room</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and some of Roamy's favourite things - CAKES! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypOAv3E_c5o3JGi_zC2bLEgbKl9b8wXTVqRB4UZEE2AbOV5dqIoMKTX6X9AhtEo730AbC_8XA4_a4rrGtj0RJ2-DOUjIgE37IDmH8O6uPPRXi0OsNgmVUIZ_OtRt_2FNJZ_jYHCylCBQ/s1600/SAscones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypOAv3E_c5o3JGi_zC2bLEgbKl9b8wXTVqRB4UZEE2AbOV5dqIoMKTX6X9AhtEo730AbC_8XA4_a4rrGtj0RJ2-DOUjIgE37IDmH8O6uPPRXi0OsNgmVUIZ_OtRt_2FNJZ_jYHCylCBQ/s640/SAscones.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNWx89-Ejk43U_u6dmpRi6jIyzBJLyzdURqvhqwRSDxY0Ks_L-koJWV934JjSt1fOD6Ht_GZ-Y-F2zMS8uW30QBPcLICeRNYDgCgFcI901ddZrwBiK5gFhyodB5p0miCRIFQ8oAvnAlo/s1600/SAcakes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNWx89-Ejk43U_u6dmpRi6jIyzBJLyzdURqvhqwRSDxY0Ks_L-koJWV934JjSt1fOD6Ht_GZ-Y-F2zMS8uW30QBPcLICeRNYDgCgFcI901ddZrwBiK5gFhyodB5p0miCRIFQ8oAvnAlo/s640/SAcakes.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We've absolutely loved spending time with and getting to know Roamy. He's a real little gentleman and we'll all miss him. Keep following his blog - the wee chap's off to another country in the British Isles next - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wales</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd57deN539H1LWwH9VuhCfGYUyBq_FUyIoYwenw3NbcKV0Susb4Cd6XoAsZEBc-T0qME_LvMo1btWingc8LtfhJ04IOwUuRHisofqsxFC_kHW6iqgk_w5YDna9YG6-hIsFqOgWQ9fXWiE/s1600/SAheadshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd57deN539H1LWwH9VuhCfGYUyBq_FUyIoYwenw3NbcKV0Susb4Cd6XoAsZEBc-T0qME_LvMo1btWingc8LtfhJ04IOwUuRHisofqsxFC_kHW6iqgk_w5YDna9YG6-hIsFqOgWQ9fXWiE/s640/SAheadshot.jpg" width="480px" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></span><br />
Opposite the main building, Roamy finds a life-ring is the perfect place to take a rest and view the theatre. http://www.rsc.org.uk/visit-us/rst/ <span style="color: red;"> </span>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-66642068716353456432012-03-12T16:43:00.000-07:002012-03-12T16:43:18.546-07:00Roamys first outing to a Traditional English Pub<div style="text-align: center;">We visited The Tame Otter public house which dates back to the early 1800's </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is set alongside the canal between Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5bdnc2V7dm4ryQ86i3Lu2HB5nfDXBtQ6cfX10vzgymuK0c7HauwNA-MeQzGWYNmamsNiDqv0YoMt-wzFveLMsikT8wEgrEISuSRKqRZZo7sQ_eNYemcX85_sqzvQy3x3u1mcowZADrU/s1600/HEnglishPub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5bdnc2V7dm4ryQ86i3Lu2HB5nfDXBtQ6cfX10vzgymuK0c7HauwNA-MeQzGWYNmamsNiDqv0YoMt-wzFveLMsikT8wEgrEISuSRKqRZZo7sQ_eNYemcX85_sqzvQy3x3u1mcowZADrU/s640/HEnglishPub.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnZ2k9tEIfBE5Fse44IZ_Kj0HsoVVVoPyd1q-vGK3u6hsM3t0P7_i8NKeGi52LOpSwwJMyTK-clJqnjNi7nXFxwMmknfxkYhGX1W-L8NLEqAbUbNAOWu9ygmZw5ejLJVmZFJ0qrc_V2E/s1600/HEnglishPub2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnZ2k9tEIfBE5Fse44IZ_Kj0HsoVVVoPyd1q-vGK3u6hsM3t0P7_i8NKeGi52LOpSwwJMyTK-clJqnjNi7nXFxwMmknfxkYhGX1W-L8NLEqAbUbNAOWu9ygmZw5ejLJVmZFJ0qrc_V2E/s640/HEnglishPub2.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After viewing all the local brews and chatting with the barstaff </div><div style="text-align: center;">young Roamy decided upon a thimble-full of the 'Cornish Trawler'</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJMY4B0dQm1qTUw_AKpx6g4h4gkGdKSGqmac_oGDaDn6KvKuSKKB4CY5XG_C5Ez4lX5QR_CwMMM-I8mv8zOth8NGO8THBR6hoMci0X1Xl3jbV7Tb6HQatlOrfrQ7ASp-p_LusBHwBNxQ/s1600/Hbeerpulls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJMY4B0dQm1qTUw_AKpx6g4h4gkGdKSGqmac_oGDaDn6KvKuSKKB4CY5XG_C5Ez4lX5QR_CwMMM-I8mv8zOth8NGO8THBR6hoMci0X1Xl3jbV7Tb6HQatlOrfrQ7ASp-p_LusBHwBNxQ/s640/Hbeerpulls.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the Pub Beer Garden, Roamy makes a new friend in Peter Rabbit </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-mZURmUcn61zpho7xpPuorrvowrVgCaC228DnMenGxcLTi_-asblK24tIsNc7vOgW8lm6bGgTJ1egK0-prCAGkRtfzgWwbYAO-GuOR_vAFSur1hJWy4Q3uP-KaHwxurlZZmzbBQBPg8/s1600/Hpeterrabbit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-mZURmUcn61zpho7xpPuorrvowrVgCaC228DnMenGxcLTi_-asblK24tIsNc7vOgW8lm6bGgTJ1egK0-prCAGkRtfzgWwbYAO-GuOR_vAFSur1hJWy4Q3uP-KaHwxurlZZmzbBQBPg8/s640/Hpeterrabbit.jpg" width="454px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lichfield Cathedral</span>. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichfield_Cathedral</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dating back to 1195 Lichfield Cathedral is the is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhb6BGw4oxpgIeMN2k3f2c4rZR5SF3s6Ucy-WjbadCgnq3MPLEIF1tBilqwyhyXeeTr36Mgop3DJcuS31wYNy2QeAkN-HJkh_L3v5ZtNzF9NoEuiY9fia9192qAhyphenhyphenC1B-iQU3Juve1RI/s1600/HCathedralfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhb6BGw4oxpgIeMN2k3f2c4rZR5SF3s6Ucy-WjbadCgnq3MPLEIF1tBilqwyhyXeeTr36Mgop3DJcuS31wYNy2QeAkN-HJkh_L3v5ZtNzF9NoEuiY9fia9192qAhyphenhyphenC1B-iQU3Juve1RI/s640/HCathedralfront.jpg" width="474px" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1fd2jXynujVc8_5OD1CDfVgsBt9Ma9PPYF6Vr_k9a-47TqTz0gEEZ9S5hoJtttzurgj0F81ETcxVfWRIw-dVGsy3kz6PnlZMX1godhz_85QxiyNuOA_fM0OH89qpGxxxRGE3d3bh-r4/s1600/Hcathedralside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1fd2jXynujVc8_5OD1CDfVgsBt9Ma9PPYF6Vr_k9a-47TqTz0gEEZ9S5hoJtttzurgj0F81ETcxVfWRIw-dVGsy3kz6PnlZMX1godhz_85QxiyNuOA_fM0OH89qpGxxxRGE3d3bh-r4/s640/Hcathedralside.jpg" width="480px" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPkd4F1qH8yC11vJjWnBXM-xnDlR-wCsVCq1kOnO9jg8tid5ZqnxmIODbfEUVns35Ak4PwR6qTwqMlTuisxtAIcWqoFcMWVIfLxqfdhl0c7kTZyrbaUhzVzBaIrxv-y7KrVi0ALIzHYs/s1600/HCathsign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPkd4F1qH8yC11vJjWnBXM-xnDlR-wCsVCq1kOnO9jg8tid5ZqnxmIODbfEUVns35Ak4PwR6qTwqMlTuisxtAIcWqoFcMWVIfLxqfdhl0c7kTZyrbaUhzVzBaIrxv-y7KrVi0ALIzHYs/s640/HCathsign.jpg" width="480px" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMeeWl7LQnkqFeoQpF6ZVSJRbyMJVxIPk3La8BpaX5FaXQ5T_YuCGihbT-PAFami3MFpnolvU5Z0H2Szzaf2vNysEwYKp4k8g0zbrDwlRyfDD5790i76Dk47GpPVFE4DiyzAJsfHKLQA/s1600/HLitchfieldCathedral1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMeeWl7LQnkqFeoQpF6ZVSJRbyMJVxIPk3La8BpaX5FaXQ5T_YuCGihbT-PAFami3MFpnolvU5Z0H2Szzaf2vNysEwYKp4k8g0zbrDwlRyfDD5790i76Dk47GpPVFE4DiyzAJsfHKLQA/s640/HLitchfieldCathedral1.jpg" width="480px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The outside of the West front is covered in statues of Norman and Saxon kings, </div><div style="text-align: center;">disciples of Jesus and prophets of the Old Testament.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Roamy took an instant liking to St Andrew </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0qPYH24Ehxlj4PEPGUTkIGSjjDgLTA4GMSuZaXa9ZaXi0_LqRvKPWd4WHZ-wwanthDIGfhYxQn8m-E66n1XoHBbsiRzX9Hw2MThP0uBslnzTAbI6FMgfRjIRGHlkZSRaAPwrl4spGIA/s1600/HSaintAndrew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0qPYH24Ehxlj4PEPGUTkIGSjjDgLTA4GMSuZaXa9ZaXi0_LqRvKPWd4WHZ-wwanthDIGfhYxQn8m-E66n1XoHBbsiRzX9Hw2MThP0uBslnzTAbI6FMgfRjIRGHlkZSRaAPwrl4spGIA/s640/HSaintAndrew.jpg" width="480px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> and couldn't wait to get his photo taken against this impressive backdrop </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the streetlamp wrought ironwork gave him an ideal perch to rest a while </div><div style="text-align: center;">whilst taking it all in </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9LcAprK3AYj6lJEMP1dc8Uy6S_JAaU5FadVJdmC6bQI85zhyphenhyphenRFuifZKK4QYzwL8hyphenhypheniPDHWSh-rhjG3RQ1hzx6aLNCnVqehDYjtPuYCiBQ3Miu4VG3sRzn2W2PfLbhn2d505Oc2G3co4/s1600/Hwestfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9LcAprK3AYj6lJEMP1dc8Uy6S_JAaU5FadVJdmC6bQI85zhyphenhyphenRFuifZKK4QYzwL8hyphenhypheniPDHWSh-rhjG3RQ1hzx6aLNCnVqehDYjtPuYCiBQ3Miu4VG3sRzn2W2PfLbhn2d505Oc2G3co4/s640/Hwestfront.jpg" width="480px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_C-MwhiZvr0HRjh65BYS_BbtmpyTJGQ0DpOxce0FuCWyfswQbzewoCeXIg6lxsrrSeXLlRHh7qFU6PTOhmepnUNOUlbk-UFB0jiVACDyppIqZANdTLrs0IdjwU0iFsDwqTXpMHzBeykQ/s1600/HwroughtIron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_C-MwhiZvr0HRjh65BYS_BbtmpyTJGQ0DpOxce0FuCWyfswQbzewoCeXIg6lxsrrSeXLlRHh7qFU6PTOhmepnUNOUlbk-UFB0jiVACDyppIqZANdTLrs0IdjwU0iFsDwqTXpMHzBeykQ/s640/HwroughtIron.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beacon Park. Lichfield</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please read the sign</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e9HfZbu9so_9GgZMfcXvl_VQ72VO_AN7Vf0BiWXmZuaiSFMt4ZLYn_KUCUKILXtXz5pB0XCAhiNTtLD_oEgmUMcYeOqp0VC-4PkIr5eMEe4ji57sMZL6AbFDEKhNmUDFW0I7_aUHO38/s1600/Htitanicplaque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9e9HfZbu9so_9GgZMfcXvl_VQ72VO_AN7Vf0BiWXmZuaiSFMt4ZLYn_KUCUKILXtXz5pB0XCAhiNTtLD_oEgmUMcYeOqp0VC-4PkIr5eMEe4ji57sMZL6AbFDEKhNmUDFW0I7_aUHO38/s640/Htitanicplaque.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-cMWYp4eYSZNvM_S0s95qhtZrQ2ONrTyqy0O3aRupICvCLIaTfinrCnr7q5eVor05XSFJP11kmTc8fZbCxw77pc4ZtwThG3iW0s2A9ni36-EQFc2aAVx1g4kVjALMlJfl-lXNJrjqAs/s1600/Htitaniccaptain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-cMWYp4eYSZNvM_S0s95qhtZrQ2ONrTyqy0O3aRupICvCLIaTfinrCnr7q5eVor05XSFJP11kmTc8fZbCxw77pc4ZtwThG3iW0s2A9ni36-EQFc2aAVx1g4kVjALMlJfl-lXNJrjqAs/s640/Htitaniccaptain.jpg" width="480px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems that Spring may have sprung in England and Roamy takes advantage</div><div style="text-align: center;"> of soaking up a bit of sunshine amongst the Daffodils, Primulas and Tulips </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NCL4mhbOen3_kd6zgP3nNWXxDJESzmfj_hNXqGRf7-0lLSYjHRjMuUQQY7H7RPYwlFEsfmUK2ghMNcvQlZP0i4b7mfeI6MtvnffY26mWsXY5LjuRc5ot4kOdpZ7IKVv7ctzx-qDETi0/s1600/Hdaffodils.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NCL4mhbOen3_kd6zgP3nNWXxDJESzmfj_hNXqGRf7-0lLSYjHRjMuUQQY7H7RPYwlFEsfmUK2ghMNcvQlZP0i4b7mfeI6MtvnffY26mWsXY5LjuRc5ot4kOdpZ7IKVv7ctzx-qDETi0/s640/Hdaffodils.jpg" width="474px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0-jYKfWxuaoxQIbXJQOh7VtoazqOVfihVPEN9T1lUNy35qyzTEqEAK0-aURuve-reooYp7Dr6tk2bmNtScHekh2gGbNJ7sbxf-f_XxfRD5pLyVqHOWDboK07d3LgguMNHlffzLuv_PM/s1600/Hspringtime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0-jYKfWxuaoxQIbXJQOh7VtoazqOVfihVPEN9T1lUNy35qyzTEqEAK0-aURuve-reooYp7Dr6tk2bmNtScHekh2gGbNJ7sbxf-f_XxfRD5pLyVqHOWDboK07d3LgguMNHlffzLuv_PM/s640/Hspringtime.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Roamy isn't the only one enjoying the warmth on the cobblestones</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc1iV4ZRFQRAvfcLEMtXPzOCtaIGnZFaa4-L1wJRdfVmnL-jucGrKb_zDKmWQv8THIN2n0UN9bQ09Pm18lIx9dkqAFQ13DfXXuyWC_yOSUztS8a7CQzo5YGIH-WT-IjR3CeTYxG6sTWU/s1600/Hladybird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnc1iV4ZRFQRAvfcLEMtXPzOCtaIGnZFaa4-L1wJRdfVmnL-jucGrKb_zDKmWQv8THIN2n0UN9bQ09Pm18lIx9dkqAFQ13DfXXuyWC_yOSUztS8a7CQzo5YGIH-WT-IjR3CeTYxG6sTWU/s640/Hladybird.jpg" width="466px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Tudor Tea Rooms. Lichfield</span> http://www.tudorrow.com/tudoroflichfield.htm</div><div style="text-align: center;">Built when King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon ruled England</div><div style="text-align: center;"> this fabulous Tudor Building is now home to a quaint tea room and chocolate shop</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lPWzcdPzVi3uY0WMM2LmcGyUmjsumn7QfyCE2KUgy-x773O4bIEwry3UwHzdmtFe_qiqfqwzCgDpksKysZRACN1I1av1o8iK_mYZGdtrS2XpHWxie1q6fEeaS9kh4GVueO28d8YxGv4/s1600/Htudor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lPWzcdPzVi3uY0WMM2LmcGyUmjsumn7QfyCE2KUgy-x773O4bIEwry3UwHzdmtFe_qiqfqwzCgDpksKysZRACN1I1av1o8iK_mYZGdtrS2XpHWxie1q6fEeaS9kh4GVueO28d8YxGv4/s640/Htudor.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_gzj87-2UwXv0rrs_1W9MXC4daYZhz7tSPKfNFzvpx1JCla5rEMidzVk4Gto8FRsbgH9ZXgrRz07V8vE5KxOLp8XtzGsg04p7Y-sgm5z20leQPSkzvogziN79CTOixVjIghJcNnLFpQ/s1600/Hdoorknocker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_gzj87-2UwXv0rrs_1W9MXC4daYZhz7tSPKfNFzvpx1JCla5rEMidzVk4Gto8FRsbgH9ZXgrRz07V8vE5KxOLp8XtzGsg04p7Y-sgm5z20leQPSkzvogziN79CTOixVjIghJcNnLFpQ/s640/Hdoorknocker.jpg" width="588px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Roamy obviously loving the look of the sugar mice and home-made chocolates</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7psClRs-xmrC8mjK422Rkx221ID35KSfT8oj9jGFpxz41AODDU7099k7D013tevnH4Tn7Vx_Mi706-AT7McOXhmFRjr5SX-OvbMJ__YaI4dGNOxBVqAQCr3xaSatHjdRihHOv04-C9U/s1600/Hshopcounter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7psClRs-xmrC8mjK422Rkx221ID35KSfT8oj9jGFpxz41AODDU7099k7D013tevnH4Tn7Vx_Mi706-AT7McOXhmFRjr5SX-OvbMJ__YaI4dGNOxBVqAQCr3xaSatHjdRihHOv04-C9U/s640/Hshopcounter.jpg" width="480px" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After keeping the shop-owners waiting 23minutes trying to make a choice,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> he finally plumps for a rabbit adorned chocolate lollipop - Delicious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL-s20xHkbNwFqu2EI7lY90M895sO-r0i5CLfCYRy-XJveIH4dIyL4ar6Nw1-B2tsOU1TkkfviqiK94yoO_eclsSzzigyu1g_ArDKH3r3ugEam-ENYOYowPkjG0A-TG23VEVevWtj340/s1600/Hchocolatelollipop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL-s20xHkbNwFqu2EI7lY90M895sO-r0i5CLfCYRy-XJveIH4dIyL4ar6Nw1-B2tsOU1TkkfviqiK94yoO_eclsSzzigyu1g_ArDKH3r3ugEam-ENYOYowPkjG0A-TG23VEVevWtj340/s640/Hchocolatelollipop.jpg" width="640px" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep following for young Roamys next adventure in Shakespeares Stratford-Upon-Avon </div><div style="text-align: center;">before heading off to another part of the UK - Wales.</div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-54241456100507044512012-03-04T09:22:00.000-08:002012-03-04T09:22:43.954-08:00Roamy arrives in ENGLAND!!!....<div>The weather is pretty awful today, sleet and cold so we've decided to stay in by the fire.</div><div>Roamy slept until mid morning and greeted the day by having breakfast of tea along with hot buttered toast and Marmite.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpizdv3ZGI8GuLmw9NiYelvwc_dSy2FH4SlhzbU1YxTGkUFIjbbxZNcfS-J5b2yeAqgwpVv5whZylROIaW4jEkduVsSaSFzBb0AU4qA-GlOsdkC-zIB_2707XwEe7gMKnFGTtMv2hmQo/s1600/roamyH2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpizdv3ZGI8GuLmw9NiYelvwc_dSy2FH4SlhzbU1YxTGkUFIjbbxZNcfS-J5b2yeAqgwpVv5whZylROIaW4jEkduVsSaSFzBb0AU4qA-GlOsdkC-zIB_2707XwEe7gMKnFGTtMv2hmQo/s640/roamyH2.jpg" uda="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Marmite was first made in 1902 in a town local to us Burton Upon Trent. The spread is a by-product of the yeast used in the brewing industry and its a matter of debate in Britain - you either love it or hate it. I'm pleased to report that little Roamy loves it <img alt=":)
happy" src="http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/emo1.gif" /></div><div><br />
</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Mr Alessi lamenting on the fact that he has yet again run out of dental floss. Roamy lends a sympathetic ear but after a short while is far more interested in discussing the exciting and new adventures we have promised him over the next few weeks.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm0YWV9rcLiNo_VXxZIsDolpUdb1idmtVfFUWCGhzkSXVmJRNUnwhEZMRLVbwFbZCT1vmr3B_-OD2QKRexc1SvhaDFY5Oobc07QVjW-BSgUviwXaap3pihQ9jBf0bPxqZ2dZJLX4XENQ/s1600/RoamyH1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm0YWV9rcLiNo_VXxZIsDolpUdb1idmtVfFUWCGhzkSXVmJRNUnwhEZMRLVbwFbZCT1vmr3B_-OD2QKRexc1SvhaDFY5Oobc07QVjW-BSgUviwXaap3pihQ9jBf0bPxqZ2dZJLX4XENQ/s640/RoamyH1.jpg" uda="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Following his Sunday Roast dinner (crispy roast potatoes, honey roast carrots & parsnips and steamed spring cabbage for Roamy) we all settle in by the fire for rest, relaxation and a good chance to get to know each other better.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2mFbSRunFNIBVKWvYosAMHTPXZ7O9hAA00-Ues0Uhl574-lMHLRl9PpFoDcAxchsiiaPmqqykqsD6KBIyraJNHCaHnW73MyuR16cISJhFnYoZqkdR5wMw4sx_VabNOPdOW3osdderDo/s1600/roamyH3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2mFbSRunFNIBVKWvYosAMHTPXZ7O9hAA00-Ues0Uhl574-lMHLRl9PpFoDcAxchsiiaPmqqykqsD6KBIyraJNHCaHnW73MyuR16cISJhFnYoZqkdR5wMw4sx_VabNOPdOW3osdderDo/s640/roamyH3.jpg" uda="true" width="466px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Cheers! - Helen</div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-30887505047613909262012-02-09T05:38:00.000-08:002012-02-09T08:15:38.538-08:00Roamy comes Home! Roamy came home yesterday... alittle worse for wear, bursting with stories of adventures near and far. I helped him unpack his treasures, and one is a bit of a mystery... If you've been following Roamy, you might recognize where these treasures came from... <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaId-d2esH-QuYtDzTSMHy-ddIgwzhjWfu1oBFwP038zVqEoChp7BeNgoQJtCeMCHZhZpjeiEPwC4mz9_n_DGPpFl24SVTTqRR3Z5cCIc1SwthXjHKF-rR0vh0YzxOuf-jh63-4GTq36E/s1600/IMG_9961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaId-d2esH-QuYtDzTSMHy-ddIgwzhjWfu1oBFwP038zVqEoChp7BeNgoQJtCeMCHZhZpjeiEPwC4mz9_n_DGPpFl24SVTTqRR3Z5cCIc1SwthXjHKF-rR0vh0YzxOuf-jh63-4GTq36E/s640/IMG_9961.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..but the slot machine!.... Vegas?? He tells me his last stop was Reno, Nevada...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but so far he's tight lipped. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas?....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaZ9JrexjpO8PMsAiJa4F3jIwXiSmXEY7sVA0764aIVYg57kRWRRsG9tdaj49L5bksl-JtKbxO2IALT6zldAYK4S_S1abiCEXAIeaMN7O4GklAJC0QrzFuWGdZu7U4-O5CQcctWlPbUA/s1600/IMG_9963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaZ9JrexjpO8PMsAiJa4F3jIwXiSmXEY7sVA0764aIVYg57kRWRRsG9tdaj49L5bksl-JtKbxO2IALT6zldAYK4S_S1abiCEXAIeaMN7O4GklAJC0QrzFuWGdZu7U4-O5CQcctWlPbUA/s640/IMG_9963.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you seen "The Hangover"?....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhkTzxSSW7ZnVnqaBxspx1x102MECdS3-8OQgUx3cHf7lezgDTdDb2mPciAp3x1TSpET1nj2NePE6S-YTN_r2dxLwT-8uXJAoQdWt3rbEnM26PwlyYEy4IOeWEc82kPlshaDgaje_TIg/s1600/IMG_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhkTzxSSW7ZnVnqaBxspx1x102MECdS3-8OQgUx3cHf7lezgDTdDb2mPciAp3x1TSpET1nj2NePE6S-YTN_r2dxLwT-8uXJAoQdWt3rbEnM26PwlyYEy4IOeWEc82kPlshaDgaje_TIg/s640/IMG_0009.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div align="center">You can't get anything out of a Gnome that he doesn't want to give up...</div><div align="center">So I put him to work for the remainder of the evening...</div><div align="center">finishing up a batch of Monster Cookies... </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong>Monster Cookies</strong></span><br />
1/2 c. butter<br />
1 C. Brown sugar<br />
1 c. white sugar<br />
3 eggs<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
2 c. peanut butter<br />
4 1/2 c quick oatmeal<br />
2 tsp. baking soda<br />
1 c. M & M's<br />
1 c. cocolate chips<br />
<br />
Beat butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla and PB in large bowl. Stir in oats, candy, choc chips, and baking soda.<br />
Make balls and flatten. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Makes 2 dozen cookies. YES.... THERE IS NO FLOUR! - thanks Patti- the Ossage Bluff Quilter, for a yummy recipe. <br />
<br />
<div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYAIGXTa_u9o070h6t9oSugPw4uX44eghnVj7imq-2oygZ4_oUkcvKRbf8qKa0Xg5aRy_zvWxv1at8j5piHaOiLVMYlA-9Pnj4lIxxivz8rdqm91GkfjkwXUEjg8tyVFmHOCwuhXG2Ig/s1600/IMG_9959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYAIGXTa_u9o070h6t9oSugPw4uX44eghnVj7imq-2oygZ4_oUkcvKRbf8qKa0Xg5aRy_zvWxv1at8j5piHaOiLVMYlA-9Pnj4lIxxivz8rdqm91GkfjkwXUEjg8tyVFmHOCwuhXG2Ig/s640/IMG_9959.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then chores around the farm...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mJekjodJoCaRTxLqLpQ1TeC3xY-q-frkXxRC3S-kWiyWkeiUuz24hSQIbJksVaXy6sQ_qb4HNVGGJxCfNZQc8Nl0wZnYxb5X-WdyGp1MSNGvU0VoW7AZl0U-DXrPfjEjct7MWMVCu4s/s1600/IMG_9974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mJekjodJoCaRTxLqLpQ1TeC3xY-q-frkXxRC3S-kWiyWkeiUuz24hSQIbJksVaXy6sQ_qb4HNVGGJxCfNZQc8Nl0wZnYxb5X-WdyGp1MSNGvU0VoW7AZl0U-DXrPfjEjct7MWMVCu4s/s640/IMG_9974.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We did some egg gathering and Roamy talked with the girls about poultry prices in Denmark</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJYRLxfaX8X1gZeZ1XK15bmDdwBCjVyDclO1K3AVoYbTPm_OhBTjRRScHnI9Y7d0MRy4Oc6CkUhVZoo5sya7slY1Y1WXycUJ2NusMuYBD3ZK9-Tm2EQJzNCaXkAatqTiDDPxKAk4ROaw/s1600/IMG_9971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJYRLxfaX8X1gZeZ1XK15bmDdwBCjVyDclO1K3AVoYbTPm_OhBTjRRScHnI9Y7d0MRy4Oc6CkUhVZoo5sya7slY1Y1WXycUJ2NusMuYBD3ZK9-Tm2EQJzNCaXkAatqTiDDPxKAk4ROaw/s640/IMG_9971.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Next was feed time at the barn...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Roamy watered the horses while we mucked stalls</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn98RlbvqJ_2KGjlWyRfdHJHfNA4m95_cn5jOhIwwUx52HwFQsa_-xRwCZtBZIkQ3bn217AY_TPnTV7xv9ehOO5dy-eEanVM_SQP7zqZZ4IY14IYGNcPa76g8ZnpeJv93LmkVxYm0LpFI/s1600/IMG_9983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn98RlbvqJ_2KGjlWyRfdHJHfNA4m95_cn5jOhIwwUx52HwFQsa_-xRwCZtBZIkQ3bn217AY_TPnTV7xv9ehOO5dy-eEanVM_SQP7zqZZ4IY14IYGNcPa76g8ZnpeJv93LmkVxYm0LpFI/s640/IMG_9983.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He and Opie talked about the current political climate, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">deep groans and heavy sighs were all I could hear...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx9TPf6QyhA6PDWbvrmU91-p8_YpySGPDVQ_eBEn8SK0qaqieRpAuwm1HUKD46BRIviX7Tl0dZgnxGqqCOcqHnrqFmXhJIMl2jzYA2XX6SdHamBLKXKxoXcGPki4Y3YxhK4-LRQkOlaI/s1600/IMG_9979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHx9TPf6QyhA6PDWbvrmU91-p8_YpySGPDVQ_eBEn8SK0qaqieRpAuwm1HUKD46BRIviX7Tl0dZgnxGqqCOcqHnrqFmXhJIMl2jzYA2XX6SdHamBLKXKxoXcGPki4Y3YxhK4-LRQkOlaI/s640/IMG_9979.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..and when barn chores were done, Graduate girl and Roamy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had a heart to heart about the trials and tribulations of joining the adult world</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and finding your way, one step at a time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roamys favorite quote by Martin Luther King Jr.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><strong><span class="huge">You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.</span></strong></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokG6Y8LGzB7X9y3WCTifeokKFdFJ1a52etC50P-4uu4apA_wvtBM5N-0Ft6vBzOeuuzA73ajieLFcpjec6QVq_TJ9Tm6g1JhAGv8B2vZukd4GHEnc71rhNdc0aBNWszB9Urjmhdtfwo8/s1600/IMG_9986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokG6Y8LGzB7X9y3WCTifeokKFdFJ1a52etC50P-4uu4apA_wvtBM5N-0Ft6vBzOeuuzA73ajieLFcpjec6QVq_TJ9Tm6g1JhAGv8B2vZukd4GHEnc71rhNdc0aBNWszB9Urjmhdtfwo8/s640/IMG_9986.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roamy and Ben are catching up this morning... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm wondering if Ben will get the scoop on Vegas. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYFfZZmm09Xtj5VfQQt85gGIqgjtTK55hCApeBM_UzycKBdou3EMdt_SMWt1OHHv3w9AWq1LNb4gRTrtxrtfIj2nuUy7kfHryKvfPmKp1YX-UQLfGVifS2Or8tpV2dlFAhs-5yeadf34/s1600/IMG_9968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYFfZZmm09Xtj5VfQQt85gGIqgjtTK55hCApeBM_UzycKBdou3EMdt_SMWt1OHHv3w9AWq1LNb4gRTrtxrtfIj2nuUy7kfHryKvfPmKp1YX-UQLfGVifS2Or8tpV2dlFAhs-5yeadf34/s640/IMG_9968.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing my Roaming Gnome did fill me in on....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's not done traveling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up? He's jumping the pond... to ENGLAND!!...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Apparently he's made a friend named Helen...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Stay tuned...</span></strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-86581799785970595022012-01-31T15:40:00.000-08:002012-02-01T04:43:21.149-08:00Roamy in PA!!....<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">As Roamy, the roaming gnome travels the last legs of his journey, he landed here in Central Pennsylvania, a bit weary from all of his globetrotting. But we all know there is no place like gnome for the holidays, so a bit of Christmas cheer and New Year celebrations got him re-energized for his final destinations.</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HIhPu7d3c_Dj8o10Lxejuw3dsUXu15SsTIh7cGrbe6gCSwRwb9w-mdsf3TvIz3K1UPddG0Oqu7EGN3KwTv32puvTCaWAtoZdFHaHOrzSP_oP8IjrFiUIj0CSe8z5pBRL2ieYXhXPUZU/s1600/roamyPA1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HIhPu7d3c_Dj8o10Lxejuw3dsUXu15SsTIh7cGrbe6gCSwRwb9w-mdsf3TvIz3K1UPddG0Oqu7EGN3KwTv32puvTCaWAtoZdFHaHOrzSP_oP8IjrFiUIj0CSe8z5pBRL2ieYXhXPUZU/s400/roamyPA1.bmp" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Roamy's bed of peanut butter fudge</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>made by local Amish bakers really hit the spot.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>The chocolate covered whoopie pies and snickerdoodle cookies</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>also helped him to gain back his strength...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">Roamy got to stay in a rather unique place: a theatre-turned-to-home-but-soon-to-be-home-and-theatre! The history of the building intrigued him, so a picture with a plaque made by the local historical society seemed to be a good idea...</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span> </div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7aaP2X_SawAwBMhpWJpj9JC7hnSWNDf_EpWEPxhknR3aqjTW7vbz6pHmo1k5kkJgSUEjaGO3B8NC5C1T8EuqQCrJf-yQmx3-ucSc05LdU2qK0LhzGqxsdhYgKf1OZpFfSjavNsj0gX8/s1600/roamyPA2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7aaP2X_SawAwBMhpWJpj9JC7hnSWNDf_EpWEPxhknR3aqjTW7vbz6pHmo1k5kkJgSUEjaGO3B8NC5C1T8EuqQCrJf-yQmx3-ucSc05LdU2qK0LhzGqxsdhYgKf1OZpFfSjavNsj0gX8/s400/roamyPA2.bmp" width="400" /></a></div><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Roamy really liked his stay here, but he did believe the title of</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>the next movie should be "Gnome With The Wind!"</i></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAYSEdOdHfZPuxzqPOqkhdb8yfFuzJ42Uz6oMlZ8DjRD3bB8qwkaVxpM13Jpq-FAuSr7ywV5e4BTN_CX521xfBCVqvWedbhdZ32fxykG8NIYIH39sCE66NvCqZKmheGxF15hFzMuGm7I/s1600/roamyPA3.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAYSEdOdHfZPuxzqPOqkhdb8yfFuzJ42Uz6oMlZ8DjRD3bB8qwkaVxpM13Jpq-FAuSr7ywV5e4BTN_CX521xfBCVqvWedbhdZ32fxykG8NIYIH39sCE66NvCqZKmheGxF15hFzMuGm7I/s400/roamyPA3.bmp" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Lots of history packed into this place.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>"Gnown" for its amazing story of how a group of women in 1917</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>worked together </i></span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>to create this amazing building, it's cornerstone</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>marking its 1923 completion, its doors opening to the public in 1924.</i></span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">The theatre has inspired its current owners in many ways. It is home to a family of seven very busy people, an office for a computer consulting firm bringing the meaning of "mom and pop shop" to a whole new level, and the inspiration for a blog whose words and photographs are the foundation for a cobbled memory lane. 110 Penned is how the author, Cyndy, met some of the great people that Roamy has visited, and the very reason how this meeting came to be.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvaUgLI9miqNvqyCziUylZHMhY3uJmqNAbcOhnhw90X_WsYN4E_da4PLvv8UYo2kZlkgTfeiGj1NVp6qorT6by0BGwdqIOyLbz3m10JqUftin_mB8iCqM6CHSjOnwY4g18b7eyWj2jaU/s1600/roamyPA4.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvaUgLI9miqNvqyCziUylZHMhY3uJmqNAbcOhnhw90X_WsYN4E_da4PLvv8UYo2kZlkgTfeiGj1NVp6qorT6by0BGwdqIOyLbz3m10JqUftin_mB8iCqM6CHSjOnwY4g18b7eyWj2jaU/s400/roamyPA4.bmp" width="300" /></a></div></div></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Numbers that inspired words and photographs and many friendships, including Roamy.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">Roamy rang in 2012 with great expectations for a wonderful new year! He knows it is going to be tough to beat the amazing experiences he had in 2011, but he is looking forward to it!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpt9vFmr4zQF5GtpaKIR27-WonXub-RufJydugn97OFb9ard9_Xasa21n440Pwlevrs34Av8Z-6y1G8c2OhftZss4wjZiu77ybNFJOLnNJxVL2L07dBm-bYOhpgb1FOHGlZKbsGNS9eg/s1600/roamyPA5.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpt9vFmr4zQF5GtpaKIR27-WonXub-RufJydugn97OFb9ard9_Xasa21n440Pwlevrs34Av8Z-6y1G8c2OhftZss4wjZiu77ybNFJOLnNJxVL2L07dBm-bYOhpgb1FOHGlZKbsGNS9eg/s400/roamyPA5.bmp" width="300" /></a></div></div></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>"..we've wandered many a weary foot...</i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>seas between us broad have roared..</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>auld lang syne.."</i></span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">While Roamy enjoyed the rest in this tranquil rural town, we thought a quick visit to the local university would help put his visit on the map in a grander scale. We visited the statue of Joe Paterno on the University Park campus of Penn State University. This would have been a must-go-to-photo-stop months ago, but now with the controversy that overshadows both Paterno and the university due to accusations of child abuse by a former football coach, a shadow looms large over the whole university. Joepa, as he is affectionally known to Penn State fans, was tangled in the ugly web of deception and forced to retire after being the head coach of the Nittany Lions for 46 years (on the sidelines at PSU for 62 years).</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsHlBroPi-3LqYmRhqB0mOMDHDZWSg_s2vJJQx1FYvXFAG3sZFbmQ7jgBh4tae9rNB3vwlwRImMHbR1DUnNCnWbman7Mw6Fa0sdPTJLweUl9YVg5YuQZGGGRXgVyooPgPXTwJgQXN5AA/s1600/roamyPA6.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsHlBroPi-3LqYmRhqB0mOMDHDZWSg_s2vJJQx1FYvXFAG3sZFbmQ7jgBh4tae9rNB3vwlwRImMHbR1DUnNCnWbman7Mw6Fa0sdPTJLweUl9YVg5YuQZGGGRXgVyooPgPXTwJgQXN5AA/s400/roamyPA6.bmp" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>While Roamy really didn't care to get involved</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>with the details of the controversy, he could not argue that</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Joe Paterno was, indeed, larger than life.</i></span></div></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">The next stop on campus was the Nittany Lion Shrine. Roamy could feel the pride and tradition of the school were as strong as its limestone icon, even if there were a few cracks.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdHpXGQdXOA0syePnQvt4BONVeTI-S7xF4uibt4ud8DgbShYNBE3A8QY8VRcvDVK6yrvEeFzqlQ9Cl1d0T6VFzPfghIys_KqXEfSgIIcmgePZCha2CQG6TsTPwqQCyrF1UScPPtwZ5z8/s1600/roamyPA7.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdHpXGQdXOA0syePnQvt4BONVeTI-S7xF4uibt4ud8DgbShYNBE3A8QY8VRcvDVK6yrvEeFzqlQ9Cl1d0T6VFzPfghIys_KqXEfSgIIcmgePZCha2CQG6TsTPwqQCyrF1UScPPtwZ5z8/s400/roamyPA7.bmp" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><div style="font: 12px Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>The day began with a little snow, but then the</i></span></span></div><div style="font: 12px Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>afternoon sun shone brightly, making it perfect for a little rock climbing.</i></span></span><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Roamy stopped here to "paws" and catch his breath...</i></span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">The holidays would not have been complete without a little of the white stuff, provided by a 'lake effect" storm. Since we are protected by the Allegheny Mountains and have a little distance from the shores of Lake Erie, we often only get a couple of inches of snow during these storms. It is the Nor' Easters that come from Roamy's New England home that really pile the stuff on...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikJ19hi5JCar_yVWBHRhcsbfBWTVmYn2RMozUzdC1qL0xt5vGxW2vMd_zd2ISnxsYQ4_-oX38P2d4z96b-A1m3fdhcQd3tcyiNiV-eQ1AXv8bJeMc_SnJLM2iHsxSjlQe5PsiXHG20gw/s1600/roamyPA8.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikJ19hi5JCar_yVWBHRhcsbfBWTVmYn2RMozUzdC1qL0xt5vGxW2vMd_zd2ISnxsYQ4_-oX38P2d4z96b-A1m3fdhcQd3tcyiNiV-eQ1AXv8bJeMc_SnJLM2iHsxSjlQe5PsiXHG20gw/s400/roamyPA8.bmp" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Roamy wanted to make some snow angels, but he made this wish first...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">Oh, my! Look at the time! Roamy really needs to get on his way to his next destination. We had seriously considered Mexico, but his host was going to be traveling abroad so instead he is own his way to Illinois to visit another great cyber friend, Susan.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsy2lvg2CWPpbBgHrNUQL-on6lz7pAtuhXmmulBEYsWO4CcpoefrvNTsuBD0OQlE5HpmO4ou2qeCHX6tBxZta-WjDXv-M2N4fYUR_BzEAS5Nj4QGrkuSWQmEfM2SQ3TNLBu8TzEuzxLuw/s1600/roamyPA9.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsy2lvg2CWPpbBgHrNUQL-on6lz7pAtuhXmmulBEYsWO4CcpoefrvNTsuBD0OQlE5HpmO4ou2qeCHX6tBxZta-WjDXv-M2N4fYUR_BzEAS5Nj4QGrkuSWQmEfM2SQ3TNLBu8TzEuzxLuw/s400/roamyPA9.bmp" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span></span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";"></span><br />
<div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: "times new roman";">Bon voyage, Roamy! Thanks for stopping by, and, remember: You've (always) Got a Friend in Pennsylvania!" - <em>Cyndy</em></span></div></div></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-41770115928630526542012-01-16T08:49:00.000-08:002012-01-16T08:49:28.061-08:00A note about Roamy - When I first came up with the idea to send Roamy out into the world to explore... my intention was that this blog would be a place for people to visit where we could learn a little about the new places Roamy would see as he traveled through the blogosphere from blogger to blogger. In his little box there is a note that explains this. The destination would not have to be anything fancy.. just someplace noteworthy that would teach us a little about life in your area.. whether it was a historic landmark or a cheesefactory or museum, a monument or famous restaurant.. etc. etc. etc... While ALL entries are very much appreciated, the visits more often than not were turning in to a few snapshots around the bloggers home because for whatever the reason, <em>and I know life gets in the way</em>, the hosting blogger wasn't able to show Roamy a point of interest in their area. Some of you put HUGE effort into your posts and we really did get to know some interesting places and facts. I have loved this journey with Roamy so much and I don't want to see it end. But his purpose needs to be revisited. If you are a blogger who is interested in hosting Roamy, please consider this before you take him on. Again, it doesn't have to cost a cent in fancy location choice... just a piece of knowledge, a learning experience, about where Roamy is visiting. Making it humorous is absolutely a bonus, but not necessary. <br />
<br />
I need to apologize to one or two bloggers who have sent a post in the past month but it wasn't published. I had issues with mail and they were deleted before I recovered them. Because I don't choose where Roamy goes, I don't have your contact info to know who you were. If you still want to post, please resend your entry and I'll accommodate. <br />
<br />
Thank you all for your support of Roamy's adventures... we can get the ball rolling again in the right direction if anyone has interest. If you have Roamy in your possession right now, please keep the above in mind, and I look forward to hearing from you. You can reach me at <a href="mailto:Karenthisoldhouse@hotmail.com">Karenthisoldhouse@hotmail.com</a>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-68529648948458340692012-01-16T08:36:00.000-08:002012-01-16T08:36:52.244-08:00Roamy in St.Louis!Roamy recently showed up on the doorstep of Susan, a pharmacist in St. Louis - below are some pictures she took of their time together..<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Roamy first helped Grandpa feed the baby.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(adorable!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYjey7YX2sDlFJo4RPVMDvM2DNm5L8gyo_mHmw0d2NgOlG9-YV1g6czmh-YccnbdYOhlXU5vpBIR3pGj2UsVh88-0P2MvAaQhqTsBo-l44UB9d2ZF89DS1pDrPxBJrWVDVzcbAKK4qyg/s1600/roamySTLOUIS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYjey7YX2sDlFJo4RPVMDvM2DNm5L8gyo_mHmw0d2NgOlG9-YV1g6czmh-YccnbdYOhlXU5vpBIR3pGj2UsVh88-0P2MvAaQhqTsBo-l44UB9d2ZF89DS1pDrPxBJrWVDVzcbAKK4qyg/s640/roamySTLOUIS1.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Then he wanted to go to work with me at the pharmacy, so I took him along.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He made friends with Frick and Frack - our delivery guys</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUDfRZk8G0gVnF3wOigLw8djhLh9jvegOeIm_BCSleh_kYderMvZ-l2D4MDwJWyGeqds9YF7tZEThlRCh0u48vWdHwV0Ya0kO0SbvQapFa50e_f96hw0u1czT4L1deojppfaokWE6Xfw/s1600/roamyStLouis2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUDfRZk8G0gVnF3wOigLw8djhLh9jvegOeIm_BCSleh_kYderMvZ-l2D4MDwJWyGeqds9YF7tZEThlRCh0u48vWdHwV0Ya0kO0SbvQapFa50e_f96hw0u1czT4L1deojppfaokWE6Xfw/s640/roamyStLouis2.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">St Louis is known to have iffy air quality sometimes so I got him some albuterol</div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUSmVSvWeVT_q5u4HVNkJ4oFsknaeNZhiFVSJ3iwudG23nu7WWBj3gb_r_r2IbFTq9WTQVXvg9kri9Yosgpwt5SgNPY235FfPGBoCVLiiBgObn2Yh3Ynx7J7we-yM8WyVyEQv548unrQ/s1600/RoamyStLouis3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUSmVSvWeVT_q5u4HVNkJ4oFsknaeNZhiFVSJ3iwudG23nu7WWBj3gb_r_r2IbFTq9WTQVXvg9kri9Yosgpwt5SgNPY235FfPGBoCVLiiBgObn2Yh3Ynx7J7we-yM8WyVyEQv548unrQ/s640/RoamyStLouis3.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXHjmon0PAw_w7ioHseN-RBUGpKiQG6iRqVyPXg9xALkSzD5fD3PPcHSgvH1Cg0wCy4OCFu5eXzKX-6LxHcSbVOXS3T3l2rmW46OQ0SukcuAzmNzisHQoKyNnIS68pOSy6RpjaxzNUmI/s1600/roamystlouis4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXHjmon0PAw_w7ioHseN-RBUGpKiQG6iRqVyPXg9xALkSzD5fD3PPcHSgvH1Cg0wCy4OCFu5eXzKX-6LxHcSbVOXS3T3l2rmW46OQ0SukcuAzmNzisHQoKyNnIS68pOSy6RpjaxzNUmI/s640/roamystlouis4.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><br />
And finally Gnomie helped me package up a 'salad pack' of medications for use in one of our housing facilities. As you can see, this patient is on a lot of medications and Gnomie had to be very careful to put the tablets in the correct spots. He asked for a souvenir so I put a couple in his green case. <br />
<br />
Thank you, Susan, for hosting Roamy!Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-78827666839920553002011-12-05T12:32:00.000-08:002011-12-05T12:32:29.328-08:00Roamy on a Denmark farm<div style="text-align: center;">When roamy arrived in denmark, we were experiencing the most lovely sunny autumn in a decade. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixYIKyxht8MsUHWnZKwYV1Q1ZE0y8A3IqY0KRUbakygjAvlSaW0-7rAPEaZ2UHWO7P1Php5k9ry2g_ix6OE48SP_h2G5tbQSqo0AJ-GvmfGDvUB1AZjyxzRlImvUyMfBpxU48k8Z1vDA/s1600/roamy+atop+post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixYIKyxht8MsUHWnZKwYV1Q1ZE0y8A3IqY0KRUbakygjAvlSaW0-7rAPEaZ2UHWO7P1Php5k9ry2g_ix6OE48SP_h2G5tbQSqo0AJ-GvmfGDvUB1AZjyxzRlImvUyMfBpxU48k8Z1vDA/s400/roamy+atop+post.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<div>aside from roamy's unfortunate encounter with the scooter, on his first days here, he met a lovely horse </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA6PcQtMYKsfPGEZkuP2mkFtc7KShyphenhyphenLeNCpKE_CVo7PW2kmBru6_HD-vqu1kUsiZnvmZJYqaguosYBtqW3fnHYv7N9NzfYx_NHpxuYw-h1A-LC_kRnY-duFQnjHqJuahFmPWAAnPZ1KY/s1600/roamy+horse+nose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA6PcQtMYKsfPGEZkuP2mkFtc7KShyphenhyphenLeNCpKE_CVo7PW2kmBru6_HD-vqu1kUsiZnvmZJYqaguosYBtqW3fnHYv7N9NzfYx_NHpxuYw-h1A-LC_kRnY-duFQnjHqJuahFmPWAAnPZ1KY/s640/roamy+horse+nose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">when the horse started to munch, roamy got the heck away from there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkrJKCDXZB4tBgCmhXWxQMIOMnW7RpC0KSosd-g0yhAewlDp-xRMqQrJcPrGWqGvCQsLpWfsNDXPy7hsJ5PfYJEV98iUTdmfTr5r_qx0Mos0-XjbAU-diYSrcEkcsYlrgXpfiCt6cINc/s1600/roamy+chewing+horse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkrJKCDXZB4tBgCmhXWxQMIOMnW7RpC0KSosd-g0yhAewlDp-xRMqQrJcPrGWqGvCQsLpWfsNDXPy7hsJ5PfYJEV98iUTdmfTr5r_qx0Mos0-XjbAU-diYSrcEkcsYlrgXpfiCt6cINc/s400/roamy+chewing+horse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">the autumn was long and lovely and there was plenty of time for roamy to explore. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4L3ABC-t6QMt9-CTdrNo-UKQPjz5hoNHdZ0KXyRHXPNA8u1bqL8z6b5rFkKFEvCyrbeKwaLoo4UQT_o9JXj6xfq7KnKenhN-D0yh8AAPVP540oQpZH_Pl6XzNHlIZWgsWTWvWBZlOto/s1600/roamy+mouse+hole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4L3ABC-t6QMt9-CTdrNo-UKQPjz5hoNHdZ0KXyRHXPNA8u1bqL8z6b5rFkKFEvCyrbeKwaLoo4UQT_o9JXj6xfq7KnKenhN-D0yh8AAPVP540oQpZH_Pl6XzNHlIZWgsWTWvWBZlOto/s640/roamy+mouse+hole.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">he found mushrooms - inedible </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKTbDbI4beIc5ZWna6kuyTWsr9sY6zTzzw_JXCcNYazT_3JShBC2eFI-lsVzniMfuJtctrz8oyVgcpnMqqgWdu5TC7MfrAozi3Ws-sWpiJzfsqRQy2murYFs_AHCjr3tMtWzsJUBvvAU/s1600/roamy+under+a+mushroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKTbDbI4beIc5ZWna6kuyTWsr9sY6zTzzw_JXCcNYazT_3JShBC2eFI-lsVzniMfuJtctrz8oyVgcpnMqqgWdu5TC7MfrAozi3Ws-sWpiJzfsqRQy2murYFs_AHCjr3tMtWzsJUBvvAU/s640/roamy+under+a+mushroom.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">as well as ones that were potentially edible </div><div style="text-align: center;">but mostly he just enjoyed being outside.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCk9P3ukzQrOZ8tmChV4Cfi_pHNl7TWu9KjkySkGeasER17qpgIE0R_3gYtDLEub6fKS_jaHQ0bUDvVyEonbil9kO6Ux6xOvHmnY-o07n-oW_mYs3qKJ5d6wV1CPPG-FWe0PQyQsm1EI/s1600/roamy+moss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCk9P3ukzQrOZ8tmChV4Cfi_pHNl7TWu9KjkySkGeasER17qpgIE0R_3gYtDLEub6fKS_jaHQ0bUDvVyEonbil9kO6Ux6xOvHmnY-o07n-oW_mYs3qKJ5d6wV1CPPG-FWe0PQyQsm1EI/s400/roamy+moss.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div>then one day, he ran into some of his distant cousins - danish nisse. they lived in a hole in an old pear tree out in the yard. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdZdsgR0ukJyBWNobfyNkYwQ2y8gTGnN4M0UmFk8em2FJu781-P4cRf6SCOC7fWrXCb65gewwxUylQ-S-qAoG45E6HbDP00ntWhseqM-9t6YBpv6WYZ5p3UT799SeqdVnlzftePB_Ies/s1600/roamy+tree+hole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdZdsgR0ukJyBWNobfyNkYwQ2y8gTGnN4M0UmFk8em2FJu781-P4cRf6SCOC7fWrXCb65gewwxUylQ-S-qAoG45E6HbDP00ntWhseqM-9t6YBpv6WYZ5p3UT799SeqdVnlzftePB_Ies/s640/roamy+tree+hole.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">at that point, he actually disappeared for awhile and went off on adventures with his most decidedly naughty danish cousins. nisse are a kind of gnome that lives in the countryside. if you treat them well, they guard your house and make sure your crops are good.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNdVY4yxNWKxMrx4xCw3cyWE0s52SZwuHFxOJns0j2YuVORz1GUKEMlDByB2UWwCENkqf9JJAzpQpA8smqQeK4c27eLvwee9_7DXtJO2uDBHnJmgVVqQg1NJIx8HYWoA9o9cK4o-wcWc/s1600/nisse-borevagen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNdVY4yxNWKxMrx4xCw3cyWE0s52SZwuHFxOJns0j2YuVORz1GUKEMlDByB2UWwCENkqf9JJAzpQpA8smqQeK4c27eLvwee9_7DXtJO2uDBHnJmgVVqQg1NJIx8HYWoA9o9cK4o-wcWc/s640/nisse-borevagen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> but they can be quite trying at times, pulling pranks and tricks. and their next one was a doozie. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">they kidnapped roamy's family! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV9ISKCpFBBeyImGsrcPQ5XukpcQPl8e2co5K364KXCk6_I3oV4qReVlF1yMGyoyTySTTHmlreurHJjH4Ce9UGUhgOJKXDbk9wY4b9T-49glQ0HtFvs70fszjf1mLFN7BweX9CnJwo48/s1600/kidnapped+family.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguV9ISKCpFBBeyImGsrcPQ5XukpcQPl8e2co5K364KXCk6_I3oV4qReVlF1yMGyoyTySTTHmlreurHJjH4Ce9UGUhgOJKXDbk9wY4b9T-49glQ0HtFvs70fszjf1mLFN7BweX9CnJwo48/s640/kidnapped+family.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDxdAWLYyYJL4wgMHX2R4R5bDXWerIMZNVKi7OQ3LxJyCe4BsUgq1UfOPglHtIPZJGEaMwQ0pPKIXNsbduT1rColx2NWATh5clWcxh5XGiEqh79rHcebc4_u-eVVFmac9I0PG5Wev_ns/s1600/nisse+tape.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDxdAWLYyYJL4wgMHX2R4R5bDXWerIMZNVKi7OQ3LxJyCe4BsUgq1UfOPglHtIPZJGEaMwQ0pPKIXNsbduT1rColx2NWATh5clWcxh5XGiEqh79rHcebc4_u-eVVFmac9I0PG5Wev_ns/s400/nisse+tape.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">we know it was them because they used their signature tape </div><div style="text-align: center;">after his family got kidnapped, roamy asked if he could head back to the US </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDU6JIKipKPtj6s5Ptor-jquC9hGpk3foArFhPg-kldYnBV-fTDLqWEL7SGvrUGOv0E8R1e3LBd7pKqpxn7fxX1L1c-5ZYUC0RNB8bds9EfPgxjJH_f0fpqZr_pmTl-G1xf6o3dy5Neg/s1600/roamy+on+the+rocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDU6JIKipKPtj6s5Ptor-jquC9hGpk3foArFhPg-kldYnBV-fTDLqWEL7SGvrUGOv0E8R1e3LBd7pKqpxn7fxX1L1c-5ZYUC0RNB8bds9EfPgxjJH_f0fpqZr_pmTl-G1xf6o3dy5Neg/s640/roamy+on+the+rocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div> </div><div>and so we sent him off to amy at <a href="http://rayfamilyfarm.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0068cf;">tilting at windmills</span></a> in wisconsin. stay tuned to see if there's a ransom note for his family! you never know where they might turn up. those nisse can be naughty.</div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-89863112425242251192011-10-03T07:01:00.000-07:002011-10-03T07:01:09.519-07:00Roamy hits DENMARK... or Denmark hits Roamy... hmmmm....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/WTBI0sSw3DA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The roaming gnome came for a little visit to denmark and immediately got into a spot of trouble. you'll have to keep checking in to see whether he recovers....</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><em>~ julochka</em></span></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-41194513575958187932011-09-03T07:54:00.000-07:002011-09-03T07:54:15.852-07:00<h2 class="date-header"><span><span style="color: #990000;">Friday, September 2, 2011</span></span></h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="" name="6133059223067885912"></a><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://wsprsweetlyofcottages.blogspot.com/2011/09/roamys-california-vacation-fiasco.html"><span style="color: #274e13;">~ROAMY'S CALIFORNIA VACATION FIASCO...~</span></a> </h3><div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6133059223067885912"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dear Bloggers,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't want to say that Mona is a bad hostess...however...lets just say we have had better times?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(this is Roamy talking.. NOT KAREN :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mona you have done a fine job. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2XwrF1_YdDl8cPgvWDoB7tYT4ttTiI7pfaVWFwF3CL03jPqCO9_xzCAAgorJW96CNzS8aGLur49JHlS54AX1CLrQZmDd9-rvTBKW0lkUV9itzkWuhIpkX1fSDK2BuRmIyyP0uEGtCX4/s1600/122_3328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2XwrF1_YdDl8cPgvWDoB7tYT4ttTiI7pfaVWFwF3CL03jPqCO9_xzCAAgorJW96CNzS8aGLur49JHlS54AX1CLrQZmDd9-rvTBKW0lkUV9itzkWuhIpkX1fSDK2BuRmIyyP0uEGtCX4/s640/122_3328.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Back to Roamy. </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was hot, 110 degree's, every single day...so we paused by the fountain to cool off a bit. I fell in! Baby fell in! Mom fell in, but she finally snapped this um...photo of us...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Needless to say, we cooled off!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHJzE_oWBy59F0Q9xgcS1uOVgt0m1FlLfVj1hYRwxqShXG1rtd46FofaIdOKOK1M_HLFhqdlF2tzxvpT5h0ATXSiWbxAvz-Ap-ZeLef67LVmzPNy4bXWf2miTOly6GexvSHu2nctTwEw/s1600/122_3341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHJzE_oWBy59F0Q9xgcS1uOVgt0m1FlLfVj1hYRwxqShXG1rtd46FofaIdOKOK1M_HLFhqdlF2tzxvpT5h0ATXSiWbxAvz-Ap-ZeLef67LVmzPNy4bXWf2miTOly6GexvSHu2nctTwEw/s640/122_3341.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We rode in Mona's purse to the garage sales (which are NOT exactly what we expected to do) and..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she forgot us! Left her purse AND us in the car! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, I TELL you...is that polite??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vLM4zmwhR1qIbv83Zd4pyjEf0AjbR4pm8Y9UQZZP55uwNN0wk7dNKUFS1eHjHWjSzhm6CSTiL__9vhYA2ISE2smjOoGMyLtJ_6Ruprp0oXIb9RpO-wroxkh0MIKNBgvFzwR2Fj7uBuA/s1600/122_3333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vLM4zmwhR1qIbv83Zd4pyjEf0AjbR4pm8Y9UQZZP55uwNN0wk7dNKUFS1eHjHWjSzhm6CSTiL__9vhYA2ISE2smjOoGMyLtJ_6Ruprp0oXIb9RpO-wroxkh0MIKNBgvFzwR2Fj7uBuA/s640/122_3333.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes! I SEE THE BLASTED PALM TREE!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's...it??? No...I like palm tree's. Honest!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIi0GlplRP69Om6CGnlGxHVnkCXN29I9pJlMTUjmfMm_ZgZ-M0V6KH12cZLdRn2h-MB0nc5KBYxyJe3uRDCs1MomOpEp2uW1JFb-5FlG1A2BQtAXkGpIzDtXLhZ87kpsyAZt0LtZCxSM/s1600/122_3322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIi0GlplRP69Om6CGnlGxHVnkCXN29I9pJlMTUjmfMm_ZgZ-M0V6KH12cZLdRn2h-MB0nc5KBYxyJe3uRDCs1MomOpEp2uW1JFb-5FlG1A2BQtAXkGpIzDtXLhZ87kpsyAZt0LtZCxSM/s640/122_3322.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a work crew in the back yard laying the new flagstone patio...I offered to help...but they said "that's ok....we're doing fine." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friendly sort, her Grandson, Eian. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I admit it did cross my mind about that wheelbarrow of cement being so CLOSE to me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGTyxD_IK_xz-r_G1U4ghksg8g1ozXkqrGbR9_TqS_2NSaG1z-eCjJyjIR-4_ZzYxedX4lZhdIwaDaDPAbNx38eNTQiujuY2EZBy2TbI-Z290trjBLr0R4A3hT_SwhxACzC5sFSRIpJI/s1600/122_3319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGTyxD_IK_xz-r_G1U4ghksg8g1ozXkqrGbR9_TqS_2NSaG1z-eCjJyjIR-4_ZzYxedX4lZhdIwaDaDPAbNx38eNTQiujuY2EZBy2TbI-Z290trjBLr0R4A3hT_SwhxACzC5sFSRIpJI/s320/122_3319.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HEY FELLA'S??!! A little to the right with that last stone? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbrC402tanUoI9PZ3N6KJHJpyh-d3Yix18R-tNC9U3-fM8AdPl0ySDUZn0k5gM2-O1-DngV6tDdeX5k90MKIjSU3nPbxhO9SqU22apQhT2ZJyabpB_qYu6-q95izSV6UYBMNI752TwbQ/s1600/122_3339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbrC402tanUoI9PZ3N6KJHJpyh-d3Yix18R-tNC9U3-fM8AdPl0ySDUZn0k5gM2-O1-DngV6tDdeX5k90MKIjSU3nPbxhO9SqU22apQhT2ZJyabpB_qYu6-q95izSV6UYBMNI752TwbQ/s400/122_3339.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Piglet stopped by for a spot of tea. Was that nice or what?? :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know, if I had to listen to Piglet for very long I think his little voice would drive me a wee crazy!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0b-7gUFPBjgnvQhfdKl0QEtwp6A4jbXkj6nI2voEhqtRB16nQMrzjh0ySUQtJQ-i_GUY3aubSNnqjMMUWB6vrGxXqNChMPIuWjtObb9nLLJ6ilsCtrjxhM3uIdo_-xInLDUFH1w-AHw/s1600/122_3340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0b-7gUFPBjgnvQhfdKl0QEtwp6A4jbXkj6nI2voEhqtRB16nQMrzjh0ySUQtJQ-i_GUY3aubSNnqjMMUWB6vrGxXqNChMPIuWjtObb9nLLJ6ilsCtrjxhM3uIdo_-xInLDUFH1w-AHw/s640/122_3340.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mona apologizes for not posting about us..she kept meaning to...but the days just flew.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She gave Mom this lovely necklace to try and make up for her bad manners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also painted the tippy top of her hat where it had gotten scuffed pretty bad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She added tiny angel to keep us safe on our journey. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We leave in the morning...and let us hope our next hostess is ....more accomadating? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Off we go in the morning...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roamy and family</div><br />
<em><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Thank you, Mona, for hosting Roamy. Roamy will be stopping at home breifly, and then I'm sure he'll be off again, as he is a bit of a restless soul. Any of you interesting in hosting Roamy for an adventure in your neck of the woods? Let me know at <a href="mailto:Karenthisoldhouse@hotmail.com">Karenthisoldhouse@hotmail.com</a></span></strong></em><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer"> </div></div></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-87654547662764337012011-08-16T07:06:00.000-07:002011-08-16T07:06:04.952-07:00Roamy & Crew in Illinois!<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://balisha-neverenoughtime.blogspot.com/2011/08/roamy-stopped-by-police.html"><span style="color: #4ba825;">Roamy Stopped By the Police</span></a> </h3><div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: 130%;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The story about the police stopping us is true...</span></strong></span> <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sunday morning dawned and it was going to be a beautiful day. We decided to take off and show <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Roamy</span> and family some of our town's attractions. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Roamy</span> is interested in Nuclear Power plants, so we decided to drive by the Byron Nuclear Generating Station which is a nuclear power plant located in Byron...2 miles east of the Rock River. The reactors house two pressurized power reactors, they first began operation in September 1985 and August 1987 respectively. The plant was built for Commonwealth Edison and is currently owned and operated <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">by Exelon</span> Corporation. </div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We had quite an adventure. As we approached the plant, Joe said, "Maybe you shouldn't take pictures here, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Balisha</span>." He went on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">kidding</span>, "Homeland Security might think you are a terrorist." We both chuckled...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Roamy</span> looked worried. The little Gnomes were sitting in their special seats in the car until we neared the plant. They wanted a better look, so they climbed on the dash board and watched the huge looming towers, with clouds of steam rising, coming closer. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86RSVzzh2n2Om5gEeE_Kx1l03GfIycXxbEhXyuw1HKNQ_z20XoXubVCfIZQMun-u1JueOKxNHmqAvZaLGidQQ8_40u3yIr8ZQtMTb0oumHQnb55yUnjbA1lwRBg6G9RH3BUaN0RY1VQ0N/s1600/DSCF0792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a> <br />
<div class="post-body entry-content" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I decided to wait till we got real close to take them outside for a photo. <br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMbfwEdfQU8hrC1X8elTDV4f3Ruy-3FIt8-77rC5K2qPWxcTbL4UEXzsiTRu5AKopAwDhSubAadINAuPz6oL6I9a4xgY2eB5AVe9rBhqNpzHTbdE3_YNqf8I-k-S_a0GHzycLMrUMbS6y/s1600/DSCF0795.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638470458075042130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMbfwEdfQU8hrC1X8elTDV4f3Ruy-3FIt8-77rC5K2qPWxcTbL4UEXzsiTRu5AKopAwDhSubAadINAuPz6oL6I9a4xgY2eB5AVe9rBhqNpzHTbdE3_YNqf8I-k-S_a0GHzycLMrUMbS6y/s640/DSCF0795.JPG" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" width="480" /></a> We stopped the car and I got out with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Roamy</span> to take some pictures. As I held him up to get a better look, a police car came out of nowhere. The officer rolled the window down and said, "You can't take pictures here." Joe got out of the car and went over to talk to the police woman. He explained about the Gnomes visiting and said that we were just taking pictures for my blog. I think the officer was wondering about our story. She was kind and let us go on our way. Whew! That was something...what if they had apprehended the Gnomes and took us in for questioning? I can just picture <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Roamy</span> and Juliet in prison stripes. <br />
<br />
</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfrbUKby8VxSqyg3u-XKjY_GGyvuuR_f72JZG4Idfp9GBLVcug-bPT5aIWqBIGVeHo-jVzi9jqeLgL4O-aWpJhHEg48k_HrBRkFhyphenhyphen28ccrWSCUn7D9sukGz9XGUGrOUU9ekEdjBHBtowi/s1600/DSCF0793.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638470447613438930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfrbUKby8VxSqyg3u-XKjY_GGyvuuR_f72JZG4Idfp9GBLVcug-bPT5aIWqBIGVeHo-jVzi9jqeLgL4O-aWpJhHEg48k_HrBRkFhyphenhyphen28ccrWSCUn7D9sukGz9XGUGrOUU9ekEdjBHBtowi/s400/DSCF0793.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 328px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> After this encounter Juliet suggested that we do something a little less exciting. We were having steak for dinner and wanted some sweet corn to go with it. We headed into town and saw a sign advertising sweet corn. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuH7sZkGuRkpl-pl_6IfXgYY4GDabmEk1uvLSXUnZOoxs2C1qxOTKzdy0xD7cz3Ge8fiUrSBY8TRJq2bPQ5KG1ixFfB6n6CRJWPo5_DM8b9cc_QgKgm6I8m5Fx28jKE3ouJ9bMszz4-Kf/s1600/DSCF0798.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638470432623346594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuH7sZkGuRkpl-pl_6IfXgYY4GDabmEk1uvLSXUnZOoxs2C1qxOTKzdy0xD7cz3Ge8fiUrSBY8TRJq2bPQ5KG1ixFfB6n6CRJWPo5_DM8b9cc_QgKgm6I8m5Fx28jKE3ouJ9bMszz4-Kf/s400/DSCF0798.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> We stopped the car and the gnomes jumped out and climbed up for a better look. Ansel stayed in the car to catch a nap. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Roamy</span> helped Joe pull back the husks of each ear of corn. We wanted the best for our company. The ears were bigger than the Gnomes...I wondered how they would be able to handle these big ears. <br />
<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFI6rd0ndVhC-gTC0DKvXyTPGSRkbXfs59fCEEvIGECauzH1UXLep9srxX-Yu83Cj_cAi5zsO8nhzaa1xPOcWVw0HqENyNMcWnJJAzRm8b5DVMeRDucDQu3l3c_xaZY03ax5kvfXwwEg_u/s1600/DSCF0797_picnik.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638470427745870930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFI6rd0ndVhC-gTC0DKvXyTPGSRkbXfs59fCEEvIGECauzH1UXLep9srxX-Yu83Cj_cAi5zsO8nhzaa1xPOcWVw0HqENyNMcWnJJAzRm8b5DVMeRDucDQu3l3c_xaZY03ax5kvfXwwEg_u/s400/DSCF0797_picnik.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> our next stop was at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Lowden</span> State Park, where a huge statue of an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Indian</span> stands looking out over the Rock River and area below. </div><br />
<div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Lorado</span> Taft, who created the 50-foot statue as a tribute to Native Americans, is said to have thought of the figure one evening as he and other members of the Eagles' Nest colony stood gazing at the view from the bluffs. According to a story attributed to Taft, he and his colleagues tended to stand with their arms folded over their chests. The pose made him think of the Native Americans who were so reverent of the beauty of nature and who probably had enjoyed the same view. The statue was dedicated to all Native Americans, but has come to be known as the statue of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Blackhawk</span>. The picture below shows the mammoth size of this statue. <br />
</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsvDsychbTf8oB2jN-67iNLfLzaCxtPb6WDnPkhmFLBoRd9bqMEBLEhnBjOJhLMAkmh1H8f6xfF9AauQGWDZXU4aEPxEknYth2X9v7Xs7Grq0BN6UWusfIftmdIL_Lc5vv4wJTeCjrTWS/s1600/DSCF0801.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638470416882947026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIsvDsychbTf8oB2jN-67iNLfLzaCxtPb6WDnPkhmFLBoRd9bqMEBLEhnBjOJhLMAkmh1H8f6xfF9AauQGWDZXU4aEPxEknYth2X9v7Xs7Grq0BN6UWusfIftmdIL_Lc5vv4wJTeCjrTWS/s400/DSCF0801.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 251px;" /></a> We met a family there, who were so interested in the story of the visiting Gnomes. They thought it was a wonderful story and wanted to know where <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Roamy</span> had been and where he was going next. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbmoBn4Yw3XA_p2J0WWTEPkO-XvkQPEiH2Jon9TugOeut0cL92CbcH9YRwuWdpEg9GJzAtpXFxW_f1ljqqNtENpjklRqlRC2lhaESqne_t8Lz1jBTdJgfkkExdzn8BXQgX2j7x-0Y66WP/s1600/DSCF0799.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638469961523009170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbmoBn4Yw3XA_p2J0WWTEPkO-XvkQPEiH2Jon9TugOeut0cL92CbcH9YRwuWdpEg9GJzAtpXFxW_f1ljqqNtENpjklRqlRC2lhaESqne_t8Lz1jBTdJgfkkExdzn8BXQgX2j7x-0Y66WP/s400/DSCF0799.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <br />
<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Roamy</span> and Juliet bid goodbye to this big guy. Juliet was glad to be back in the car. This statue stands on a bluff over the river and she is a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">leery</span> of heights.</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_i18bKwe_yv8zkv6bZU7NNx2Uk1Txdot4iuVce2OuMShxYpp34eAuu-nEFvGhMT9NCQg05L-tcsINlORGnxg2WQcvbJ-FnML0gUWlDrbvGKfLTLBbKqieVNgpW4-yYhyphenhyphenxVR4PUtnG_8_/s1600/DSCF0802.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638469951847995426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_i18bKwe_yv8zkv6bZU7NNx2Uk1Txdot4iuVce2OuMShxYpp34eAuu-nEFvGhMT9NCQg05L-tcsINlORGnxg2WQcvbJ-FnML0gUWlDrbvGKfLTLBbKqieVNgpW4-yYhyphenhyphenxVR4PUtnG_8_/s400/DSCF0802.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 346px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> She was watching as we left the park. <br />
<div><div><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCO00XTWYn8C7HSUmid_xHRhSMCpvqiHqh9EUWbLyDtm8jtBhWmOeWCzJ1FtlUMRjbFNecBZISyTjrifNTVVlKCuz-RSwreHAJOROWdKO_qV6VZv0Y-VrvwEoKCf9-6ybMce1TqdsLj6d/s1600/DSCF0803.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638469946378585922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCO00XTWYn8C7HSUmid_xHRhSMCpvqiHqh9EUWbLyDtm8jtBhWmOeWCzJ1FtlUMRjbFNecBZISyTjrifNTVVlKCuz-RSwreHAJOROWdKO_qV6VZv0Y-VrvwEoKCf9-6ybMce1TqdsLj6d/s400/DSCF0803.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Roamy</span> was more interested in the Smokey the Bear sign...</div><div>relieved that the threat of forest fires was low today. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTSw-iFI_3aAWHhqbZTPQzI5UY10STMpfab-jXW81ELHD60dxKU-2XpZ4kP2ssB414MYiJ14JxfYlWt-pVEJocCCS3R6M2s8gUZlYeLNg94eGL7iyyctVALXyjg5iKvF0cyJDEQs3u5Z2/s1600/DSCF0804.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638469938115020946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTSw-iFI_3aAWHhqbZTPQzI5UY10STMpfab-jXW81ELHD60dxKU-2XpZ4kP2ssB414MYiJ14JxfYlWt-pVEJocCCS3R6M2s8gUZlYeLNg94eGL7iyyctVALXyjg5iKvF0cyJDEQs3u5Z2/s400/DSCF0804.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> There are 23 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">teepees</span> located in different places all over town. Artists painted them all so different. The artwork was created as a fund-raising tool for the restoration of Black Hawk and the 100<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">th</span> anniversary celebration that was held in July. They are all painted so beautifully and stand there through all kinds of weather. The gnomes weren't satisfied with viewing from the car. They had to hop out and inspect this up close. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Roamy</span> dabbles in oils and is very interested in art of all kinds. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJ1hIP5KZFzswo8vUAccAlqDKCj2DEHIR4fj_g9dxlIe2j1NvneFjeSry1GB-r_DpXaIpeSiG5Qq93zjl4xBnB8HIK37aaUSPTrxgmfoP55Vr8VDftHZmLqcFCkhfkFXla-WFOOBhzMCW/s1600/DSCF0805.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638469928061919154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJ1hIP5KZFzswo8vUAccAlqDKCj2DEHIR4fj_g9dxlIe2j1NvneFjeSry1GB-r_DpXaIpeSiG5Qq93zjl4xBnB8HIK37aaUSPTrxgmfoP55Vr8VDftHZmLqcFCkhfkFXla-WFOOBhzMCW/s400/DSCF0805.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a> They wanted to climb up for a better look and little Ansel wanted to go clear to the top. I kept looking around for that police car, because we had driven in the grass...right up to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">teepee</span>. We coaxed them down and all got back in the car. We were all tired and decided to ride along the river and head home. There were boats on the river. It was finally a nice weekend and it seemed that everyone was out enjoying the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">scenery</span> and weather. We got home and fell into our chairs. The gnomes climbed into the big red chair and I gave Joe a glance. He had a little frown on his face. He loves his chair, but is cordial and will share it with the gnomes...but after they are gone, he wants it back. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"> </div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638470640139882018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86RSVzzh2n2Om5gEeE_Kx1l03GfIycXxbEhXyuw1HKNQ_z20XoXubVCfIZQMun-u1JueOKxNHmqAvZaLGidQQ8_40u3yIr8ZQtMTb0oumHQnb55yUnjbA1lwRBg6G9RH3BUaN0RY1VQ0N/s400/DSCF0792.JPG" style="display: block; height: 340px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-71383316169503352512011-08-02T08:40:00.000-07:002011-08-02T08:40:26.187-07:00This just in - Roamy and Juliet MARRIED!!!!<h2 class="date-header"><span>Saturday, July 30, 2011</span></h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="" name="2999247823745937524"></a><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/historical-tour-of-md-va-roamy-union.html">~ Historical Tour of MD & VA ~ Roamy Union Blessed</a> </h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBsZRmKqKe2re1_68IL9EI8v0HSXm5zi-3s2zbO2RUgi7e6tvE3CPIg5wr0WbK0Z0OjPDmQGaT3coCcGtEjfg3uvrx0bJmb-yeBN37ayXTZp9j0_ah9MALsIQB4F8tyJWcpBisr5D5mMv/s1600/1107L003.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634504701173567666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBsZRmKqKe2re1_68IL9EI8v0HSXm5zi-3s2zbO2RUgi7e6tvE3CPIg5wr0WbK0Z0OjPDmQGaT3coCcGtEjfg3uvrx0bJmb-yeBN37ayXTZp9j0_ah9MALsIQB4F8tyJWcpBisr5D5mMv/s320/1107L003.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
St. Peter's Catholic Church is a beautiful country church. On the final legs of her restoration, a few years ago she burned & had to be rebuilt. The front facade is still original. Oh, how heart breaking to<br />
see her beauty charred.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5WwMrik4DcRzwhDrb07Pifdcx0n0JaVgWtxPwYqxnXWMqWWcqrtMjg2MW7Et32n-DSNmcDqf6ewN2Lw0ZaFIA7O7rD7TiDwBwv-Rm8qF4Cf80XwlSrO_gcVMViwTcqHGtR7uC3oMDyBk/s1600/1107L001_01.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634505099113192050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5WwMrik4DcRzwhDrb07Pifdcx0n0JaVgWtxPwYqxnXWMqWWcqrtMjg2MW7Et32n-DSNmcDqf6ewN2Lw0ZaFIA7O7rD7TiDwBwv-Rm8qF4Cf80XwlSrO_gcVMViwTcqHGtR7uC3oMDyBk/s320/1107L001_01.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Now Roamy & family have been very busy travelling, & expanding. To bless this '<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #cc66cc;">union</span></span></span><span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="color: black;">'</span></span> Father Jason Worley gave his blessing & also welcomed Ansel to the Lord's community. No nonsense going on with<br />
this wee family. Did you notice Juliet's lovely tulle<br />
veil! What a train she had. The ceremony was beautiful. Now they can safely continue their travels.<br />
<br />
But before they left we took them on a 'honeymoon' tour of ...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKqiNlmIEOcNR0pUKBpN6CfXwUfe3tYpkPG5_FOa00UgxL1yushvVGtoONKB9efL3u-Qz66eTSw11af58FcnwwQe2x3MIsUWQq04PvqF7WtyHc3GlHSzHtxjNW9vd4eAgRZfeN7s4zCuQ/s1600/1107K007.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634392056326285170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKqiNlmIEOcNR0pUKBpN6CfXwUfe3tYpkPG5_FOa00UgxL1yushvVGtoONKB9efL3u-Qz66eTSw11af58FcnwwQe2x3MIsUWQq04PvqF7WtyHc3GlHSzHtxjNW9vd4eAgRZfeN7s4zCuQ/s320/1107K007.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Frederick, MD has a beautiful canal & walkway right thru the center of the city. When Juliet saw the gorgeous flowers & art along the bridges & canal, she just had to take a stroll with Roamy.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">***</span></span>If you have missed the adventures of Roamy &<br />
Juliet w/Ansel, go to Sunday past to enjoy their<br />
travels throughout this week.<span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Particularly<br />
<a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/god-bless-our-soldiers-blogger.html"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/god-bless-our-soldiers-blogger.html</span></a>, as well as yesterday.***</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWk-9E08NVpp9s8Nxo9bXOSNlPRJYbIrz1D0bnTNZFih2Z-jUUhkW6t8ESayVT7McKJcp9JXMtyQ8oF7ie8hGZ9iq8-3fzaPqQOaakWCrAk96GUYdKRLV9LBJky_afKJ2jm2gKVApN10O/s1600/1107K017.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634391910368750354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWk-9E08NVpp9s8Nxo9bXOSNlPRJYbIrz1D0bnTNZFih2Z-jUUhkW6t8ESayVT7McKJcp9JXMtyQ8oF7ie8hGZ9iq8-3fzaPqQOaakWCrAk96GUYdKRLV9LBJky_afKJ2jm2gKVApN10O/s320/1107K017.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Roamy was not so sure about this fella until he realized this was merely an artists sculpture.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz7e1xlLxvFlRcmFCgqorfatCKzRyBtyHKLPMOsONc5kZGc9XAjhb9EDsi6dQWjy8mSMVdLzcchobbo3zbgBu4QeKmOmxqKm_DuAlCZrVALnyvbedaTnU-5vcT6s_wuIe9v0YgGu9xnCj/s1600/1107K008.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634391773794647858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKz7e1xlLxvFlRcmFCgqorfatCKzRyBtyHKLPMOsONc5kZGc9XAjhb9EDsi6dQWjy8mSMVdLzcchobbo3zbgBu4QeKmOmxqKm_DuAlCZrVALnyvbedaTnU-5vcT6s_wuIe9v0YgGu9xnCj/s320/1107K008.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
He went over to chat with these 3 fellas, but got no replies.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXL5VSsRFaw1V2CX_hyphenhyphen9IcN3VGFh9_SUs3WIUoixsMHtDvI2_KXljfFdZkVEEXtJj2WdqRLpYMOA3Da2-uWnGCMjbUqAe9ku21m9nqwP5AdDCWLnv16DPLQfPYsZsBmuEVBJAKyyiI5lg7/s1600/1107K009.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634391665182875826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXL5VSsRFaw1V2CX_hyphenhyphen9IcN3VGFh9_SUs3WIUoixsMHtDvI2_KXljfFdZkVEEXtJj2WdqRLpYMOA3Da2-uWnGCMjbUqAe9ku21m9nqwP5AdDCWLnv16DPLQfPYsZsBmuEVBJAKyyiI5lg7/s320/1107K009.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMojz8IzcP7rfZB5OrJo7t4gIz4nyUIj55ftIaStMJ1elBvGfeWOplXGrEjMvA1XwJj967VgxfolWLSJXLj-gp18YuBzru9wGylXqT6yiUPboP9rIAcuPIsHM5uXeTsslX5kNDl20SObO/s1600/1107K010.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634391557209618450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMojz8IzcP7rfZB5OrJo7t4gIz4nyUIj55ftIaStMJ1elBvGfeWOplXGrEjMvA1XwJj967VgxfolWLSJXLj-gp18YuBzru9wGylXqT6yiUPboP9rIAcuPIsHM5uXeTsslX5kNDl20SObO/s320/1107K010.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98zBWMSPxKEBmV95mOUCGjB3NP_F3JDDURhAbNFuRGWvpNskXBUHoCY8-_jEJqr8MKUOYGQ4yB13OOf3Bxx1866z_QP1Wjcz66dOYVXh7jVbL5f2u-n6o-P1MsWOTnP3-R0WnhNRezO85/s1600/1107K012.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634391411339619378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98zBWMSPxKEBmV95mOUCGjB3NP_F3JDDURhAbNFuRGWvpNskXBUHoCY8-_jEJqr8MKUOYGQ4yB13OOf3Bxx1866z_QP1Wjcz66dOYVXh7jVbL5f2u-n6o-P1MsWOTnP3-R0WnhNRezO85/s320/1107K012.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
This is not distorted, it is how the artist painted it on the bridge walls. I love the<br />
angel greeting you at the entrance.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMojz8IzcP7rfZB5OrJo7t4gIz4nyUIj55ftIaStMJ1elBvGfeWOplXGrEjMvA1XwJj967VgxfolWLSJXLj-gp18YuBzru9wGylXqT6yiUPboP9rIAcuPIsHM5uXeTsslX5kNDl20SObO/s1600/1107K010.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634391557209618450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMojz8IzcP7rfZB5OrJo7t4gIz4nyUIj55ftIaStMJ1elBvGfeWOplXGrEjMvA1XwJj967VgxfolWLSJXLj-gp18YuBzru9wGylXqT6yiUPboP9rIAcuPIsHM5uXeTsslX5kNDl20SObO/s320/1107K010.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4LyBVBeWULXOsSKH5s42b6MW81Y-zz5gqzcd3HzbawaTQtxcPVn5cpDpABYyREAzfr3LgWyfgDtHNvoyBQCEFk938WLV31PsRpxi5TKJSisiUE-_eRz3UIh0zZ3po2Ht-3WxQX-38XxA/s1600/1107K016.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634390624420842162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4LyBVBeWULXOsSKH5s42b6MW81Y-zz5gqzcd3HzbawaTQtxcPVn5cpDpABYyREAzfr3LgWyfgDtHNvoyBQCEFk938WLV31PsRpxi5TKJSisiUE-_eRz3UIh0zZ3po2Ht-3WxQX-38XxA/s320/1107K016.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
As we continued our stroll along this<br />
inviting path ...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUaDCFCTgWmxPz6rOqzmR8HkUWxQ5ccdqgYSCG9O1-Xorouch8lmyB261sS701p17hsrJ2nP9Pg3PmanZ3vxml9-BzmeZhIc9Fi3QpvQQoM1TYFqiF2u01i9RfLVNTlHqUxkUSVyblE5r/s1600/1107K015.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634390991837673570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUaDCFCTgWmxPz6rOqzmR8HkUWxQ5ccdqgYSCG9O1-Xorouch8lmyB261sS701p17hsrJ2nP9Pg3PmanZ3vxml9-BzmeZhIc9Fi3QpvQQoM1TYFqiF2u01i9RfLVNTlHqUxkUSVyblE5r/s320/1107K015.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Roamy got very excited when he noticed a family<br />
of ducks & had to stop to enjoy them. They were too busy to be social.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_opDSln8cKiw1uVG_ephKpC-FG9593fE4qo97Jgj6Nu5AU_fxvpnNyY_vQ0LUBq2LtiUJlEePdVKG_ryWsNPFoCZkVz9jt5HcvxdDSbELWIrVPM1L-t22pVitHSFPH5YHL0BR9Xy5LjJr/s1600/1107K019.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634390349901099506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_opDSln8cKiw1uVG_ephKpC-FG9593fE4qo97Jgj6Nu5AU_fxvpnNyY_vQ0LUBq2LtiUJlEePdVKG_ryWsNPFoCZkVz9jt5HcvxdDSbELWIrVPM1L-t22pVitHSFPH5YHL0BR9Xy5LjJr/s320/1107K019.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Juliet was so intrigued with the history of Barbara Fritchie, that we had to take a<br />
jaunt over to the historical home & site.<br />
<br />
She was a friend of Francis Scott Key & they participated together in a memorial service at Frederick, MD when George Washington died. A central figure in the history of Frederick, she lived in a house that has, in modern times, become a stop on the town's walking tour. According to one story, at the age of 95 she waved the Union flag in the middle of the street to block, or at least antagonize Stonewall Jackson's troops, as they passed through Frederick in the Maryland Campaign. This event is the subject of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem of 1864, <i>Barbara Frietchie</i>. When Winston Churchill passed through Frederick in 1943, he stopped at the house and recited the poem from memory.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ts8yG2_RUcl7GJohY_ACQuk1CZT-4seWe3Q1UEj9iRQ3BoTQwbVI_SpojgiimaPss2_09FlLUaHzGcFkRxC82vBkK7-J9QKO9KSr5yD8uiigOqVBNzLNeW_qo5YdtR7BSc8cxuglpghj/s1600/1107K021.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634390231597672050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ts8yG2_RUcl7GJohY_ACQuk1CZT-4seWe3Q1UEj9iRQ3BoTQwbVI_SpojgiimaPss2_09FlLUaHzGcFkRxC82vBkK7-J9QKO9KSr5yD8uiigOqVBNzLNeW_qo5YdtR7BSc8cxuglpghj/s320/1107K021.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Barbara Fritchie died at the age of 96 and was interred in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, in Frederick City.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86Vh-ztHfNXcO12_0-cPu5UQUpp22ekH4ifGHXKa3FFVSvNUbIol4Ez8juDkyqLd1HTKHcFlxRhmbqS-vQnQ7gXZyAs0jDaZKokOzEqJ6RJf-mHp9pERPBEXWt155dHhSntvRO-MLQF6R/s1600/1107K022.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634390083915396818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86Vh-ztHfNXcO12_0-cPu5UQUpp22ekH4ifGHXKa3FFVSvNUbIol4Ez8juDkyqLd1HTKHcFlxRhmbqS-vQnQ7gXZyAs0jDaZKokOzEqJ6RJf-mHp9pERPBEXWt155dHhSntvRO-MLQF6R/s320/1107K022.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Francis Scott Key burial & monument in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD.<br />
<br />
You could hear Roamy singing ... '... that our flag is still there'!!!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO9nejbmsxygldTYVE1jawmMN72wIL2K4IC0D-gZumB3dLRbuEoArYpzqB7FC0AYQbUqXL4goq8j9Ud-bES-nIEviDVo7eJiOpz0qKvtlX8XT1CkY_yt6Hw-mNBKjC2azL8ys74i7JWG5/s1600/1107K023.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634389893144915170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO9nejbmsxygldTYVE1jawmMN72wIL2K4IC0D-gZumB3dLRbuEoArYpzqB7FC0AYQbUqXL4goq8j9Ud-bES-nIEviDVo7eJiOpz0qKvtlX8XT1CkY_yt6Hw-mNBKjC2azL8ys74i7JWG5/s320/1107K023.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a>For a fabulous historical write, visit this site ~<br />
<a href="http://www.usflag.org/history/francisscottkey.html"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://www.usflag.org/history/francisscottkey.html</span></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3od6pfVWKumsV6dthjlQQfYO18Y0jrjK4MJzWFQ11Xcq1C04IrkMNiFs5jzaaYvV1E1tpaVtl5GRBdR1ziUVLNyID9KCMFZ1UDjcXEcsoFgemV2ImW3mL8_uPRk4qZ72myGy0sPFtGktq/s1600/1107K025.JPG"><span style="color: #1b703a;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634389622192348306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3od6pfVWKumsV6dthjlQQfYO18Y0jrjK4MJzWFQ11Xcq1C04IrkMNiFs5jzaaYvV1E1tpaVtl5GRBdR1ziUVLNyID9KCMFZ1UDjcXEcsoFgemV2ImW3mL8_uPRk4qZ72myGy0sPFtGktq/s320/1107K025.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></span></a><br />
Of course, Harold had to show Roamy where the heroes of the Civil War rest in Mt. Olivet.<br />
154 Confederates, who fought valiantly for 'the<br />
cause' died in hospitals in Frederick. They have<br />
found eternal peace in a single row in Mt. Olivet.<br />
Roamy had no idea that 'his own relatives' could be<br />
part of this southern history, but Harold explained<br />
it very clearly to Roamy he was a 'southern' gnome.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wx9rTi-yhc2Muv66GT2iKwvYQkUxbIQM45lqasF4kzmEAK5Zu57PXDgVnOQodwuD8Y7NpP4CO2qtPtRioSMk_RGc3oxmEp8r5kdTSIDBpotcFl097GtHOWgNiyiCXBDp2W1CTuDMhCrQ/s1600/1107K030.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634389349570041282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wx9rTi-yhc2Muv66GT2iKwvYQkUxbIQM45lqasF4kzmEAK5Zu57PXDgVnOQodwuD8Y7NpP4CO2qtPtRioSMk_RGc3oxmEp8r5kdTSIDBpotcFl097GtHOWgNiyiCXBDp2W1CTuDMhCrQ/s320/1107K030.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Then we whisked them over to visit the Jug Bridge monument.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"><span>F</span>or over 130 years, from 180</span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">8 to 1942, a very unique stone arch bridge carried everything from horse and buggy, Civil War troops, and finally automobiles ove</span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">r the Monocacy River just east of Frederick. Then suddenly, the bridge collapsed into the river on March 3, 1942. The bridge consisted of two 65 foot spans carried over four arches.</span></div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"></span></div><br />
<br />
<div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipB0qodG5YSGxlQx-69KBunBsUVDb-7RIfGi0QAquPWjvy4VYHzSxjE58LPt_xzmZT1zPwC2zx_Ybgr90i043sMsD-vOej1HY69JX-YXDwW6pxb4F_tTTvCgWGvjho_pErJHAJrCgrNqn5/s1600/1107K029.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634389257004405666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipB0qodG5YSGxlQx-69KBunBsUVDb-7RIfGi0QAquPWjvy4VYHzSxjE58LPt_xzmZT1zPwC2zx_Ybgr90i043sMsD-vOej1HY69JX-YXDwW6pxb4F_tTTvCgWGvjho_pErJHAJrCgrNqn5/s320/1107K029.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">The most unique feature of the Monocacy Bridge was the jug shaped stone demijohn on the east banks of the Monocacy. Years after the collapse o</span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">f the bridge, the "jug" and a stone monument to Marquis De LaFayette were moved to a park about two miles west of their original location.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Roamy, Juliet & Marydon taking a rest.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN5NgwR00UqZa4vB5KUluv0feMPKLe7gg7jtBvrGR4D3awjMuVL4AiBVnJj-5PDQLvAei3axxRbMx7Z95y9bSXxMmE5HFiSeZXLNe-h1uIKPiUlTBezn8o_VT2QqVhsY46gN4W5FrfqR1/s1600/1107K027.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634398096254209954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQN5NgwR00UqZa4vB5KUluv0feMPKLe7gg7jtBvrGR4D3awjMuVL4AiBVnJj-5PDQLvAei3axxRbMx7Z95y9bSXxMmE5HFiSeZXLNe-h1uIKPiUlTBezn8o_VT2QqVhsY46gN4W5FrfqR1/s320/1107K027.JPG" style="float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"><span>T</span>he monument honoring Revolutionary War hero, General LaFayette was placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1926. The Monocacy Bridge was where the returning hero was greeted by Fredericktonians in December 1824.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"><br />
</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEkyTN0hHGjn0lm4d9qTIbsQCRrgloVOD7Hogl-f_VBE8yyWVCFSjng-SsmFzRRXhcusoe0r3gENxIMnB0LF9KtTh9Ji4DDWA5jobAMfzqdLv1SuNUA5jEvRiveJSYq6bwvRscgycZ-1_/s1600/1107K035.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634399019595149762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEkyTN0hHGjn0lm4d9qTIbsQCRrgloVOD7Hogl-f_VBE8yyWVCFSjng-SsmFzRRXhcusoe0r3gENxIMnB0LF9KtTh9Ji4DDWA5jobAMfzqdLv1SuNUA5jEvRiveJSYq6bwvRscgycZ-1_/s320/1107K035.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">Now we took another trip for a few days to uncharted back roads thru VA. Of course, Roamy & family accompanied us.<br />
<br />
It was another feedsack purchasing trip.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GVOYhPj5jmdnLbuPfCp7XBzIupozGGyxstxGhTBKuJdmfpRUbz_LkKJrzRV5SGzYKahTQd9Y9fBfjPI2hbUeosEYmsPiY57LUuf5-BjI7rVKqmEUUquAM_c_EYgINQd5pnbZhnTcev43/s1600/1107F0640.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635298755038831090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GVOYhPj5jmdnLbuPfCp7XBzIupozGGyxstxGhTBKuJdmfpRUbz_LkKJrzRV5SGzYKahTQd9Y9fBfjPI2hbUeosEYmsPiY57LUuf5-BjI7rVKqmEUUquAM_c_EYgINQd5pnbZhnTcev43/s320/1107F0640.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">After some exquisite countryside, we decided it was time </span>for a good Mexican meal.<br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">You can see that Juliet was ready to 'dive in' to the<br />
margaritas ...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvtdknKfVXWGcOHWoPgcQ-hYq8MdCRp0cVIHwN-yx0PB4jUazTJ03wsq3V2bZ9Tjm-R4DCHOvypM-o3dMVf4rmy-7E-MJQnVbdJoiqbmtDXIPWXL7gY-PCKrpjG4-gzeG01gFgH6qZpCZ/s1600/1107F0639.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635298650153529874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvtdknKfVXWGcOHWoPgcQ-hYq8MdCRp0cVIHwN-yx0PB4jUazTJ03wsq3V2bZ9Tjm-R4DCHOvypM-o3dMVf4rmy-7E-MJQnVbdJoiqbmtDXIPWXL7gY-PCKrpjG4-gzeG01gFgH6qZpCZ/s320/1107F0639.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">Roamy thought he would go with the guys & try<br />
a Fat Tire beer.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrkMXp0FNrRHzbdlsVkPzjwU0k0IiXTrGy4isZNoP48N4JQeI-FZieSuipbw11lwlRSvqf6dAwptgOOikhI5IXIycms3OFyOOklaAisWZHDVYRKGsDFs4uvTLiAL7uS2JT_lqSAc_pIHP/s1600/1107K036.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634388608302825410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrkMXp0FNrRHzbdlsVkPzjwU0k0IiXTrGy4isZNoP48N4JQeI-FZieSuipbw11lwlRSvqf6dAwptgOOikhI5IXIycms3OFyOOklaAisWZHDVYRKGsDFs4uvTLiAL7uS2JT_lqSAc_pIHP/s320/1107K036.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Book;">We</span> found a new place that was fabulous, the service was excellent ... <a href="http://www.pueblostexmexgrill.com/"><span style="color: #1b703a;">Pueblo's Tex Mex Grill</span></a> in Fredericksburg, VA. Do <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">not</span></span> pass by if you love good Mexican foods.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qPpqBPF5UFta-r95ERcAA6NCXPniz7iBoDnjXw_vfLp8gqBV3CQtSXz1h2pGeQ9TYM4RONYmXLt-0G8n-tuuqEbR-RzsLZwaya89z2O-bUwPuCGwNc6hdqaIFonqJwSSLQe3nfIN9qUW/s1600/1107K037.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634387823185274482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qPpqBPF5UFta-r95ERcAA6NCXPniz7iBoDnjXw_vfLp8gqBV3CQtSXz1h2pGeQ9TYM4RONYmXLt-0G8n-tuuqEbR-RzsLZwaya89z2O-bUwPuCGwNc6hdqaIFonqJwSSLQe3nfIN9qUW/s320/1107K037.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
This was a whole new adventure for Romeo & Juliet. They could not believe the huge amounts of delicious food. They loved it!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqSKB-y5s-SsbbbdKPgfFt9DOMwy0jBfPq9Ykk8L6fCMRmJepz_btQEgq6uMBRAj9Fqy92hSKD6oCl4iVeCFnA_Z1RqHg4ec7UZ9u6j0jUZG2HVzw9RX194EkKXzWqDydJYKs1VT9y-5Y/s1600/1107K040.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634387325433125714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqSKB-y5s-SsbbbdKPgfFt9DOMwy0jBfPq9Ykk8L6fCMRmJepz_btQEgq6uMBRAj9Fqy92hSKD6oCl4iVeCFnA_Z1RqHg4ec7UZ9u6j0jUZG2HVzw9RX194EkKXzWqDydJYKs1VT9y-5Y/s320/1107K040.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
We headed out to Spotsylvania Battlefield. Harold had always wanted to visit. Roamy had his adrenal flowing ... he really has gotten into history.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWj9RwT9Nghqw6v9KUrK9OAkyEJSVWCuVZnuhDUVVjfyKvBERW4VvABCi5gA3TvW5vpQd9PwDg8G_kmNf1Mxy4zMczuxkd10QvIcODY2uT4mtEU1TN7N2jrBF8kG6fB7VtUj380V6v81V/s1600/1107K045.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634387477518914994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWj9RwT9Nghqw6v9KUrK9OAkyEJSVWCuVZnuhDUVVjfyKvBERW4VvABCi5gA3TvW5vpQd9PwDg8G_kmNf1Mxy4zMczuxkd10QvIcODY2uT4mtEU1TN7N2jrBF8kG6fB7VtUj380V6v81V/s320/1107K045.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
Ryan Longfellow, a veteran 10 yr. Ranger, had a lovely chat with Roamy, who nestled right up into Ryan's pocket. He didn't want to miss a thing Ryan had to say.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJqD8vVsQnp-WtFdePNGa8xZdmwpgEJZGElxwhVLrtdvStTt1fROIw3xMncGZGRyUVW7E7QTJ1Bzkzc32cTIWLIxtWONkz7DBYvXbjo-f5g-uZRNBVZA_z9zcra8olA2851eLAUPk4_T1/s1600/1107K042.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634387093810730370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJqD8vVsQnp-WtFdePNGa8xZdmwpgEJZGElxwhVLrtdvStTt1fROIw3xMncGZGRyUVW7E7QTJ1Bzkzc32cTIWLIxtWONkz7DBYvXbjo-f5g-uZRNBVZA_z9zcra8olA2851eLAUPk4_T1/s320/1107K042.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Here Harold is showing Roamy the exact location where great-grandfather John Ransom Green (Harold's maternal side) actually served & fought during the Civil War. It was a nasty battle.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
This is an actual live photo from the Civil War of Grant's army was coming thru & all his staff & general's held a <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTW4gLWCgQDae7s2xgVOBQUIbTf73TSQ6kb3M6rnEB4TXNmShIBaXnbEuMb0p-fsA_AbIoPAD8Yi64FYw1dMGqjvsC66ZZG8fKaIU81KGjz9MSRC9jpyd75u87Kna2WN7ZtCyo_0Gk6E0I/s1600/1107K044.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634386985220306306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTW4gLWCgQDae7s2xgVOBQUIbTf73TSQ6kb3M6rnEB4TXNmShIBaXnbEuMb0p-fsA_AbIoPAD8Yi64FYw1dMGqjvsC66ZZG8fKaIU81KGjz9MSRC9jpyd75u87Kna2WN7ZtCyo_0Gk6E0I/s320/1107K044.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a>meeting in the church yard, taking the pews from the church to outside. These pews are still inside the church being used today. The Matthew Brady photographer, Mr. Timothy Sullivan, took the photo from the balcony window of the church, in May 1864.<br />
</div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-16614439177027303702011-08-01T17:47:00.000-07:002011-08-01T17:47:48.776-07:00Roamy at Mission St. Xavier Del Bac, Tucson, AZ<h2 class="date-header"><span>Thursday, July 28, 2011</span></h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="" name="2032089601425750509"></a><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/mission-st-xavier-del-bac-tucson-roamy.html">~ Mission St. Xavier del bac, Tucson ... Roamy's Pink Saturday ~</a> </h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEpnSUz7qi7s9jm6Ag4zRqw6TcgbkLoKx9lwwd7f-UTihoF76unZtuBLGs7Hg8E2pqCUayxcO3pse2oKNdGbY4XTmqHqB6vmgPkSlqrN5Kot1qyPlpd4itUClNOXoNMQHk8SZwQuUK03w/s1600/1107G078.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632945701586592338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEpnSUz7qi7s9jm6Ag4zRqw6TcgbkLoKx9lwwd7f-UTihoF76unZtuBLGs7Hg8E2pqCUayxcO3pse2oKNdGbY4XTmqHqB6vmgPkSlqrN5Kot1qyPlpd4itUClNOXoNMQHk8SZwQuUK03w/s320/1107G078.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">A National Historic Landmark, San Xavier Mission was founded as a Catholic mission by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692. Construction of the current church began in 1783 and was completed in 1797. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #cc66cc;">(If you have not read the previous post, do so also ... ty)</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMzECVm6IYNsUzi5QHAM8gi7zGqENT-dutKUIWT8Jyx9u4prsup0JQ8eJlzKNVGmelqexzI0xY37rb_MjnTiqWNN3w-RDmbFpTNcemgG0YE2dHzeu-PnMjiaj6Hojiz_Y7F9lAUAoFsna/s1600/1107G079.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632945325626244562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMzECVm6IYNsUzi5QHAM8gi7zGqENT-dutKUIWT8Jyx9u4prsup0JQ8eJlzKNVGmelqexzI0xY37rb_MjnTiqWNN3w-RDmbFpTNcemgG0YE2dHzeu-PnMjiaj6Hojiz_Y7F9lAUAoFsna/s320/1107G079.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The oldest intact European structure in Arizona, the church's interior is filled with marvelous original statuary and mural paintings. It is a place where visitors can truly step back in time and enter an authentic 18th Century space.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<img alt="" border="0" class="lpxtab" src="http://www.sanxaviermission.org/tp.gif" width="30" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW691B5mHhweOg0FvYklJjwQRSe7sZzzS4Uaxbp0vb9E8tUjHQxcauBUFmXRjLfSYf1qUR_ks_aSlOGld0_yzAH1rraBJLauvVhP1Cdl2ZlfocFmd-LvOOh7MKRNciJoaLgi82i8SMqGe-/s1600/1107G080.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632944357763479554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW691B5mHhweOg0FvYklJjwQRSe7sZzzS4Uaxbp0vb9E8tUjHQxcauBUFmXRjLfSYf1qUR_ks_aSlOGld0_yzAH1rraBJLauvVhP1Cdl2ZlfocFmd-LvOOh7MKRNciJoaLgi82i8SMqGe-/s320/1107G080.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<span class="size8 Helvetica8" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" class="lpxtab" src="http://www.sanxaviermission.org/tp.gif" width="30" /></span><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The current church dates from the late 1700's, when Southern Arizona was part of New Spain. In 1783, Franciscan missionary Fr. Juan Bautista Velderrain was able to begin construction on the present structure using money borrowed from a Sonoran rancher. He hired an architect, Ignacio Gaona, and a large work force of O'odham to create the present church.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #cc66cc;">Thank you, Miss Beverly our wonderful</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="color: #6666cc;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #cc66cc;">hostess of Pink Saturday. Join our other</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc66cc;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">pink ladies @</span></span></span><br />
<a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/</span></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAwpVFJcJln5JX453IMZDJ5S7S3sedb6Wm2eN4dbGbmp-UiCi3IaQzDnaEmxWSwaP5IFM7HXm8pAVQqb3whI3GMHk2ieSCROwcwsSyMSmKrNrXXzuBcXFsbwKGgk26exg3BKSM8RmR0St/s1600/1107G083.JPG"><span style="color: #1b703a;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632944159496275202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAwpVFJcJln5JX453IMZDJ5S7S3sedb6Wm2eN4dbGbmp-UiCi3IaQzDnaEmxWSwaP5IFM7HXm8pAVQqb3whI3GMHk2ieSCROwcwsSyMSmKrNrXXzuBcXFsbwKGgk26exg3BKSM8RmR0St/s320/1107G083.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Following Mexican independence in 1821, San Xavier became part of Mexico. The last resident Franciscan of the 19th Century departed in 1837. With the Gadsden Purchase of 1854, the Mission joined the United States. In 1859 San Xavier became part of the Diocese of Santa Fe.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzeBW2H-eBdxtvIItoriRR6gnq-bzPkBDZMp8zJezW8xtm3KA7fQklE7kdfIgJofk3hQRH4W1QBd6OvuFRZ2TAtuKmlJKApTCXwM4Kwr2PjYuL2LLAc2_1t-LZRfFZsubFIAuviUxH6dD/s1600/1107G084.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632944046896888882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzeBW2H-eBdxtvIItoriRR6gnq-bzPkBDZMp8zJezW8xtm3KA7fQklE7kdfIgJofk3hQRH4W1QBd6OvuFRZ2TAtuKmlJKApTCXwM4Kwr2PjYuL2LLAc2_1t-LZRfFZsubFIAuviUxH6dD/s320/1107G084.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">In 1866 Tucson became an incipient diocese and regular services were held at the Mission once again. Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet opened a school at the Mission in 1872. Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity now teach at the school and reside in the convent.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxK74xOxouoSQ74aBtEQ_zMBdDp1GtSQPRf-usj_lHYDB0ec2bDz9bcfA8FrrjKWg81K5OmETPIG1AK61-7Zsb3Tt9EO1fkMDU4ao2pWyz8usNhRbAZiPm7xZo1ZLR9P-oQpgf6hIRQxg/s1600/1107G085.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632943943327719586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxK74xOxouoSQ74aBtEQ_zMBdDp1GtSQPRf-usj_lHYDB0ec2bDz9bcfA8FrrjKWg81K5OmETPIG1AK61-7Zsb3Tt9EO1fkMDU4ao2pWyz8usNhRbAZiPm7xZo1ZLR9P-oQpgf6hIRQxg/s320/1107G085.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The Franciscans returned to the Mission in 1913. Recently, Mission San Xavier became a separate nonprofit entity. It remains a testament to the endurance of culture throughout our history.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPYAjZX1PnXHzhqjlfBynZ0XetmGUJkdWa1pyHuRSvBsdyeyPADQmy2S0pT9cOBwqVnchsDoiVz8haJSc2F2gv5Q3z4WF6UqoYtgF5BYv4KWQXw1kLUorGYSQ2x8kWxmdeOz9CzXcrqnl/s1600/1107G086.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632943838506197538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPYAjZX1PnXHzhqjlfBynZ0XetmGUJkdWa1pyHuRSvBsdyeyPADQmy2S0pT9cOBwqVnchsDoiVz8haJSc2F2gv5Q3z4WF6UqoYtgF5BYv4KWQXw1kLUorGYSQ2x8kWxmdeOz9CzXcrqnl/s320/1107G086.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><span class="size8 Helvetica8" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" class="lpxtab" src="http://www.sanxaviermission.org/tp.gif" width="30" /></span><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Constructed of low-fire clay brick, stone and lime mortar, the entire structure is roofed with masonry vaults, making it unique among Spanish Colonial buildings within U. S. borders. The architect, Ignacio Gaona, is credited with building another church in Caborca, Sonora Mexico.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3AEaNM4O_kW7h8J_L_oPd_hrfjS6zoY3TBTMElT-d9bJNxOnCoQ9d_9ggD1Pnits_60_2aKCMFdd31nt_jccuii4lUjFkL-t3xoTjDFgNs6eTxjJNr6MbTj3QT8vAbTRYe7Ma8z5NaQp/s1600/1107G088.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632943726960586674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3AEaNM4O_kW7h8J_L_oPd_hrfjS6zoY3TBTMElT-d9bJNxOnCoQ9d_9ggD1Pnits_60_2aKCMFdd31nt_jccuii4lUjFkL-t3xoTjDFgNs6eTxjJNr6MbTj3QT8vAbTRYe7Ma8z5NaQp/s320/1107G088.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Little is known about the people who decorated the interior. The artwork was probably commissioned by Fr. Velderrain's successor and most likely created by artists from Queretero in New Spain (now Mexico). The sculpture was created in guild workshops and carried by donkey through the Pimeria Alta to its destination at the Mission. Craftsmen created gessoed clothing once the sculpture was in place.<br />
<br />
</span></div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoAm2h3xYFkGf-gfvLM1ADcgc5re_Zc0bINnarAgNaUKJfCsh5CUv07faV7pra36bqhdM_suJGWJsaaFxI1wKd9zNT50YuGFBxxgLm8E2BmyO9ZlPh1Hrr8jOnaIb_QGiOwQuX1DK6Gyw/s1600/1107G089.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632943597364505826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoAm2h3xYFkGf-gfvLM1ADcgc5re_Zc0bINnarAgNaUKJfCsh5CUv07faV7pra36bqhdM_suJGWJsaaFxI1wKd9zNT50YuGFBxxgLm8E2BmyO9ZlPh1Hrr8jOnaIb_QGiOwQuX1DK6Gyw/s320/1107G089.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The church contains numerous references to the Franciscan cord both on the facade and throughout the church.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</span></div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span></div><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"></span></div><br />
<br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkwv228eqMUUa4C6tjBPmKs4ACXAerPWS-PrKjn4_6Qfa0fll-H4aBc77lmGdfErZOBq3GQAZ3A3QTvAIclnmVgHDFUr9OcRUCRZzTuADEFj1MpfWe0jvWITN7U8rqh5GeVWpfPC0OI3a/s1600/1107G093.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632943452205996818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkwv228eqMUUa4C6tjBPmKs4ACXAerPWS-PrKjn4_6Qfa0fll-H4aBc77lmGdfErZOBq3GQAZ3A3QTvAIclnmVgHDFUr9OcRUCRZzTuADEFj1MpfWe0jvWITN7U8rqh5GeVWpfPC0OI3a/s320/1107G093.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The shell, a symbol of pilgrimage after the patron saint of Spain, Santiago or James the Greater, is replicated all through the structure in window treatments, the sanctuary, the facade and other details within the interior.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnCF8iwdZQA6KPGejqkcMnJA32BhnWLHPWxxW26CC-Rs-Q1be5vEFs__WSqjjttqn-tDll_VNQR1o-6f51RYsCyQfpY0z_wisJxotXGEQGncX7AQTZxbe7WT90LG34kW31NsLLaZTry8-/s1600/1107G094.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632943313688416562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnCF8iwdZQA6KPGejqkcMnJA32BhnWLHPWxxW26CC-Rs-Q1be5vEFs__WSqjjttqn-tDll_VNQR1o-6f51RYsCyQfpY0z_wisJxotXGEQGncX7AQTZxbe7WT90LG34kW31NsLLaZTry8-/s320/1107G094.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">The Baroque architecture style features playful dramatic elements such as theatrical curtain displays, faux doors, marbleing, and overall sense of balance. </span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMfD7J9gjpSP6yRBy9rotDpqaIeKfaOyE5_EuhTrGE219JOL_jrCZphT_LZQJQ26_sqdXXVx0hcK8d4yp0QYnk5OpF_zcrhq88Lc0ZC_H04Dsz69wqgtr3oC3UTIykNiH9UJdNHzpk2SJ/s1600/1107G095.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632943116326845970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUMfD7J9gjpSP6yRBy9rotDpqaIeKfaOyE5_EuhTrGE219JOL_jrCZphT_LZQJQ26_sqdXXVx0hcK8d4yp0QYnk5OpF_zcrhq88Lc0ZC_H04Dsz69wqgtr3oC3UTIykNiH9UJdNHzpk2SJ/s320/1107G095.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">An earthquake in 1887 knocked down the mortuary wall and damaged parts of the church. Extensive repairs began in 1905, under Bishop Henry Granjon. The next round of restoration followed the years after 1939 when a lightening strike hit the West Tower lantern.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OfjLOnXUpKUqcoGRCaKxtZ8HKS9Cj9MWw699qKTdHvvCrj1tQGL1UsNwXI_STELHxWEHG76xGmUfVkipROBpvuj9nVbdAMDbVQc_kCOfdqKekSAZ6-PdxFwwMpkdyx4oi2RNx6aJ0k1r/s1600/1107G096.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632942821553356210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OfjLOnXUpKUqcoGRCaKxtZ8HKS9Cj9MWw699qKTdHvvCrj1tQGL1UsNwXI_STELHxWEHG76xGmUfVkipROBpvuj9nVbdAMDbVQc_kCOfdqKekSAZ6-PdxFwwMpkdyx4oi2RNx6aJ0k1r/s320/1107G096.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><span class="size14 Helvetica14" style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">A group of community leaders formed the Patronanto San Xavier in 1978 to promote the conservation of Mission San Xavier. Shortly after a comprehensive study of its condition was completed, water seeped into the west wall of the church's sanctuary, forcing an emergency conservation effort by the Patronato. In a five-year program, an international team of conservators cleaned, removed over-painting, and repaired the interior painted and sculptured art of Mission San Xavier del Bac.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CkttlSEIqhApzJK4LWC0Ww6fkGj4HQzkMYgs1eWsYJNSQonGsEpI-gRQF1doRihcU1cVO4XFLFzh6zVY5UAjJyGmEswJDgySaDl8KJ9494pI8GNO5YHah8a2uB5nWvNE90UtZTbtctAw/s1600/1107G097.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632942683189876418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CkttlSEIqhApzJK4LWC0Ww6fkGj4HQzkMYgs1eWsYJNSQonGsEpI-gRQF1doRihcU1cVO4XFLFzh6zVY5UAjJyGmEswJDgySaDl8KJ9494pI8GNO5YHah8a2uB5nWvNE90UtZTbtctAw/s320/1107G097.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP-llJVir82adR9ds_JG_6bZBuTn3nFwtijMNOY1d73HSW1BcAECtpn-fo4nHXEgtBRIV6SK_hlS0uDci3nTIK4BcZsTdpUgqyhDHWyxPZVqYvDAfVSqef_gGvzYRtIDRSlvz0-Jg3wfa/s1600/1107G098.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632942546008208338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP-llJVir82adR9ds_JG_6bZBuTn3nFwtijMNOY1d73HSW1BcAECtpn-fo4nHXEgtBRIV6SK_hlS0uDci3nTIK4BcZsTdpUgqyhDHWyxPZVqYvDAfVSqef_gGvzYRtIDRSlvz0-Jg3wfa/s320/1107G098.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgFZ00iu5xT_v3upPEwVYMvQkFq8MlwBpmaTPfAHmhyeqE3WvPzglTZWiLQYWEbsesVq2SKFcKoyxIvVEjEw69cuHTNAbD3LbYPb67aTVn00DPbIVVp3AZBj0d6Uh4ctCD36a9ulSPYyG/s1600/1107G100.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632942225561773506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgFZ00iu5xT_v3upPEwVYMvQkFq8MlwBpmaTPfAHmhyeqE3WvPzglTZWiLQYWEbsesVq2SKFcKoyxIvVEjEw69cuHTNAbD3LbYPb67aTVn00DPbIVVp3AZBj0d6Uh4ctCD36a9ulSPYyG/s320/1107G100.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepII2Yc5liZVr58EgL_Wn9kWQ1YgpwzW315SBJVAPrK0cZMQuE6ma7C-MXuAb2u85IJKPQJBKuaU1XtkmnqWTq9QyiTnXn8dK_LEhYkJMwEwV2PC2IX2_LPbS6Zk9qYVQUBFcymnBBV33/s1600/1107G101.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632942121664222498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepII2Yc5liZVr58EgL_Wn9kWQ1YgpwzW315SBJVAPrK0cZMQuE6ma7C-MXuAb2u85IJKPQJBKuaU1XtkmnqWTq9QyiTnXn8dK_LEhYkJMwEwV2PC2IX2_LPbS6Zk9qYVQUBFcymnBBV33/s320/1107G101.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAz-rTxCOM6j56AQBynh7jjeJjUF981QHbjuUjUQbhdsqptPrf9hIJXARFxjwNQaHbt5T6h_y1-eHH1vmrWTfelznFkhtsdp4cKVloHsTVTfwv94PbMUdhYD1c2t6r_Y_LHnZjyJ8Plhs/s1600/1107G102.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632941993168637346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAz-rTxCOM6j56AQBynh7jjeJjUF981QHbjuUjUQbhdsqptPrf9hIJXARFxjwNQaHbt5T6h_y1-eHH1vmrWTfelznFkhtsdp4cKVloHsTVTfwv94PbMUdhYD1c2t6r_Y_LHnZjyJ8Plhs/s320/1107G102.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
A wooden replica of St. Francis lies here. People pilgrimmage here to pray their personal requests.<br />
<br />
Now when I truned the corner & saw this, my blood<br />
curdled. I stood & watched people approach this<br />
'figure', lift its head 3 times, lay it back down, touch<br />
& pin items to the coverlet, have 'items' in bags/parcels touching the entire length of the 'figure'.<br />
<br />
I fingered for Sherry, Tony or Harold to 'GET OVER<br />
HERE!' They looked at me puzzled. FINALLY, Sherry<br />
came over. (Snails move faster, chuckle!) We both got in line, declaring no touching, standing back a few feet as we approached.<br />
<br />
Later we read it is a wooden image of St. Francis & a significant gesture as one prays for their request.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj841nkU1FuDf2Md56wqfa2LxcAoyHHWAZur7Z1qfT0stdsRhMsD7TNo7hbAcT29KrBAB_GAJuJ8Gwr0Tuy2jQ2vTRrop2vw4RYYJO2REnZzFJ97p-BdBZi7McprNjUUl9s0E3SDPlDCHgb/s1600/1107G104.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632941880496784114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj841nkU1FuDf2Md56wqfa2LxcAoyHHWAZur7Z1qfT0stdsRhMsD7TNo7hbAcT29KrBAB_GAJuJ8Gwr0Tuy2jQ2vTRrop2vw4RYYJO2REnZzFJ97p-BdBZi7McprNjUUl9s0E3SDPlDCHgb/s320/1107G104.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The artwork is awesome.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EgOsWfH0Hye0wuJyLZybZKQ-czO07qIgfSih2PPsnPQaWBU6HtaP6l6S-nlsiPkZACWr2Y19qHz8JkaOjZ8xhZng6wgw9zFVEwLPUkB6epk673JZBnMBk7SX6TKlQvfhu-UzW6rXmO2u/s1600/1107G105.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632941782141865586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EgOsWfH0Hye0wuJyLZybZKQ-czO07qIgfSih2PPsnPQaWBU6HtaP6l6S-nlsiPkZACWr2Y19qHz8JkaOjZ8xhZng6wgw9zFVEwLPUkB6epk673JZBnMBk7SX6TKlQvfhu-UzW6rXmO2u/s320/1107G105.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXxX-N-DTM_wfmB-tVHiZRHkVrXIITMHdXT8Cvr4MrXZZgc0T2y4bSqU1XiBeEppiiLz-sA97QDe6gOiVR1pbDt4Fwh2CEOyOGnZcr9Cb4nnb4CqWN9nN6U-lnWm6le_cm3sw6hucf8oU/s1600/1107G106.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632941654468338370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXxX-N-DTM_wfmB-tVHiZRHkVrXIITMHdXT8Cvr4MrXZZgc0T2y4bSqU1XiBeEppiiLz-sA97QDe6gOiVR1pbDt4Fwh2CEOyOGnZcr9Cb4nnb4CqWN9nN6U-lnWm6le_cm3sw6hucf8oU/s320/1107G106.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dDcdyReok0U3HKLizS_h6nMsRYbuUHjglvfZTzMVKmiwO2W2V3vWQNjs8jg_IN4iSbrD3FvMJEzkhxKfg8fqsbgyzKrBiR9SuNgYTBDjqnU1uVoP-312gaTqe9157qp1S9ZMRHfL19P_/s1600/1107G107.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632941425135492146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dDcdyReok0U3HKLizS_h6nMsRYbuUHjglvfZTzMVKmiwO2W2V3vWQNjs8jg_IN4iSbrD3FvMJEzkhxKfg8fqsbgyzKrBiR9SuNgYTBDjqnU1uVoP-312gaTqe9157qp1S9ZMRHfL19P_/s320/1107G107.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
People purchase candles to pray for their requests in this little chapel. The heat was<br />
so stifling, we stayed outside.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtG94LePCzv5bPSCR99ok0V3W2WnIZ7oCXMt57DgBxgrXnUwxCox3uYURlLavIn5Zwhyphenhyphenh1UBV_ih_hFHKoGCtrnorMEOomll6eNTz8_5SQMeEiY9h42QnBxFCY6DVpBjo6psxxtmpPu5F/s1600/1107G109.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632941294645704786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtG94LePCzv5bPSCR99ok0V3W2WnIZ7oCXMt57DgBxgrXnUwxCox3uYURlLavIn5Zwhyphenhyphenh1UBV_ih_hFHKoGCtrnorMEOomll6eNTz8_5SQMeEiY9h42QnBxFCY6DVpBjo6psxxtmpPu5F/s320/1107G109.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
As the rain storm brewed ... the heavens<br />
came alive.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblL_qLgyLd3nwZxMLQaw6h269PVtep3KwCVg4gLf0UKWdhAsw6JiP4rOL44lSgSSe-9mWiWTBQPJi7qseZZbjA9pMnVCJOE8A2vWwf6YBVJtDhuOLrv1OLCoZBGh9WO3pud1WKpLZnBKs/s1600/1107G115.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632940751199731730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblL_qLgyLd3nwZxMLQaw6h269PVtep3KwCVg4gLf0UKWdhAsw6JiP4rOL44lSgSSe-9mWiWTBQPJi7qseZZbjA9pMnVCJOE8A2vWwf6YBVJtDhuOLrv1OLCoZBGh9WO3pud1WKpLZnBKs/s320/1107G115.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RpUbO0Z_9U7iHNKT_xre-4tjMjfpblx86aG4ZfpDhC9zqCW8gdnuNl2ZyGOCCHMclpnvPtMACJiu4OkAXWHBTJNACBTbp08iFKzvMmh1KVwCDzQlo5nLsZ9pDtQdeUwbkfGTyQ4jkEa5/s1600/1107G117.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632940605217061890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RpUbO0Z_9U7iHNKT_xre-4tjMjfpblx86aG4ZfpDhC9zqCW8gdnuNl2ZyGOCCHMclpnvPtMACJiu4OkAXWHBTJNACBTbp08iFKzvMmh1KVwCDzQlo5nLsZ9pDtQdeUwbkfGTyQ4jkEa5/s320/1107G117.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DSAhyphenhyphenWQO03QxnWjrerZXY9dBsSXAKTIjWWM4kl8jxxnUcTvEDGOj9Ma2-n6_R4CozylwVcuNbwR0uGNhuIzlr1ZLEmVC4HsT0D50wNA0T6AmeknVunvUFGrv7iWz7PpP_YyMAZM5ZGRQ/s1600/1107G119.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632940066231907170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DSAhyphenhyphenWQO03QxnWjrerZXY9dBsSXAKTIjWWM4kl8jxxnUcTvEDGOj9Ma2-n6_R4CozylwVcuNbwR0uGNhuIzlr1ZLEmVC4HsT0D50wNA0T6AmeknVunvUFGrv7iWz7PpP_YyMAZM5ZGRQ/s320/1107G119.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PeaG9oGmb3ad8-xTvCwAZb3-5hebbuMVLQKQuRr-a4owZYtK0zSQBpXLuqF9tlRSjiDAqDGe_YDcCoQ5GRkJjp3oSk3Zyal4nWbhQ2nFDTiYUt3fRXqmQm7pUNbb6lXlm4bRv5Ir4lU5/s1600/1107G120.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632939908059060802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PeaG9oGmb3ad8-xTvCwAZb3-5hebbuMVLQKQuRr-a4owZYtK0zSQBpXLuqF9tlRSjiDAqDGe_YDcCoQ5GRkJjp3oSk3Zyal4nWbhQ2nFDTiYUt3fRXqmQm7pUNbb6lXlm4bRv5Ir4lU5/s320/1107G120.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qMJcmnGPjMi5gCR_7vxe-sIPAaXvVBkyFnpQ0yGze2ZBETPRbWm0h4f4mxcexEHimzg-4n8AfcrYp053PlTaEm0XQI-_Ndkqrv1sn58NWB_lmedSwoJ_VYu7zA4jmN-RlaTUYXO35aC9/s1600/1107G126.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632939594694644370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qMJcmnGPjMi5gCR_7vxe-sIPAaXvVBkyFnpQ0yGze2ZBETPRbWm0h4f4mxcexEHimzg-4n8AfcrYp053PlTaEm0XQI-_Ndkqrv1sn58NWB_lmedSwoJ_VYu7zA4jmN-RlaTUYXO35aC9/s320/1107G126.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Roamy was deeply moved by this religious visit.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7h5GInPVjK6mGDnBnn0AQA8OkCyczOPZF8ObYE4g9XKgZm0SPzeu1YnGA_xrP5hUcZGAzYZLqTbbW9TDDtTZGiLWdyKb2lhrQc5xiIkQxJor9J2bclBWNbbOi3qM_DNUp7oKD4kNNh5k-/s1600/1107G129.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632939245952249682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7h5GInPVjK6mGDnBnn0AQA8OkCyczOPZF8ObYE4g9XKgZm0SPzeu1YnGA_xrP5hUcZGAzYZLqTbbW9TDDtTZGiLWdyKb2lhrQc5xiIkQxJor9J2bclBWNbbOi3qM_DNUp7oKD4kNNh5k-/s320/1107G129.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Roamy at the foot of the exterior statue<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeqqrRcyEc9on8pZqu7tDUViDrrf-evkJjj3ZNx_uW5wdvzIWojo41EDJ9WsU7rQ2bCQxQryoQ57ke5DCWLeeVfcPV4LuIGqfO-Qk-ks8YuYD-KIn_SATiQvSN1iXClRESKCc4g9VWClh/s1600/1107G133.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632938987967463298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeqqrRcyEc9on8pZqu7tDUViDrrf-evkJjj3ZNx_uW5wdvzIWojo41EDJ9WsU7rQ2bCQxQryoQ57ke5DCWLeeVfcPV4LuIGqfO-Qk-ks8YuYD-KIn_SATiQvSN1iXClRESKCc4g9VWClh/s320/1107G133.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
Two powerful lions grace the entry on<br />
the left lower picture. Awesome hill side scene.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvQ6T_AKVgwBK-oh46vL5R8RW8sQOTuqEUise_sBlV8gi1ehsYQ_OXmwlwQuj4EIBguqINM6BFOWrE482GtC3jutbg_qOP2U3nvQ-SBVBXfmokatp8HdK0ZwjrJPP9qPrRLv4Dwn20UFU/s1600/1107G134.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632938851414255090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvQ6T_AKVgwBK-oh46vL5R8RW8sQOTuqEUise_sBlV8gi1ehsYQ_OXmwlwQuj4EIBguqINM6BFOWrE482GtC3jutbg_qOP2U3nvQ-SBVBXfmokatp8HdK0ZwjrJPP9qPrRLv4Dwn20UFU/s320/1107G134.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
God's beautiful artwork at the end of the day in Tucson.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOblKr3lm1rztabJM0w-hRiEWt98EWD9qM8b2ORigKoarUpGXwvNAwV-PMqQjZTbIuyzYBA2KSZygazUfd2f7RhwRRJbp-lROwSZhr_Q_N8UN1oNXGn1VOxhaqmFMt5cOdwwYuTCg_3PJ/s1600/1107G136.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632938641607499986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOblKr3lm1rztabJM0w-hRiEWt98EWD9qM8b2ORigKoarUpGXwvNAwV-PMqQjZTbIuyzYBA2KSZygazUfd2f7RhwRRJbp-lROwSZhr_Q_N8UN1oNXGn1VOxhaqmFMt5cOdwwYuTCg_3PJ/s320/1107G136.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Roamy is now content to have had his second visit with Sherry & Tony. He & his 'family' will be visiting the final sights in<br />
Frederick, MD on Sunday.<span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-25063215674811018232011-07-28T16:38:00.000-07:002011-07-28T17:41:26.870-07:00What do the Grand Canyon, a deploying soldier and Arizona have in common?<div id="left-sidebar-wrapper"><div class="sidebar section" id="left-sidebar"><div class="widget Image" id="Image16"><h2><span style="color: #1b703a; font-size: x-large;">ROAMY!!!!!! read on....... </span></h2><strong><span style="color: #990000;">Click on images to enlarge... the Grand Canyon is truly spectacular.... </span></strong></div></div></div><div id="main-wrapper"><div class="main section" id="main"><div class="widget Blog" id="Blog1"><div class="blog-posts hfeed"><div class="date-outer"><h2 class="date-header">Wednesday, July 27, 2011</h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="2413760146239487464"></a><br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/god-bless-our-soldiers-blogger.html">~ God Bless Our Soldier(s) & Blogger Gathering, Roamy~</a> </h3><div class="post-title entry-title"><br />
</div><div class="post-title entry-title"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-MzarTq0OhiGLBgEjL4Pw-cYzTKu3ln2htlB7Erpdu-h4Waq_U3CM_T-yieveaE3qIBCdKaW0vO-ZyfbMoNfmUsO3ewmvzHW0mvTAulHY25dtYOEtlHSSi9jYOHH8r6w2Gmdhk_xFWo/s1600/soldier" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-MzarTq0OhiGLBgEjL4Pw-cYzTKu3ln2htlB7Erpdu-h4Waq_U3CM_T-yieveaE3qIBCdKaW0vO-ZyfbMoNfmUsO3ewmvzHW0mvTAulHY25dtYOEtlHSSi9jYOHH8r6w2Gmdhk_xFWo/s640/soldier" t$="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="post-title entry-title"><br />
</div><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="text-align: center;">When Roamy & Juliet were in the airport, they ran into the most <span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">HANDSOME & CHARMING</span></span></span> soldier, named Mason Moore. He is enroute to Iraq to fight for us & our country.<br />
<br />
Roamy said he wanted to climb into Mason's pocket next to his heart, to share some love & say a prayer with him.<br />
<br />
Mason was delighted, as you can well see. </div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you, Mason, you are the sweetest! </span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We so appreciate your service to our country.</span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Godspeed! Let</span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> us know </span></span></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">when you return.</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ7x6R_fjEBwSNaWKMEcsN4Z6v-8PIzZFTbsEZyKkdXRfjo3s6p-nascyhzRjw6Rl9r-_tRbBMI31p8LIBcKEkOdaUNwhcuHqz_IFv9lffkuhD4mdbYDEOqNTKPcX6Zuw0mHj7KjvDC2q/s1600/1107G064.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632746263147619394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ7x6R_fjEBwSNaWKMEcsN4Z6v-8PIzZFTbsEZyKkdXRfjo3s6p-nascyhzRjw6Rl9r-_tRbBMI31p8LIBcKEkOdaUNwhcuHqz_IFv9lffkuhD4mdbYDEOqNTKPcX6Zuw0mHj7KjvDC2q/s320/1107G064.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Now Roamy was not thrilled leaving AZ, one little bit. He had made that very clear, so we wrote his note, & took him back to<br />
Sherry-sis' home, attached him to the<br />
front gate. When she came home we were<br />
sitting in the street with the camera to<br />
capture her reaction when she read the<br />
note ... let me tell you, she can <span style="color: red;">JUMP</span> pretty<br />
high. Chuckle!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeVxDvmS1iz0aITjdR3NWGKfNuvqxEtFYf_MYEyYQRGZtDUY5PrxrcEF2kOEGkN7GhFLCILw4sss47HviYNog6pacnunBqMv4ArtzULNgUhUCObmJt6c27AZtjXzoPQj_UNepv4S1vMoA/s1600/1107G065.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632745937883730818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeVxDvmS1iz0aITjdR3NWGKfNuvqxEtFYf_MYEyYQRGZtDUY5PrxrcEF2kOEGkN7GhFLCILw4sss47HviYNog6pacnunBqMv4ArtzULNgUhUCObmJt6c27AZtjXzoPQj_UNepv4S1vMoA/s320/1107G065.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Tony & Sherry with Roamy. Roamy was<br />
so excited to introduce them to his Ansel.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jcS506QkAs_IZVe_R9StdiPvIVyfFHyBF8TcA31edQDnU7ywcfYOm5Aiaw-kDjdL8yz1nNTVsJ_TZ6blobNKmTOI6UfZr22r_U0Qs9FnvU4SxALEPy3FRevisAQsAvIhxYelabDo3OYf/s1600/1107G076.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632742433298044306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jcS506QkAs_IZVe_R9StdiPvIVyfFHyBF8TcA31edQDnU7ywcfYOm5Aiaw-kDjdL8yz1nNTVsJ_TZ6blobNKmTOI6UfZr22r_U0Qs9FnvU4SxALEPy3FRevisAQsAvIhxYelabDo3OYf/s320/1107G076.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
Meeting with our lovely friends at the Cheesecake Factory, Joe our waiter was a sweetie to take our pics.<br />
<br />
Julie from <a href="http://http//thetuckerwolekclan.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://thetuckerwolekclan.blogspot.com/</span></a>,<br />
Laura from<br />
<a href="http://decortoadore.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://decortoadore.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
Sherry-sis<br />
<a href="http://countrywingsinphoenix.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://countrywingsinphoenix.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9y2hpv1Sj-0TBsEva1M8VN-kFYYVRDk65CkdbEFyUPUoRUU3KHdaSAPuVdkCHwTr-Uj2iXwlralURoGnIDjbbbX4iTwlahsguhOTw-ucF4tlSMVTfBoJisVIDhInLgR5wO7VBhOEYdxd/s1600/1107G077.JPG"><span style="color: #1b703a;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632742298044455026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9y2hpv1Sj-0TBsEva1M8VN-kFYYVRDk65CkdbEFyUPUoRUU3KHdaSAPuVdkCHwTr-Uj2iXwlralURoGnIDjbbbX4iTwlahsguhOTw-ucF4tlSMVTfBoJisVIDhInLgR5wO7VBhOEYdxd/s320/1107G077.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><br />
<br />
Nothing like having a grand time with truly wonderful ladies.<br />
Thank you for your friendship.<br />
<br />
As you can see Roamy & Juliet enjoyed the visit, also.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: red;">Tomorrow</span> St. Xavier Mission, Tucson<br />
<div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"><span style="color: #1b703a;"></span></span></div><span style="color: #1b703a;"></span></div></div></div><div id="latency-2413760146239487464"><span style="color: #1b703a;"></span></div><script type="text/javascript">
if (window['tickAboveFold']) {window['tickAboveFold'](document.getElementById("latency-2413760146239487464")); }
</script></div></div><div class="date-outer"><h2 class="date-header">Tuesday, July 26, 2011</h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="3047789741282605630"></a><br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/jewels-of-gods-earth-grand-canyon-roamy.html">~ Jewels Of God's Earth, Grand Canyon Roamy~</a> </h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZT7-hePznwN_VxMYQ66ny8TzytxD6nVuvrv8eGspVeTTvbzDipOFzQHZsDyVI38ccUK8toTPZDTQjRYjjSnIIdxI0V1ijVY-5SKUC-FBHFeZHiXC4OP80eBWnT1NuG192vDTBzC1F696/s1600/1107F0657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632694035732932402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZT7-hePznwN_VxMYQ66ny8TzytxD6nVuvrv8eGspVeTTvbzDipOFzQHZsDyVI38ccUK8toTPZDTQjRYjjSnIIdxI0V1ijVY-5SKUC-FBHFeZHiXC4OP80eBWnT1NuG192vDTBzC1F696/s320/1107F0657.jpg" style="float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2FBE0-u_jhyNI85Qm4_oj8U56mXj3vW9K6XKu7f_XjnPcUEYCQ4ilPELvb24VKXLlGr2vdmkAqUCY_INS2G4AlnRGzr1JMoyWu7de-QUyg9OSRT30BEUbTE6h26DkmGaJTW_nGfdOBZo/s1600/1107F0654.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632694582451850706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2FBE0-u_jhyNI85Qm4_oj8U56mXj3vW9K6XKu7f_XjnPcUEYCQ4ilPELvb24VKXLlGr2vdmkAqUCY_INS2G4AlnRGzr1JMoyWu7de-QUyg9OSRT30BEUbTE6h26DkmGaJTW_nGfdOBZo/s320/1107F0654.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>Mercy, when God decide to quiet the streams & uncover the earth beneath, He gave AZ. beauty beyond ones imagination.<br />
<br />
I do not know where to begin. We have traveled all over this world & are now focusing on the USA & sights we didn't get to enjoy in all our many trips across country.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
Roamy & I had to sit down we were so awe struck with the majestic sights ...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwV19Y8eWaFJ_yKuDi76jkvTyRbmKV7AiT3CV1v6JgI-sssDRtkWQYjJoU0rxjd6EzsA9fuXOoLm9cYTtpivxzEz-hNQBDvwqGfX9FOmXHxCPpFT2TOMC8sYTD34aWokTfO8zAHtejC07i/s1600/1107F0658.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632693878463148754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwV19Y8eWaFJ_yKuDi76jkvTyRbmKV7AiT3CV1v6JgI-sssDRtkWQYjJoU0rxjd6EzsA9fuXOoLm9cYTtpivxzEz-hNQBDvwqGfX9FOmXHxCPpFT2TOMC8sYTD34aWokTfO8zAHtejC07i/s320/1107F0658.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Unless you are a professional photographer with the proper cameras, there is no way one can <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">EVER</span></span> capture the beauty of the Grand Canyon ... but I tried.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWeY04yWnIXZtM3xYwKzUbgo47LkE3G6v5134l6biDb3kcUEsVo0NFSt7Qr2yVu_M-QGwcInJSkYUlX_OqxqzhhbFp0MguCSVBN5U2f9MFcLiAMktDKjU6lNeM1Tz6NijMPJagEcN82kc/s1600/1107F0662.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632693758100403842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWeY04yWnIXZtM3xYwKzUbgo47LkE3G6v5134l6biDb3kcUEsVo0NFSt7Qr2yVu_M-QGwcInJSkYUlX_OqxqzhhbFp0MguCSVBN5U2f9MFcLiAMktDKjU6lNeM1Tz6NijMPJagEcN82kc/s320/1107F0662.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>A few years ago my son, Emery, walked the entire canyon with Indra. I remember him sharing with us this awesome place, but<br />
could NEVER have imagined what I had missed thus far.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMD8hGHW5bANIt_BKTBXUETEuaN_aOAA5WawZA5e9kW78_7ygCG3iD-tVF08foM5viv864tMpII7ZCwhFPc162PLv9AcJJYeKQ-YTpTdNv3ffYNCaFe1C08HzxzhUWajcjifZ5bwynOvqC/s1600/1107F0667.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632693449127756002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMD8hGHW5bANIt_BKTBXUETEuaN_aOAA5WawZA5e9kW78_7ygCG3iD-tVF08foM5viv864tMpII7ZCwhFPc162PLv9AcJJYeKQ-YTpTdNv3ffYNCaFe1C08HzxzhUWajcjifZ5bwynOvqC/s640/1107F0667.jpg" style="float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" width="480" /></a><br />
<br />
The trees have such unique structures & barks ...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIPxJOGFjcXsyBOz35-_WtHxZKFcMyxzRKxcSx2tNySDmIZrtoiATRP5H0lGmjdliKwq8sDqHzxA7jt8mJY4G-AqqDPgjGNZNHvHWHogRLxMYSijrBbFHGD2xGmR85BdkGuJJHPuZ9A9K/s1600/1107F0675.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632691817479914162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIPxJOGFjcXsyBOz35-_WtHxZKFcMyxzRKxcSx2tNySDmIZrtoiATRP5H0lGmjdliKwq8sDqHzxA7jt8mJY4G-AqqDPgjGNZNHvHWHogRLxMYSijrBbFHGD2xGmR85BdkGuJJHPuZ9A9K/s320/1107F0675.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Juliet & Roamy needed a touristy pic.<br />
Aren't they just charming? Look at that scenery behind them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwvyr7Uboeqjmvp1j3dNKy759zqUWHJahrH5iVNb9UaC4iwH_ssNqXhr33MHRwRDmUGHJ6Z3-h1MClf3ZPOjjKyzIyWA-dUwF1ZcNLrsUG4Ot6Ivt9-Adk7YijfzIzAdyuyPKVBkRRXp5/s1600/1107F0668.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632692817321786818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwvyr7Uboeqjmvp1j3dNKy759zqUWHJahrH5iVNb9UaC4iwH_ssNqXhr33MHRwRDmUGHJ6Z3-h1MClf3ZPOjjKyzIyWA-dUwF1ZcNLrsUG4Ot6Ivt9-Adk7YijfzIzAdyuyPKVBkRRXp5/s320/1107F0668.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Peaks & valleys, to the mid-right the river W AA YYY down there, if you look hard.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJJ0XDPhp1WXF5dgqWtFKagMV5tTvZFdo0MjecgQWUjCq9SeUtEQvDc0aHPsANp056LPZD61wF0pOi7Wv9dn_ItG-Fh-Dt-7H26LvvvK5O1xuOWpG76NFBK36YcwXwDjEYegpnI5qt7Jp/s1600/1107F0676.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632691536635674994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJJ0XDPhp1WXF5dgqWtFKagMV5tTvZFdo0MjecgQWUjCq9SeUtEQvDc0aHPsANp056LPZD61wF0pOi7Wv9dn_ItG-Fh-Dt-7H26LvvvK5O1xuOWpG76NFBK36YcwXwDjEYegpnI5qt7Jp/s320/1107F0676.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Now Roamy got really brave & conned Harold into rock climbing ... uh-oh! I see trouble coming. Roamy didn't realize Harold is a little stinker sometimes.<br />
Harold put Roamy's climbing ropes securely on<br />
him.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0fvoe9Uj4xlenmE8D3o96xZPO5fcf8olLgSUn6hD3Gh9QKXNh_gqwQUNHfak-gskaXaJR3WfXdiFgp7lGwfGKro0GD3fEIDmuq-6-qAlmF410L0E9BaBZaFJf3pEyePeZMdvlQ2BGxjy/s1600/1107F0677.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632691379445269042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0fvoe9Uj4xlenmE8D3o96xZPO5fcf8olLgSUn6hD3Gh9QKXNh_gqwQUNHfak-gskaXaJR3WfXdiFgp7lGwfGKro0GD3fEIDmuq-6-qAlmF410L0E9BaBZaFJf3pEyePeZMdvlQ2BGxjy/s320/1107F0677.jpg" style="float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Juliet & I were worried sick that Roamy would take a fall ... with a wee bit of help, I'd say! HAROLD FORD!!!!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxmkP-pSSD-fHAUpRg0D5MJ4XBa3YJAHUY9o2Xk_cEm14euxmqR6bjq6pE-HxfSO3XdXcpCK_JilDOjYW139F7MMzR8n3hk_WGbZV_xrS2IabMBka3eP24TjM1AtxG6ZvufCQEMuQJPEx/s1600/1107F0678.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632691265473624354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxmkP-pSSD-fHAUpRg0D5MJ4XBa3YJAHUY9o2Xk_cEm14euxmqR6bjq6pE-HxfSO3XdXcpCK_JilDOjYW139F7MMzR8n3hk_WGbZV_xrS2IabMBka3eP24TjM1AtxG6ZvufCQEMuQJPEx/s320/1107F0678.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Thank goodness Roamy's rope kept him safe. Roamy had a special look for that<br />
Harold, let me tell you.<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9UvxYRGJTZZM7LeW4uo8-YjZeYb9jT5f3z7tihscHCgE9dHnLP_jCA4SFqgR3BL-DnN21uGTkTS2-TI3EYmLOYDjrqAkFZUVG6vJGg9v3ksggiNkjDoF_9fwv9B3Ipfj3Qmhk_EqyjnJ/s1600/1107F0682.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632691040473861746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9UvxYRGJTZZM7LeW4uo8-YjZeYb9jT5f3z7tihscHCgE9dHnLP_jCA4SFqgR3BL-DnN21uGTkTS2-TI3EYmLOYDjrqAkFZUVG6vJGg9v3ksggiNkjDoF_9fwv9B3Ipfj3Qmhk_EqyjnJ/s320/1107F0682.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
After a full day of spectacular beauty, it<br />
was time to move along on our travels.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77NAE5_I9Uk4164ofrCnvqAtNwP1jWC4h1agEeZ1zovCkux9o0mQs2TkerjuptR9jkhDT9snteK6TzGMwu6FL-bqr1DZYnYDWeUiPiibaVy1yUSKpNrDoiWhI6pnE_gMGgwp509P4T7GZ/s1600/1107G002.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632690365158072274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77NAE5_I9Uk4164ofrCnvqAtNwP1jWC4h1agEeZ1zovCkux9o0mQs2TkerjuptR9jkhDT9snteK6TzGMwu6FL-bqr1DZYnYDWeUiPiibaVy1yUSKpNrDoiWhI6pnE_gMGgwp509P4T7GZ/s320/1107G002.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
The meteor crater is an unbelievable sight.<br />
Who would think this big hole in the ground -- 570 feet deep and 4,100 feet (1.25 kilometers) across -- was blown into existence 50,000 years ago by an asteroid roughly 130 feet (40 meters) wide, is still there. Time has not hurt it one bit.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Sp8O0FltOqJf2kSKjWMNnfsVqe-Nh5UZlJyxe5TvQ-aH9W1zPToeq5I1xS2F-ev0GK9UXsRNljk0mN4u3ArQFl8OQTt6scljZA0yow-K1FLWUMxlSeyrgcqR_1ngOqLkXWBdC56hOZMR/s1600/1107G003.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632690275979599570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Sp8O0FltOqJf2kSKjWMNnfsVqe-Nh5UZlJyxe5TvQ-aH9W1zPToeq5I1xS2F-ev0GK9UXsRNljk0mN4u3ArQFl8OQTt6scljZA0yow-K1FLWUMxlSeyrgcqR_1ngOqLkXWBdC56hOZMR/s320/1107G003.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Did you know that the Apollo space mission astronauts took their first moon steps right here in northern Arizona? Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and other astronauts trained for the moon landing at Arizona’s Meteor Crater. You can not only see the massive impact crater itself, but learn all about the space program at the park’s interactive visitor center. It boasts the most extensive collection of exhibits & artifacts related to the solar system. There is a lot to learn and a lot to see at this world-class space exploration attraction.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEA3LegMpWRBn4ToXO6offakg8q1cn3x0S5KUPlQapKmAJanU4q1O3Tml6584KpeRHyM4voY3Ju57fZwstXqwek5NptbSkvJbNCT1l3LaEvMXtb1c7CyHJ3_2yEyFxx1dPoNF6DBhqofB/s1600/1107G008.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632690159356090370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEA3LegMpWRBn4ToXO6offakg8q1cn3x0S5KUPlQapKmAJanU4q1O3Tml6584KpeRHyM4voY3Ju57fZwstXqwek5NptbSkvJbNCT1l3LaEvMXtb1c7CyHJ3_2yEyFxx1dPoNF6DBhqofB/s320/1107G008.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
In January 1963, a group of astronauts were taken to Flagstaff, Arizona. From there, they visited a number of sites in the area where it was believed that the terrain resembled that of the moon. These sites include Sunset Crater, parts of the Grand Canyon, and the Barringer Meteorite Crater, known also as Meteor Crater.<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyUZROFYxohNlgNDTct8_Dvz50al3JRSQwM6092cQ3cjIp7g6bBut30X5iouq-1pJzHjelZbEAFV6ydDQuAdSMfwiuVxfIs4BvNDKuG6hsljZajaiIhfQROIEUXsb10yKyxqGX5C3pSQ-/s1600/1107G011.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632690052107822226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyUZROFYxohNlgNDTct8_Dvz50al3JRSQwM6092cQ3cjIp7g6bBut30X5iouq-1pJzHjelZbEAFV6ydDQuAdSMfwiuVxfIs4BvNDKuG6hsljZajaiIhfQROIEUXsb10yKyxqGX5C3pSQ-/s320/1107G011.JPG" style="float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a> </div><div class="post-body entry-content">The Barringer crater was chosen for the most extensive training because of its resemblance to the moon’s surface with its many craters of different sizes.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0V4EtBgu7D1bNKl4fS4D85YMO7q3ArZK-xnE4iftccN4-lQs9sAMKFMeybFYkPIOU5HeKWockB8Blwli27LIkvFkWkqnYv64I6dPy9rxvBX5cGgdUc3yXcp2xKLYyF5CDihjeIQc_Lch/s1600/1107G015.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632689900069121090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0V4EtBgu7D1bNKl4fS4D85YMO7q3ArZK-xnE4iftccN4-lQs9sAMKFMeybFYkPIOU5HeKWockB8Blwli27LIkvFkWkqnYv64I6dPy9rxvBX5cGgdUc3yXcp2xKLYyF5CDihjeIQc_Lch/s320/1107G015.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
In the hot desert sun, astronauts put on their heavy space suits and practiced collecting soil and rock samples from the canyon floor using specialized lunar tools. Astronauts continued to train here until the mid-1970′s.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pelQQ7Mr8KP1RGmaSdwi1FgiYfLgsXoadY9xh31CZtE6F3qeuV4W9Kxb1GFGt8KnhcQrBLRmRM2LfgrWpCE3rVgUUHV9PDYjnxMrehSEJTB9oJJTXjvG9p1UD7kXbkjJRXA1Flb3SPNr/s1600/1107G017.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632689775720663426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pelQQ7Mr8KP1RGmaSdwi1FgiYfLgsXoadY9xh31CZtE6F3qeuV4W9Kxb1GFGt8KnhcQrBLRmRM2LfgrWpCE3rVgUUHV9PDYjnxMrehSEJTB9oJJTXjvG9p1UD7kXbkjJRXA1Flb3SPNr/s320/1107G017.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>The Homol'ovi cluster of archaeological sites includes seven separate <span style="text-decoration: underline;">pueblo ruins </span>built by various prehistoric people, including ancestors of the Hopi people, between approximately 1260-1400 AD.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO2Ql2XwM6zQS1KThiwr1__tRKSEl75Ikb9boO4ULVY8Ri2dkPjf_Z7lUG_x7bQsBngDbb4JysDJXwvkwYrqJOUB8UjY35_bTe9X9OAblAbRvqc9pCjQXyYI2hSuHQEccNcUSiV7SzQm0/s1600/1107G018.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632689666991053586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzO2Ql2XwM6zQS1KThiwr1__tRKSEl75Ikb9boO4ULVY8Ri2dkPjf_Z7lUG_x7bQsBngDbb4JysDJXwvkwYrqJOUB8UjY35_bTe9X9OAblAbRvqc9pCjQXyYI2hSuHQEccNcUSiV7SzQm0/s320/1107G018.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
This fertile area is on a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">flood plain</span> of the Little Colorado River, and the inhabitants grew cotton, beans, corn and squash. The people of this period are called Hisat'sinom, which is the Hopi word for "long-ago people".</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjw63ErkI0XvZ0UPccNkRfzUl2RGGxLSI0tkoUbwxhuJjRo-uZqgLzY-6d3h827Z9uPsJxwCrRIh1nPB3hoyc7ocuMrUhxT6pth2XYAMzZjbE0mm3AqQIKQrSuYOv6LxeYtPvLg7AB2eP/s1600/1107G019.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632689555794836914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjw63ErkI0XvZ0UPccNkRfzUl2RGGxLSI0tkoUbwxhuJjRo-uZqgLzY-6d3h827Z9uPsJxwCrRIh1nPB3hoyc7ocuMrUhxT6pth2XYAMzZjbE0mm3AqQIKQrSuYOv6LxeYtPvLg7AB2eP/s320/1107G019.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>They are often referred to as Anasazi, as the Navajo guides who helped nineteenth-century anthropologists and archaeologists called them. However, the word "Anasazi" is Navajo for "enemies of our ancestors", and the present-day Hopi population prefer to refer to them as the Hisat'sinom.<br />
<br />
Roamy was fascinated with this Indian history.<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgwTkNNuDWgCrrf8bQxyCpW3oOBv9kGbCVKp6oO4Jt1X2m6ND0BzvoRTR4Ial-HUg_OA3uadUkRGpf7AkTMtgrCAvbhRzfElE3ngbsZ6LOpnw-8sXx9SJ1N3km0OYGg-qIbC4TC-dLd7O/s1600/1107G047.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632689264285947858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgwTkNNuDWgCrrf8bQxyCpW3oOBv9kGbCVKp6oO4Jt1X2m6ND0BzvoRTR4Ial-HUg_OA3uadUkRGpf7AkTMtgrCAvbhRzfElE3ngbsZ6LOpnw-8sXx9SJ1N3km0OYGg-qIbC4TC-dLd7O/s320/1107G047.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>This is where I shed tears again ... such beauty escapes description. Harold said he had never heard me say 'Oh, my God' so many times in one day. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">IN ABSOLUTE<br />
AWE, MOVING, a beauty of God's art.</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gT2K-nE91YrbWiPkC9ZPQ1d9ZNiIHEKTzGEqInICYzRxnffcgkzY440fvYPihFwJYic7GWAIFOWxZDaVdE_J1dAyExXkm2p7A9z0c8c7TgWXeK6jEZgfqVfoKCuNb1Drm3THauwzF6gC/s1600/1107G023.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632689112728387794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5gT2K-nE91YrbWiPkC9ZPQ1d9ZNiIHEKTzGEqInICYzRxnffcgkzY440fvYPihFwJYic7GWAIFOWxZDaVdE_J1dAyExXkm2p7A9z0c8c7TgWXeK6jEZgfqVfoKCuNb1Drm3THauwzF6gC/s320/1107G023.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
I remember my Mother in the late 1930s visiting this on one of her several trips around the USA. She had a small dome cloche filled with sand from here, that we kids always enjoyed looking at & listening to her tell of this trip.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNOW3dijUvSNZunVby_CL9ojS8ZUI4jw9N-9XC-IYWOY4y3TTM5bKub2qmEvpJyVPpY1VrHebhxIfXmhWhptGakYF71JuUqczqueSxGDQIV5A-OqBrU3NO5sZC5mJEuMWIcN8-iYcqk0z/s1600/1107G025.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632689020965736946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNOW3dijUvSNZunVby_CL9ojS8ZUI4jw9N-9XC-IYWOY4y3TTM5bKub2qmEvpJyVPpY1VrHebhxIfXmhWhptGakYF71JuUqczqueSxGDQIV5A-OqBrU3NO5sZC5mJEuMWIcN8-iYcqk0z/s320/1107G025.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a> The colors are beyond ones imagination.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XBkxLm34hZz2fhSV946S4swECRcNn5hCgYqovnKjb_QhJ9y2NdlZA7RqmyESn5llcDqiPLR05y9RIahMnbkoEZOEd9UnNMiTDCah8TcS-7gukQTKF8_ajUDBkQUGfpBlZ0EudAV6jjAq/s1600/1107G049.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632688811620729250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XBkxLm34hZz2fhSV946S4swECRcNn5hCgYqovnKjb_QhJ9y2NdlZA7RqmyESn5llcDqiPLR05y9RIahMnbkoEZOEd9UnNMiTDCah8TcS-7gukQTKF8_ajUDBkQUGfpBlZ0EudAV6jjAq/s320/1107G049.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Swirls of pinks, blues, greens, tans, yellows, salmons, lavender ...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoCnuMwG6Elj0KAfTdS1giwdBBEUuPywKPTNr-mDSyjEsrGMEErmNd65nIYVtGMHobac0rQd1Nv5BLYOGIoxF_lUDa8L0rmIkiRKmeUTH5p9shw16I2BM0un1kmRRBsO1ttjwQ0jfTH4q/s1600/1107G031.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632688701962871538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoCnuMwG6Elj0KAfTdS1giwdBBEUuPywKPTNr-mDSyjEsrGMEErmNd65nIYVtGMHobac0rQd1Nv5BLYOGIoxF_lUDa8L0rmIkiRKmeUTH5p9shw16I2BM0un1kmRRBsO1ttjwQ0jfTH4q/s320/1107G031.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
We ventured on to the Petrified Forest.<br />
<br />
Stepping back in time, over 3 million years, and follow the trail of majestic petrified redwood giants arrayed before you in a fascinating grove in beautiful California wine country.<br />
<br />
Once these fields were filled with wood<br />
that has been pilfered & is now protected<br />
by law.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnZzk1qtbKmHVME1CPA0axWTSNqK0Xcnp6ZS9JCXgwmmOBzjxbgsK345vB-6ELFXDZNKdmZepl7P__OaE6W7ToKz-y7cuKAaZ_sqlvEaieedEpzCST5XOfxxLSOw08RCWNIvXQG2h8X9Y/s1600/1107G032.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632688572718763378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnZzk1qtbKmHVME1CPA0axWTSNqK0Xcnp6ZS9JCXgwmmOBzjxbgsK345vB-6ELFXDZNKdmZepl7P__OaE6W7ToKz-y7cuKAaZ_sqlvEaieedEpzCST5XOfxxLSOw08RCWNIvXQG2h8X9Y/s320/1107G032.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a>Juliet told Roamy this was better than any gem ... she loved standing on sparkley stones. I hope he appreciates her not being materialistic.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholF2Nc_GVYj4i33-xUZz7nCX4M-TmEGvd6yhU5YyD2ZPFt-VjymDa-HmpCFq05x_1nX9ZtFiItEg6jWxRR5ihceVL4xKKeEvhe5j1rVVHxxQnJ9dXeD8pZYyldPVqvwvs3OggMa1NDcj1/s1600/1107G038.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632688456474393106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholF2Nc_GVYj4i33-xUZz7nCX4M-TmEGvd6yhU5YyD2ZPFt-VjymDa-HmpCFq05x_1nX9ZtFiItEg6jWxRR5ihceVL4xKKeEvhe5j1rVVHxxQnJ9dXeD8pZYyldPVqvwvs3OggMa1NDcj1/s320/1107G038.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
The tee-pee peaks are in the Petrified Forest. They resemble haystacks or teepee, thus the name.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBK39vxVi9fHXCMSQ7oZnrr0sZQeINsLjvudiqfmk5xMuWmVEeYjuov1-_kN1zLITKQ5kCfbej402Qg5dVklINVZH1_Gc2_V8fstfOR3s3JlFml15D2pnWkf9oQ-R1FUqu-Su0ASBVsRc/s1600/1107G042.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632688095272393506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBK39vxVi9fHXCMSQ7oZnrr0sZQeINsLjvudiqfmk5xMuWmVEeYjuov1-_kN1zLITKQ5kCfbej402Qg5dVklINVZH1_Gc2_V8fstfOR3s3JlFml15D2pnWkf9oQ-R1FUqu-Su0ASBVsRc/s320/1107G042.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>This <a href="http://www.theroadwanderer.net/route66.htm"><span style="color: #1b703a;">link</span></a> will give you a wonderful <a href="http://www.theroadwanderer.net/route66.htm"><span style="color: #1b703a;">history</span></a> of the camels that first were brought to this region as pack animals, hence turned loose.<br />
<br />
Route 66 was meant to serve two purposes.It was intended as an all-weather highway to bring goods and services between Chicago and L.A., and to be an economic engine for small-town America.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIunh0d4o9Y3zkRHsvOAz5nY0TNZUzPsnwoyvYkGls1mwvvimT4BxG3EZr4iuMJfHdsqtAfztc_gDwJ5U_T2GV6nChZn-1oHS4TBkClABIoo5pmucX0R6nCSdttePBdrGtz4GgcEWIwcX/s1600/1107G043.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632687908818821570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIunh0d4o9Y3zkRHsvOAz5nY0TNZUzPsnwoyvYkGls1mwvvimT4BxG3EZr4iuMJfHdsqtAfztc_gDwJ5U_T2GV6nChZn-1oHS4TBkClABIoo5pmucX0R6nCSdttePBdrGtz4GgcEWIwcX/s320/1107G043.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>Juliet & Roamy were amazed at how Harold's parents traveled this road from OK. to Fresno, CA & then to WA. ST., as did many Okies in the Dust Bowl, in the late 1930s.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb4qvvlnkKPjctQJiL80bA0fIQP-zUrSECLyj7YEXZrMq6mza3UIu326g9NEHg-Oz2FScMRt4o3Jx8BsqiQ9Cun9HSVq0oyckKfW4I9zkL18CdYfxegb23kxvwbK0l-yWeD_kAl83yXes/s1600/1107G040.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632687778603816546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb4qvvlnkKPjctQJiL80bA0fIQP-zUrSECLyj7YEXZrMq6mza3UIu326g9NEHg-Oz2FScMRt4o3Jx8BsqiQ9Cun9HSVq0oyckKfW4I9zkL18CdYfxegb23kxvwbK0l-yWeD_kAl83yXes/s320/1107G040.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
This is just one of the kinds of vehicles the Okies drove west in.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC354q-SdxE9IOsFvNcG_zK6UjkQJIngKbHA3Kli5-m54ApK8rwuthd0-2wodK5Tm1Y8f9ol_vIMEXxmcxYDvFSOd2MR9idX02SvmcQIwEKoxmBgNrQYECtyHzflTxhkfVZa-9M5RC-S7L/s1600/1107G041.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632687681844534994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC354q-SdxE9IOsFvNcG_zK6UjkQJIngKbHA3Kli5-m54ApK8rwuthd0-2wodK5Tm1Y8f9ol_vIMEXxmcxYDvFSOd2MR9idX02SvmcQIwEKoxmBgNrQYECtyHzflTxhkfVZa-9M5RC-S7L/s320/1107G041.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Juliet just had to have her picture taken with this antique car.<br />
<br />
<br />
Here is a wonderful piece on the history of Route 66 ...<br />
<a href="http://www.azcentral.com/travel/articles/2011/07/05/20110705arizona-route-66-highway-history.html"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://www.azcentral.com/travel/articles/2011/07/05/20110705arizona-route-66-highway-history.html</span></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Heigh-ho, merry-o! Phoenix, here we come!<br />
Giddy -up, old paint.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: red;">Tomorrow visiting a soldier</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VpusKBoNbmUxVUQT4T4_AWNx73VGzZCgY5J3HhEMyYB-fOLKsOhnqIJncEWh_aAxUhZxkffwfMOvB841zOG5KVuczQ1vU7opNhwo6XsPECiuDbhNV6JZTorE5xbfJvvcvUHGmGp-FhAV/s1600/1107G055.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632687547082847746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VpusKBoNbmUxVUQT4T4_AWNx73VGzZCgY5J3HhEMyYB-fOLKsOhnqIJncEWh_aAxUhZxkffwfMOvB841zOG5KVuczQ1vU7opNhwo6XsPECiuDbhNV6JZTorE5xbfJvvcvUHGmGp-FhAV/s320/1107G055.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="post-footer"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"><span style="color: #1b703a;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="date-outer"><h2 class="date-header">Monday, July 25, 2011</h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="5593918046151347904"></a><br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/leaving-on-jet-plane-roamy-in-az.html">~ Leaving On A Jet Plane ~ Roamy in AZ.</a> </h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDY56PdVe-De0bE18BSvc1gOJdzHltxQy8KK_VCCuO4T1-swwJyDPC2BhWmiARsH8kmGInz4mn7NTMCy_C5JhpfzeYnwWGe76mT3WEvYZA3R9QClWLuYHiiUWKWn_NCGXGxwtDXanDhDf/s1600/1107F0545.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632698306225861474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDY56PdVe-De0bE18BSvc1gOJdzHltxQy8KK_VCCuO4T1-swwJyDPC2BhWmiARsH8kmGInz4mn7NTMCy_C5JhpfzeYnwWGe76mT3WEvYZA3R9QClWLuYHiiUWKWn_NCGXGxwtDXanDhDf/s320/1107F0545.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
I have to give United Airlines a huge THANK YOU for allowing a guest pilot<br />
to take the controls of this cockpit.<br />
<br />
Smooth flight for a rooky. Juliet nestled<br />
in Ansel for this ride from Roamy.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUP0ee-9hW3ZmVNNNa-_3VpgUPGAR5-4wq-j6Ay6KzqUXTDfM7m7pN0-RCv-3Bkhx9V9X8n5PSaBck-o42k6cE5-v-XKvnT8PxPq6oWXyb9mLIieNGS-0e198UKoXx-gTU4U-lw6mL5Rkl/s1600/1107F0534.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632698199819805234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUP0ee-9hW3ZmVNNNa-_3VpgUPGAR5-4wq-j6Ay6KzqUXTDfM7m7pN0-RCv-3Bkhx9V9X8n5PSaBck-o42k6cE5-v-XKvnT8PxPq6oWXyb9mLIieNGS-0e198UKoXx-gTU4U-lw6mL5Rkl/s320/1107F0534.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Andrea & Babs (r) were so gracious to the celebrating couple. They showered them<br />
with champagne.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU5TTiKRUN2vmQYnFHRbLXG9qQu0KRVBjBLjGOJjvUy0Dcfu3Rg9ws3vWOEJtZIC-qGm9K4HwcctNF78Rw9yZnIcHJmCROGl8dzxDtvDqxKoSH-Zd2FlyYuL1vDbeJpH9Oug7h-Rr23aW/s1600/1107F0539.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632698091944535186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU5TTiKRUN2vmQYnFHRbLXG9qQu0KRVBjBLjGOJjvUy0Dcfu3Rg9ws3vWOEJtZIC-qGm9K4HwcctNF78Rw9yZnIcHJmCROGl8dzxDtvDqxKoSH-Zd2FlyYuL1vDbeJpH9Oug7h-Rr23aW/s320/1107F0539.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Now not to leave Ansel out, this family was given their 'wings'. You can see they were beaming.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwh9Gf6_p_NocHpUkZcM9Tu3b_WsgnPvtvdmfa_QZnKNLuggChXBDi0VaNFLegDBjSb0vynbpU4GuG9qmE-9QHaulQvi4TvqDwR8w4zs879Gx2lLbIuC2ecDKBs7DCVKD9BFlt-1GLgyu/s1600/1107F0547.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632697771686821602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwh9Gf6_p_NocHpUkZcM9Tu3b_WsgnPvtvdmfa_QZnKNLuggChXBDi0VaNFLegDBjSb0vynbpU4GuG9qmE-9QHaulQvi4TvqDwR8w4zs879Gx2lLbIuC2ecDKBs7DCVKD9BFlt-1GLgyu/s320/1107F0547.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Roamy just HAD to take a peek out the window to look at this vast land that God<br />
created. He hadn't seen it on his trip to<br />
MD as he was inside a box. Roamy decided that the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">BOX</span></span> is not his cup o'tea for<br />
travel.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvVXh3Y15DbBvWbeqG3aIutKqPO1JA19ZpeXdDVy7PAHvt4KVfrNRDLEYrO9NKJ1hSiW_Z0g5b1XwimYy-ClQLzVDLx-w7d4OgP_Khf_nlrGqBdHV61jre6TsBvt6ktQodjfYFkKzXMXA/s1600/1107F0549.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632697656800297138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvVXh3Y15DbBvWbeqG3aIutKqPO1JA19ZpeXdDVy7PAHvt4KVfrNRDLEYrO9NKJ1hSiW_Z0g5b1XwimYy-ClQLzVDLx-w7d4OgP_Khf_nlrGqBdHV61jre6TsBvt6ktQodjfYFkKzXMXA/s320/1107F0549.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a>Roamy was so excited he jumped up to make sure the sign said we were half way to Phoenix. No, no time for skiing this trip.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgho_rYaio-s3pNy6ijJJrJ6zWVTuKq1Zx0zgsL1pnL-UZ44oUrPYomPorOGatJshoLUUWQySlzWiIpVPuwKEQrU_AFaEHp_FfHAOd9XH5spxaaUao_RpwpuG42foFf3ZUU_aatF8c5StHb/s1600/1107F0556.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632697492345222834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgho_rYaio-s3pNy6ijJJrJ6zWVTuKq1Zx0zgsL1pnL-UZ44oUrPYomPorOGatJshoLUUWQySlzWiIpVPuwKEQrU_AFaEHp_FfHAOd9XH5spxaaUao_RpwpuG42foFf3ZUU_aatF8c5StHb/s320/1107F0556.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Good golly! We are in Arizona!<br />
Sometimes Roamy gets a wee bit TOO excited & this time he got into a prickly situation. Marydon saved the day.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiMfZV2O9ZK3DOeyy9H9tzo3MHyPY8agF_BSj7onMz7Cm7luWbUQ-jcYjqt2csFUf1UBRrhTWd4EV7hKZHlye0XsCXNDSsYnZ3AEznyvpwfOdYXJ0I0UeRdKx7EZVHHQ_EZh-5k6T32DT/s1600/1107F0558.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632697365342604882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiMfZV2O9ZK3DOeyy9H9tzo3MHyPY8agF_BSj7onMz7Cm7luWbUQ-jcYjqt2csFUf1UBRrhTWd4EV7hKZHlye0XsCXNDSsYnZ3AEznyvpwfOdYXJ0I0UeRdKx7EZVHHQ_EZh-5k6T32DT/s320/1107F0558.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Roamy couldn't figure out WHY these catcus were<br />
all pointing in different directions. We explained to him that Ms. Sherry & Tony would tell him <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> about this soon.<br />
<br />
Juliet was fascinated with the story of covered wagons & how the pioneers traveled across the United States in pioneer days. She made it <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> clear she was a modern gal.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-nYEX-twwO931wNwAj8GQfyeSH9eRGVsd1Y_Ni4TdYxXHkZ0GwrbLUFeC5oYBz8I6ADvIG0ISgifoyUekFUdVY76ujOWvxAB5IlHGgCoH_DKCwxK7sSgzej_styeyyHZEqZm91OEPqXS/s1600/1107F0579.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632697234311511858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-nYEX-twwO931wNwAj8GQfyeSH9eRGVsd1Y_Ni4TdYxXHkZ0GwrbLUFeC5oYBz8I6ADvIG0ISgifoyUekFUdVY76ujOWvxAB5IlHGgCoH_DKCwxK7sSgzej_styeyyHZEqZm91OEPqXS/s320/1107F0579.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
We had such a beautiful clear gorgeous day as we all headed to Flagstaff to begin a journey of a lifetime. Harold & I had been thru AZ many times but had not had time to thoroughly do the sights.<br />
<br />
Roamy said they were up to lots of traveling, so off we are on our 50th<br />
anniversary trip.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBP_qzhmrQMMp6NtBpBZrxwBdAmJyzTiZAEt1UCn2caOqgIE5m4fWo229y5GojtYPBQfKBw6X_j9g-LhiLUD8RXEi-wZQFXMn_wdmf4xjMe3BuNXwOGYv7qnoQOdrbojPthhM0uJ2JI8h/s1600/1107F0595.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632697107186077362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBP_qzhmrQMMp6NtBpBZrxwBdAmJyzTiZAEt1UCn2caOqgIE5m4fWo229y5GojtYPBQfKBw6X_j9g-LhiLUD8RXEi-wZQFXMn_wdmf4xjMe3BuNXwOGYv7qnoQOdrbojPthhM0uJ2JI8h/s320/1107F0595.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="post-body entry-content">The countryside is breathtaking. This rain storm was in sheets ... quite spectacular.<br />
<br />
Every which way you look there is an<br />
awesome view of the mountains & landscape.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfqBpwxY7CCyo3sv_t5kTuzJfWGkXbAUBUahJtXg9lx1gAeldLbRyhAbKJ_4tdbvRdbx7JkBNCuljhDeXsnAry9mPUV5iIVWyznYbs-R-4nkuAaKMfSNGi9Gkm2LHPx8IjS8ZEQQy4YJ_/s1600/1107F0601.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632696993686644226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfqBpwxY7CCyo3sv_t5kTuzJfWGkXbAUBUahJtXg9lx1gAeldLbRyhAbKJ_4tdbvRdbx7JkBNCuljhDeXsnAry9mPUV5iIVWyznYbs-R-4nkuAaKMfSNGi9Gkm2LHPx8IjS8ZEQQy4YJ_/s320/1107F0601.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
I heard Harold say '<span style="color: #cc66cc;">PINK SATURDAY<span style="color: black;">' ... welllll, not quite. </span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsRlIz8ZCjG9VeGB46hytkTKHYMJqCuGRDR_PZIEsLuR2UKTNpMYsHc90cfjYvW9EAlXApTItpCC68vGKXWNIiyhnVOCJ285nvkuEc8RzSi2T8Qa_U1chSn68tem35CfBh8c_xmsxumCy/s1600/1107F0623.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632696880649850978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsRlIz8ZCjG9VeGB46hytkTKHYMJqCuGRDR_PZIEsLuR2UKTNpMYsHc90cfjYvW9EAlXApTItpCC68vGKXWNIiyhnVOCJ285nvkuEc8RzSi2T8Qa_U1chSn68tem35CfBh8c_xmsxumCy/s320/1107F0623.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Sedona is a lovely city, breathtaking surrounded by awesome mountains of brilliant colors. It will suck your breath away.<br />
Rather touristy, but who cared ... God's<br />
beauty is magnificent!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSP8CEhrRBp9IbqZYnWsSJSVXAQ5L0BVLSpH7NTvh9iOcSvkBiydZETesnXWm3m49i0yrlSrZq9Ax6jYQRCfytGRbhsmqgalkiVmnDOYoRc4vWBzOApSPySsQ48E88RN0TFb71opCIMfC/s1600/1107F0624.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632696762886094978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSP8CEhrRBp9IbqZYnWsSJSVXAQ5L0BVLSpH7NTvh9iOcSvkBiydZETesnXWm3m49i0yrlSrZq9Ax6jYQRCfytGRbhsmqgalkiVmnDOYoRc4vWBzOApSPySsQ48E88RN0TFb71opCIMfC/s320/1107F0624.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
The marbleized ribbons of color that thread through these spectacular hills, are far more brilliant than the picture shows.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-UURwOl8clwquVr3k76HkkBT8waPkHGcbW79nWtgWREQTSOTEzAQkkrmo58w6MGZXCXpfuKwCKWK36ZPBQv0nPSfbdNLeIpm8oe0FGfCwCOLVE5beI9TQxV9tzzA4E_SUe2Xa0zP8Rv2/s1600/1107F0626.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632696664463121330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-UURwOl8clwquVr3k76HkkBT8waPkHGcbW79nWtgWREQTSOTEzAQkkrmo58w6MGZXCXpfuKwCKWK36ZPBQv0nPSfbdNLeIpm8oe0FGfCwCOLVE5beI9TQxV9tzzA4E_SUe2Xa0zP8Rv2/s320/1107F0626.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
It was a <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> emotional time for me to see<br />
God's brilliant artwork He creates on this earth.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWm6Io9c36MK8VUOJfq3dGmqoWhDhTuthj963FtCDDqjID1l_E-NRGP1zYgiLyTNgOLeSOiCFR3uWsPdFyeFlLskoe_yechl4hLvwm_9zvpHBFLIa8nLMAMJwvqOG4r-UIa3GuXqVkLxj3/s1600/1107F0632.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632696545591213282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWm6Io9c36MK8VUOJfq3dGmqoWhDhTuthj963FtCDDqjID1l_E-NRGP1zYgiLyTNgOLeSOiCFR3uWsPdFyeFlLskoe_yechl4hLvwm_9zvpHBFLIa8nLMAMJwvqOG4r-UIa3GuXqVkLxj3/s320/1107F0632.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
Roamy & Juliet so enjoyed this view of the river near this site.<br />
<br />
This link will tell you some wonderful rich history of the area.<br />
<a href="http://www.visitsedona.com/article/82"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://www.visitsedona.com/article/82</span></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rbb44dh_pmHrE0vWv2vgeXyl1c46ytjCjIDSvsHZGyMgQd7PeHsjKiVG7ZVT_PIZmQMrP0P-DGxRQ286Phuw6b0guoCevTGyQ1SDvAH3Z643FUbYWQTkVa333hokiN_RaXcMjWywpqR3/s1600/1107F0635.jpg"><span style="color: #1b703a;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632696432838184322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rbb44dh_pmHrE0vWv2vgeXyl1c46ytjCjIDSvsHZGyMgQd7PeHsjKiVG7ZVT_PIZmQMrP0P-DGxRQ286Phuw6b0guoCevTGyQ1SDvAH3Z643FUbYWQTkVa333hokiN_RaXcMjWywpqR3/s320/1107F0635.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><br />
<br />
T.C. Schnebly named this town after his wife, Sedona, in 1902.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlvLieuf_kPLS02AgnnsNVATwKyAPVoEeZWUGowPOxCGoVhtGjx9MlT7gcOcW-ik-SD-qyaLQZatXmNxbEKoRa_WoQUtY7d41C85wn05yqEeWZyTv-ND7QJQ4_1dfAdJpU2-ktwpyeu5C/s1600/1107F0637.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632696282224339506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlvLieuf_kPLS02AgnnsNVATwKyAPVoEeZWUGowPOxCGoVhtGjx9MlT7gcOcW-ik-SD-qyaLQZatXmNxbEKoRa_WoQUtY7d41C85wn05yqEeWZyTv-ND7QJQ4_1dfAdJpU2-ktwpyeu5C/s320/1107F0637.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
The terrain of Arizona is like a rolling slide show, it changes around every bend in the road.<br />
<br />
We explained to Roamy & Juliet that this was only the <span style="font-style: italic;">beginning </span>of an exciting trip.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEgY2OVuJbFI2hDiQkHJi0cK3jSmVGkLt9f-eeep0pLhKVrW4oVLYknVFIzRo4ih8lIq3G4VxVyde91i7mAj3ln6uxRI_bzzos9dstnsJBX288lWcfCJhfcvTWvIy6_N67BAblWHo0pqz/s1600/1107F0642.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632695942414150066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEgY2OVuJbFI2hDiQkHJi0cK3jSmVGkLt9f-eeep0pLhKVrW4oVLYknVFIzRo4ih8lIq3G4VxVyde91i7mAj3ln6uxRI_bzzos9dstnsJBX288lWcfCJhfcvTWvIy6_N67BAblWHo0pqz/s320/1107F0642.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
Desert one minute, lush green forests of juniper, pine & birch, the next ... crisp bright blue skies filled with billowing puffy clouds of white.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: red;">Tomorrow the Grand Canyon & more</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-92029788430485087782011-07-25T18:23:00.000-07:002011-07-25T18:23:13.136-07:00<div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="" name="4687186041246126864"></a><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/love-is-our-unexpected-guest-roamy.html">~ Love Is ... ~ Our Unexpected Guest Roamy</a> </h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2Vz-NdMnqaLCxxjfrYYf8S46uYqPgdwlYtqvcaCkOO27d8-OybUnAqc5QKmdq8ED4JfNiugDG_fSzdORagzmB7W83zF5aQmLvshJoiqvDpaP745llhGsSJDKGqOL3LMVtZFARPDw7lEX/s1600/LoveIsGen284.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632713292490872866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2Vz-NdMnqaLCxxjfrYYf8S46uYqPgdwlYtqvcaCkOO27d8-OybUnAqc5QKmdq8ED4JfNiugDG_fSzdORagzmB7W83zF5aQmLvshJoiqvDpaP745llhGsSJDKGqOL3LMVtZFARPDw7lEX/s320/LoveIsGen284.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 312px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
A week ago we had shared with you the unexpected arrival of our <a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/love-is-roamys-surprise.html"><span style="color: #1b703a;">house guests</span></a> ...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAMH7z-DOdUMgpGhd0YkaVsFeQC6jcM2jxwQ4T35ijODDfsvFSPyg56OIxpo2WjdsUYZuoy00SJ6nOtlwlcAYuqp3vHKrSxmhyqwHZgYkuxN45dP52cM6mm8-6_0E52UwtOW-8tTT-2lW/s1600/1107D005.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632701491991815362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAMH7z-DOdUMgpGhd0YkaVsFeQC6jcM2jxwQ4T35ijODDfsvFSPyg56OIxpo2WjdsUYZuoy00SJ6nOtlwlcAYuqp3vHKrSxmhyqwHZgYkuxN45dP52cM6mm8-6_0E52UwtOW-8tTT-2lW/s320/1107D005.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a>& the surprising '<a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/love-is-roamys-surprise.html"><span style="color: #1b703a;">bundle of joy</span></a>' that came with the Mr. & Ms.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
When Roamy looked out at our gardens he took off in a <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: red;">FLASH</span></span>!! He was thrilled to find a fellow gnome.<br />
Mr. Redskin greeted Roamy gleefully, & a<br />
friendship bonded on the spot.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkMdCxEHSbV9WMBRxc7-D64harquvARoJPQjqSxpLkMlTtAYPKuNx3zdiaUQTTJYIsLat-pp7djINN6M6O69Z8S3gtNw6nvY41-MlT-sJ2yd-Vnyr-_bzhEQM4w7E1oYDkFy5LwxQvWQ8/s1600/1107F0485.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632701353594365794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkMdCxEHSbV9WMBRxc7-D64harquvARoJPQjqSxpLkMlTtAYPKuNx3zdiaUQTTJYIsLat-pp7djINN6M6O69Z8S3gtNw6nvY41-MlT-sJ2yd-Vnyr-_bzhEQM4w7E1oYDkFy5LwxQvWQ8/s320/1107F0485.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
Juliet was intrigued with the gardens huge<br />
sunflowers & the birds flitting about.<br />
She asked if they might go visit these<br />
beautiful birds ... the birds were delighted<br />
to have company.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tscdbmJcZFweve91N7v110y7tmY3BEO_Z0u0wHCS9n664CFCov7Dw-hp210ibi08Fh0Sw1cdVh8L0S6x1830Y6qnxHfEfNXVRJtNm1OcBAlN0BJ3os6GHmJV9larSxUD_-kjHrD06UpH/s1600/1107F0507.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632706109505306674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tscdbmJcZFweve91N7v110y7tmY3BEO_Z0u0wHCS9n664CFCov7Dw-hp210ibi08Fh0Sw1cdVh8L0S6x1830Y6qnxHfEfNXVRJtNm1OcBAlN0BJ3os6GHmJV9larSxUD_-kjHrD06UpH/s320/1107F0507.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a>Mt. Airy, MD is an old railroad town. The railway<br />
is built beneath the city. It is a small community<br />
nestled between Baltimore & Frederick. The town was established in 1830; in the 1860s some Union<br />
soldiers had an encampment here; several fires<br />
have razed the town, the last just a few years ago.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWova5Yjfa0qdgFyKuhpwatL3mQPa52LVO9fGYTwRcSaFL_zpdz6FJgx8yBndbIjsawQMXzTy89EqF6ROTMJqXgImEzsabI-ZUczGgmZIzzbsHwvhPFvglY00fkHqdwNl74vaJKJyVyj8/s1600/1107F0499.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632701186308037554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWova5Yjfa0qdgFyKuhpwatL3mQPa52LVO9fGYTwRcSaFL_zpdz6FJgx8yBndbIjsawQMXzTy89EqF6ROTMJqXgImEzsabI-ZUczGgmZIzzbsHwvhPFvglY00fkHqdwNl74vaJKJyVyj8/s320/1107F0499.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Now you can't come to Mt. Airy & not meet Ms.<br />
Sheree'. Sheree' is the most wonderful friend &<br />
waitress this town has ever had. She got quite a<br />
kick out of meeting our guests.<br />
<br />
If you desire wonderful food, great atmosphere &<br />
service come see Sheree' at the Mt. Airy Inn.<br />
Frank Illiano took an old victorian home, restored<br />
it & created this wonderful restaurant.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocYXXtOSZ35_dGoB9X5EMrsNqd-cWZSNPAxkChJZpm0clXbcnZOQ_L4h4gEE2ZKCugqW18UDD3il3D7gVuNVuBrajf3n4iipZhznPSpncnrP6pcHpJxMe6e0X6wV3tn7BoptWC2i0Gibu/s1600/1107F0500.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632700115834608658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocYXXtOSZ35_dGoB9X5EMrsNqd-cWZSNPAxkChJZpm0clXbcnZOQ_L4h4gEE2ZKCugqW18UDD3il3D7gVuNVuBrajf3n4iipZhznPSpncnrP6pcHpJxMe6e0X6wV3tn7BoptWC2i0Gibu/s320/1107F0500.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Roamy was so hungry that he fell into the pancake<br />
slathered in syrup. Juliet, of course, was very lady-<br />
like & contained herself.<br />
<br />
They both thanked Ms. Sheree' for a wonderful<br />
meal & told her they were off on an adventurous day.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ1Wx0LNr-rWBeClru-98SHxCEsqGUAYgrmi3YXkAs1dxHm3FTW2n4qoZ4Ij89IhYDbeA2J7gWqLLfIAQmWNjQKm3jPdQBuaDKuGESF6H_3d1WobwtfNakmBngAA9KBmk6hT16QahjZkw/s1600/1107F0501.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632700021639556754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ1Wx0LNr-rWBeClru-98SHxCEsqGUAYgrmi3YXkAs1dxHm3FTW2n4qoZ4Ij89IhYDbeA2J7gWqLLfIAQmWNjQKm3jPdQBuaDKuGESF6H_3d1WobwtfNakmBngAA9KBmk6hT16QahjZkw/s320/1107F0501.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
<br />
Roamy was concerned about the conflict between<br />
the states but Harold assured him that the unrest<br />
had been long ago settled. He explained to Roamy<br />
that those northerners imposed their selves upon the<br />
southerners that created a horrible battle between<br />
the states ...father fought son, brother fought<br />
brother. After 4 years of unpleasantness, the issue<br />
was resolved.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdNEcFbot1kl8npwyi4lc-K0GeR49wSpQOADfOBGiIxaAE2WwjF6WKzMQiMI98CdINXlmEiAJmPYCA60j2R4oomcB7nHfKXpJe4TZ-L9ctA-M1AKk5tnkjsoFto_kg1XBxSM0G7i6_ly_/s1600/1107F0503.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632699783354163090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdNEcFbot1kl8npwyi4lc-K0GeR49wSpQOADfOBGiIxaAE2WwjF6WKzMQiMI98CdINXlmEiAJmPYCA60j2R4oomcB7nHfKXpJe4TZ-L9ctA-M1AKk5tnkjsoFto_kg1XBxSM0G7i6_ly_/s320/1107F0503.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Juliet was very interested in the 3,600 feedsacks that<br />
Marydon has in her basement, which she sells all<br />
over the world. So off we went to Shrewsbury, PA,<br />
to visit Ms. Debbie. Ms. Debbie owns<br />
Shrewsbury Antiques on the main street. She<br />
calls Marydon when she finds feedsacks ... today was<br />
our lucky day. Juliet was quite interested in the fact<br />
that clothes were made from these vintage fabrics.<br />
Marydon told Juliet about the underwear that she<br />
& her sister used to wear & the aprons her G'ma<br />
Maggie & Mother used to make ... the gorgeous<br />
quilts for their beds they pieced together for<br />
blankets. Juliet was intrigued.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsRQfkGtIsSohVzI0W_Dku4G2_0YkybZdl-azvmpubSUw_vV_QczpgVdPTRdQFxjQJt9dhw0U5R_7J1zznBwjbanzjBESuFD-vGDcomcy-KLpnZmsv9DIdTdZvHG0wY5gyzooDWbP_So2/s1600/1107F0504.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632699690599786594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsRQfkGtIsSohVzI0W_Dku4G2_0YkybZdl-azvmpubSUw_vV_QczpgVdPTRdQFxjQJt9dhw0U5R_7J1zznBwjbanzjBESuFD-vGDcomcy-KLpnZmsv9DIdTdZvHG0wY5gyzooDWbP_So2/s320/1107F0504.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Then they were off to the Hoffman Paper Mills.<br />
This is the first paper maker in Maryland in 1775 by<br />
William Hoffman.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHRhIgnZGnelyZTNqxlQDmThg1lkGSHqn1ggQIqcAmBVffd59NtLEDNvbQABAJKgnP0NTFtY1_bx1IAeeRJJ_InDhyphenhyphen5w-av1Lrw-wRaCfBVz65YDj8KT5Se4tcLx__Z8iwACMEGw7KIZ-/s1600/1107F0502.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632699902403230514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHRhIgnZGnelyZTNqxlQDmThg1lkGSHqn1ggQIqcAmBVffd59NtLEDNvbQABAJKgnP0NTFtY1_bx1IAeeRJJ_InDhyphenhyphen5w-av1Lrw-wRaCfBVz65YDj8KT5Se4tcLx__Z8iwACMEGw7KIZ-/s320/1107F0502.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Roamy insisted that Harold stop the car so he<br />
could have his picture taken in front of the<br />
Maryland State sign.<br />
<br />
I tell you, Roamy is quite interested in absorbing<br />
all he can of the history he is surrounded by ...<br />
& Harold is the one to inform him.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaQXhfCfFnREIaqcd2CtI7i3D_tw1JEBTb6WSfxmkvtd0gS70RxjydLuJw8anR-oWT9OPxZEvHS9uS2nlKbx3Kv8JWpiOrUsn4vOR1VjBW7j08Yo0JENbMhkcnur2N-Aiz_ftB80LY1sd/s1600/1107F0505.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632699566765513026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaQXhfCfFnREIaqcd2CtI7i3D_tw1JEBTb6WSfxmkvtd0gS70RxjydLuJw8anR-oWT9OPxZEvHS9uS2nlKbx3Kv8JWpiOrUsn4vOR1VjBW7j08Yo0JENbMhkcnur2N-Aiz_ftB80LY1sd/s320/1107F0505.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
And, as the travels for the day came to an end, Juliet loved sharing the beautiful<br />
countryside & barns with Marydon.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJjinFmN1xG1VuXhepqgk4eNjq0KVjullxw2W3f43r3tXpBrrYDDkAwsku568RAHHUZcBLFlsLCSOto528hp1IcIb_lfNexz66S3TrXjV05R7s7Vnll_ySS-n3uy6IPxmhK3TFetfbTJB/s1600/1107F0506.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632699054524355634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJjinFmN1xG1VuXhepqgk4eNjq0KVjullxw2W3f43r3tXpBrrYDDkAwsku568RAHHUZcBLFlsLCSOto528hp1IcIb_lfNexz66S3TrXjV05R7s7Vnll_ySS-n3uy6IPxmhK3TFetfbTJB/s320/1107F0506.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Juliet was amused by the flapping laundry hanging on the clotheslines. She's modest.<br />
Ansel, was nestled soundly in his little wee bed.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: red;">**Tomorrow we leave on a jet plane**<br />
<a href="http://theroaminggnome2011.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3366ff;">theroaminggnome2011.blogspot.com</span></a></span></div></div></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-5592721879817906092011-07-10T13:47:00.000-07:002011-07-10T13:47:25.362-07:00Just when I thought I saw everything...<div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="8987048889121775821"></a><br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> </h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><em>This just in from Marydon in Maryland.....</em></span></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/2011/07/love-is-roamys-surprise.html">~ Love Is... ~ Roamy's Surprise</a> </h3><div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaf6hcH616-P_iwkzM2-9BZBrbOl58puyrDxNPM9LJ4gvttHkQ2PVUwh9fNYS0A7mYPXL64Pem9A5LprH8msqlsC2AoL2BiMs3bapbU0M2Mh438EIMmz9N6LK2pKbuzSbK4wFu2mfoxSc/s1600/LoveIsGen089.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627811134954346674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaf6hcH616-P_iwkzM2-9BZBrbOl58puyrDxNPM9LJ4gvttHkQ2PVUwh9fNYS0A7mYPXL64Pem9A5LprH8msqlsC2AoL2BiMs3bapbU0M2Mh438EIMmz9N6LK2pKbuzSbK4wFu2mfoxSc/s320/LoveIsGen089.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 312px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 150px;" /></a><br />
<br />
Many of you may not know about the adventures of<br />
Roamy, the gnome. He has been traveling extensively<br />
& just flew in to Maryland from <span style="color: red;">Sherry <span style="color: black;">@ <a href="http://countrywingsinphoenix.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://countrywingsinphoenix.blogspot.com/</span></a></span></span>.<br />
<br />
He has had some wonderful adventures you can read about with<br />
<span style="color: #33cc00;">Karen <span style="color: black;">@ </span></span><a href="http://theroaminggnome2011.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1b703a;">http://theroaminggnome2011.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBO3cLKWq-ncXmsKrGCglPfprH36PE_RdvX84K0_zWUNNPBv75zgSkivplaFVcfdf7D9QTTpGNJXkgZ6rjGT6hQKbrVZiymrRflemPix9S8lVg8cN05QQ03Ky7nQU0zKc2rzD9B4MQg4u/s1600/1107F021.JPG"><span style="color: #1b703a;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627808602155130706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBO3cLKWq-ncXmsKrGCglPfprH36PE_RdvX84K0_zWUNNPBv75zgSkivplaFVcfdf7D9QTTpGNJXkgZ6rjGT6hQKbrVZiymrRflemPix9S8lVg8cN05QQ03Ky7nQU0zKc2rzD9B4MQg4u/s320/1107F021.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></span></a><br />
I was so tickled to see Roamy arrive in my second favorite color ... lots of green. He looks comfy resting on that pretty <span style="color: #ff99ff;">PINK pad </span>...<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YDziOGm4vJ4Z6NNWl71DjWMq6tK6h3gJiSC7gb1e5WMBQv-9SS4sX0770IZ0VNUFftV2EAq15L-40jGrEuLiTbRqRXNzlruLrpYiyC-7JOsVDmdfoNXNidVK3uNNscglNR2S4KopETHG/s1600/1107F010.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627808457474511154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YDziOGm4vJ4Z6NNWl71DjWMq6tK6h3gJiSC7gb1e5WMBQv-9SS4sX0770IZ0VNUFftV2EAq15L-40jGrEuLiTbRqRXNzlruLrpYiyC-7JOsVDmdfoNXNidVK3uNNscglNR2S4KopETHG/s320/1107F010.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Now we all know that Roamy met Juliet in Phoenix @ <span style="color: red;">Sherry's <span style="color: black;">& became 'involved'.<br />
Roamy took Juliet to a super fireworks show & they had a grand 'night out & about'.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc66cc;">(<span style="font-style: italic;">Yes, I see a manicure coming up!)</span></span><br />
<br />
Whhhaaattttt!?!? Is that Juliet?<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ntmSwiCP8AmiL8dGGhPjlLTND0-uZ_F5f2KNJn0ZeeY5h72S3OY54ts431Stl877ckWVdtfVrCsiUz7tvGt-FKjdPDIfm0pCv8mZPDzAJaojjL-vXLWIiNOlPgXtlIH1nyXsFK9uXiw6/s1600/1107F011.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627808296840500482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ntmSwiCP8AmiL8dGGhPjlLTND0-uZ_F5f2KNJn0ZeeY5h72S3OY54ts431Stl877ckWVdtfVrCsiUz7tvGt-FKjdPDIfm0pCv8mZPDzAJaojjL-vXLWIiNOlPgXtlIH1nyXsFK9uXiw6/s320/1107F011.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<br />
Oh, my golly! What darling wee toes I see peeking thru the green blankie.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4-EzuSntvPp7GdgW_Rgrwp5QjtR9VTh0esqkSjEjcExe1wN4iXcqizbNa8d6JrHuDfXloP75mWXYxRzN3CxnmXb5nQX3rXhARv5shxEwCox9hHhKxzzKrtjPaXErfOXxFxQJX26IDuSg/s1600/1107F012.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627808163216470338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4-EzuSntvPp7GdgW_Rgrwp5QjtR9VTh0esqkSjEjcExe1wN4iXcqizbNa8d6JrHuDfXloP75mWXYxRzN3CxnmXb5nQX3rXhARv5shxEwCox9hHhKxzzKrtjPaXErfOXxFxQJX26IDuSg/s320/1107F012.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
And, I am greeted with a HUGE <span style="color: #3366ff;">SURPRISE<span style="color: black;">!!<br />
<br />
Look at that cheesy grin on Roamy's face.<br />
Hmmmm!</span></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QrMvvxwDkZ8A2IMdBA9PSaTzUHbVAVLeOYBQTrz4OvFjfM6C6KuTYIUPpiA-bZlByqk5fjRrevr6irgBItjVbsRRIB9kMPZjp8LeTHv0IC1BDY4J9_7Rv5_o3ZTZoyrLWLDDYJJScVJl/s1600/1107F028.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627808034351599362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QrMvvxwDkZ8A2IMdBA9PSaTzUHbVAVLeOYBQTrz4OvFjfM6C6KuTYIUPpiA-bZlByqk5fjRrevr6irgBItjVbsRRIB9kMPZjp8LeTHv0IC1BDY4J9_7Rv5_o3ZTZoyrLWLDDYJJScVJl/s320/1107F028.JPG" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 240px;" /></a><br />
Good golly, Miss Juliet! You are beaming, too! Such a busy trip you & Roamy had. <br />
<br />
Yes, thank you ... I will introduce your new-gnome son, Ansel. Congratulations to Juliet & Roamy. Welcome to wee Ansel.<br />
<br />
Ansel looks darling in his vintage feedsack gnome-hat & gnome-shorts. He is such a cutie. </div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><strong><em><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Stay tuned for Roamy & family's huge travel plans this week .</span></em></strong></div></div></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-19349898181286752452011-07-08T08:37:00.000-07:002011-07-08T08:37:21.133-07:00Touchdown in Maryland! From MaryDon ~ "There was a very unexpected surprise when I opened Roamy's carriage ... Roamy was exhausted from all that pent up heat from AZ so Juliet said to him, 'let's ask Marydon it we can take a breather & visit her gorgeous gardens before we start our new travels she is sharing with us. "<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> Oh, boy! what a fantastic whirlwind trip they are going on ... <strong><span style="color: #674ea7;"><em>STAY TUNED!</em></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-75942374363126982352011-07-06T03:28:00.000-07:002011-07-06T03:28:48.278-07:00Roamy finds Love in Arizona ~<div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="866708640365484927"></a><br />
<div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy3-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy3-1.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy had the BEST 4th of July.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Just look at that smile. What on earth</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Is he smiling so BIG about?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/4thjuly4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/4thjuly4.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy met someone.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>A Girl gnome named "Juliet".</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Oh it was LOVE at first sight.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Are they not they sweetest little couple?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/4thjuly3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/4thjuly3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy took Juliet to the top of the windmill</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For the BEST view of the fireworks.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He's such a romantic.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/4thjuly6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/4thjuly6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The fireworks were spectacular.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Juliet was so impressed.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy was quite the hero.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/4thjuly5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/4thjuly5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>They were finally back on the ground.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Sparklers going off around them.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy asked Juliet a very important</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>question? Yes, he did. Juliet has agreed</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>to join Roamy on his trip around the world.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He found his gnome mate. Aren't they</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>just the sweetest little couple?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Yes they are off together, they left today</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>for Maryland. They are on their way to</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>visit Marydon @ <a href="http://blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #2a1407;">Blushing Rose</span></a>. So</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>be watching for their next adventure.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">*thank you for such a wonderful post, Sherry! * </div></div></div></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-9335563805844224442011-06-27T21:59:00.000-07:002011-06-27T21:59:09.531-07:00Roamy arrives in Arizona!....<div class="post-header-line-1"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/butterfly051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/butterfly051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The box Arrived. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It had been lost for almost a week. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The mailman delivered him to the wrong</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>address and he finally caught up with me.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I found this precious green box </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>when I opened </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>the brown box.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/butterfly053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/butterfly053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Then I saw this.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Look at all the little snowflakes.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I guess it is a good thing he was</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>packed inside with snowflakes,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>as he was certainly HOT when</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I opened the box.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/butterfly054-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/butterfly054-1.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And out he hopped.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He said, "Oh my gosh,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>do you know it is 116 degrees today?"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Where on earth am I?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy, I said, you have came</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>to visit the desert, here in Phoenix.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He stretched his little legs, wiped</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>his brow, and said where is the</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>pool? Lordy, Lordy is it ever hot.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We decided a swim was in order.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He tried out the swimming goggles.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>To BIG, he decided to rough it.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Hang on Mom, wait until you see this:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy learned to float on his back.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He is so proud. Can't wait to show you.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy21.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy learned that saguaro cactus <br />
are really large. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>They also have sharp <br />
thorns that stick you, if you aren't careful.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy22.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He thought the golden barrel cactus were pretty.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But gosh, they stick you too. It is 7pm and it is</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>still 113 degrees. Roamy is ready to go back inside.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/roamy3.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We're getting ready for the 4th of July. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I can't wait. Fireworks.... </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Now if I only knew what fireworks were.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy will be here in Phoenix <br />
through Monday, July 4th.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He is traveling around the world, <br />
and has to go back home</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>in February 2012. <br />
His Mom is keeping a record of his</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>travels at the following blog: </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Karen @ <a href="http://theroaminggnome2011.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #2a1407;">The Roaming Gnome</span></a>.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>If you would be interested in hosting</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Roamy for a visit, please email me.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I will be sending him along to his</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>next home on Tuesday, July 5th.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Karen would like for him to see all that</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>he can see. She has maps of the homes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>he has visited on her website, and let's</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>keep him moving.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>As always,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>thank you for stopping by,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>my little piece of heaven,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>here in the desert,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>that I so love to call home.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae139/stoneshy/Sherry%201%20Blog%20Photos/signature_173.gif" /></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-83815094499696550602011-06-10T13:29:00.000-07:002011-06-10T13:34:16.745-07:00Roamy in Mushroom land, Pennsylvania!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diadsie/5807239614/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5807239614_e7c92e8778.jpg" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" /></a></div><div class="entry" style="padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://diadsie.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/welcome-roamy-to-se-pennsylvania-mushroomland/"><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"></span></a></div><div class="entry"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roamy arrived from Canada, nodded his cap and disappeared out in my yard for the longest time. I knew exactly where he was-with the gnomes and fairies. This ‘special’ group resides in the town (outskirts) next to Kennett Square, ‘The Mushroom Capital of the World’ where there is a mushroom festival</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> every September-the 26th year is this year! There are lots of ‘magical’ mushrooms in our garden! Roamy is posing here on one.</span></div><div class="entry"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diadsie/5807238898/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Meeting my Penna. Gnome pals by DianthusMoon, on Flickr"><img alt="Meeting my Penna. Gnome pals" height="266" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/5807238898_8b4176ddef.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diadsie/5807239016/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="A cool party gnome by DianthusMoon, on Flickr"><img alt="A cool party gnome" height="400" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/5807239016_6044322a48_m.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="entry"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roamy in particularly liked this guy as he looked so ‘cool’ with his shades and cocktail. Said he loves Jimmy Buffet-no kidding! : ) Roamy knows I love gardening and he said he wants to be a florist-so he stopped and smelled the Sweet Bay Magnolia:</span></div><div class="entry"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diadsie/5806675687/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Roamy sniffing the Sweet Bay Magnolia by DianthusMoon, on Flickr"><img alt="Roamy sniffing the Sweet Bay Magnolia" height="426" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/5806675687_4b78e7c486_m.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="entry" style="text-align: center;"><br />
<br />
Checked out some petunias:</div><div class="entry" style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diadsie/5806675755/" title="Roamy under the orange petunias by DianthusMoon, on Flickr"><img alt="Roamy under the orange petunias" height="266" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/5806675755_4cb81512ae_m.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="entry" style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And wondered if he could take some of these viney things with him so he could pretend to be Jack in the Beanstalk:</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/diadsie/5806676009/" title="Beans like Jack in the Beanstalk by DianthusMoon, on Flickr"><img alt="Beans like Jack in the Beanstalk" height="400" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/5806676009_4614e6913f_m.jpg" width="266" /></a><br />
<br />
Note from the Roaming Gnome Keeper of the Blog:<br />
This post was much more extensive with great pictures and an extended journey,<br />
but I had extreme difficulty publishing the post from her blog... so please<br />
go visit her<a href="http://diadsie.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/welcome-roamy-to-se-pennsylvania-mushroomland/"> HERE</a> for his entire visit.<br />
Perhaps because that blog is wordpress, the post isn't compatable with blogger? <br />
I usually copy and paste without difficulty. <br />
<br />
Next up: Roamy in Arizona~ </div><div class="entry"><br />
</div><div class="entry"></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-62431047251688548592011-05-24T10:04:00.000-07:002011-05-24T10:04:41.043-07:00Roamy in Niagra Falls!<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=default) --><br />
<div class="date-outer"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="" name="4569483073454013879"></a><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://peascorner.blogspot.com/2011/05/roamy-in-niagara-falls-ontario.html">Roamy In Niagara Falls Ontario</a> </h3><div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content">I think Roamy really enjoyed being in Niagara Falls, Ontario, this past weekend. It was a long weekend here in Canada, celebrating Queen Victoria Day on Monday. Here is Roamy standing in front of the American Falls....remember, you can click on the pictures to enlarge.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1ExLzFt8nNZkj_i4254Pzg7EzMMnZ9Q8cDhp_wJSjG62XZIlOMfJ8ug5RgdudAQGo4zAkWRjf9bIXrwv-1zb-pnI_gtCZnNPTgtZpFCzbdSWFXX4Qg0YPiZTtc1kk93oAuDDpTBPk2o/s1600/20110523_79.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610279492728623042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1ExLzFt8nNZkj_i4254Pzg7EzMMnZ9Q8cDhp_wJSjG62XZIlOMfJ8ug5RgdudAQGo4zAkWRjf9bIXrwv-1zb-pnI_gtCZnNPTgtZpFCzbdSWFXX4Qg0YPiZTtc1kk93oAuDDpTBPk2o/s400/20110523_79.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Look what Steve was threatening to do!! Aaarrrrggghhhh! Roamy let him know that he did NOT want to become a daredevil and go over the falls!! lol<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Qo33J4JpQvRwVzszRspeeFU6HsamwwhKVz8fNKwUcBU2GY_29_eMt0y00EYlr_0z_haWRr9nxfkuqNLyILiy0Nun2qXJujKdP66vvJeUcyjIegs4vrKz5JDnvl-6Hxq5mhA6ftix7E/s1600/20110523_102.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610282892452327714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88Qo33J4JpQvRwVzszRspeeFU6HsamwwhKVz8fNKwUcBU2GY_29_eMt0y00EYlr_0z_haWRr9nxfkuqNLyILiy0Nun2qXJujKdP66vvJeUcyjIegs4vrKz5JDnvl-6Hxq5mhA6ftix7E/s400/20110523_102.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Here is Roamy in front of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls...there's always a lot of mist in front of them so it's hard to get a proper picture.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWePndRHFpAXz56NJAHjbHHnNOQ54_-jRYeuLqSlSGvJLTe6TU0S5rzmXFBj7PTTE9YWK_vZs47Ljy9VORcT467XJFdBUjUdKquxzuSziv8g0ATwdLtvuHZ70PWbqHngNqkDHep1B2Rgc/s1600/20110523_87.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610281254997622674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWePndRHFpAXz56NJAHjbHHnNOQ54_-jRYeuLqSlSGvJLTe6TU0S5rzmXFBj7PTTE9YWK_vZs47Ljy9VORcT467XJFdBUjUdKquxzuSziv8g0ATwdLtvuHZ70PWbqHngNqkDHep1B2Rgc/s400/20110523_87.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>This is the closest we can get to the Canadian falls . Roamy said he felt dizzy just looking down at the rushing water....<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT86_4j_FLrA9Z5YZ3qRbzKbFVroCVQHZfGBLXEbAvjf5czjNJKcGEgWaDH37nVKtqc6rAbrQ3eWEN7gtEKyYwozvIwq9JPWHxwvcvAq2pe5DNdKitaGmhyphenhyphen1rkj2ZFl7LBTwBCk2ocmI/s1600/20110523_92.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610281259371723298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT86_4j_FLrA9Z5YZ3qRbzKbFVroCVQHZfGBLXEbAvjf5czjNJKcGEgWaDH37nVKtqc6rAbrQ3eWEN7gtEKyYwozvIwq9JPWHxwvcvAq2pe5DNdKitaGmhyphenhyphen1rkj2ZFl7LBTwBCk2ocmI/s400/20110523_92.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Roamy was surprised to see a boat down below and I explained to him that it was the Maid of the Mist, a boat that brings tourists right up to the bottom of the falls....<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K56whuoVzP_hy8mwkBrEwjiRdQSmf3jY-ZBb0kndyiTtgjXN8Zj-31AZ-WkIAfnf3_uF9sOcJTiMlNyFYbxN5YpGbDhUQ3hc6kQBuzC_OGMcuYIkOapyMm_z0l78QieWXZvfGW2BOPo/s1600/20110523_88.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610281266483858114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5K56whuoVzP_hy8mwkBrEwjiRdQSmf3jY-ZBb0kndyiTtgjXN8Zj-31AZ-WkIAfnf3_uF9sOcJTiMlNyFYbxN5YpGbDhUQ3hc6kQBuzC_OGMcuYIkOapyMm_z0l78QieWXZvfGW2BOPo/s400/20110523_88.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Here it is, as far as it will go....full throttle but doesn't go any further because of the sheer power of the water when it hits the bottom.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCDaaimtbfuTZHiy63HC0PGiKAh8diK2rJa1zP6a6oiiZh1CLm2Lz-v5xPSBkvFlkHS_IjV-iv7k7XGLdMIvaQn7bDhkjLS-JmJqvGgXLpVEnRiDj8vHDN1oUYtmDq3vbSFGxzHWcggw/s1600/20110523_90.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610281273648814258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCDaaimtbfuTZHiy63HC0PGiKAh8diK2rJa1zP6a6oiiZh1CLm2Lz-v5xPSBkvFlkHS_IjV-iv7k7XGLdMIvaQn7bDhkjLS-JmJqvGgXLpVEnRiDj8vHDN1oUYtmDq3vbSFGxzHWcggw/s400/20110523_90.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>We stopped in at a souvenir store and they had some neat things that Roamy really enjoyed...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cICh8Erlny6lYNJ8DFRxT6Z9VOv-Pzyt1Mm4j_FacV4XVs6N7SnYYOoX_L6WkGCmQTA4ugKh-GRRMzzCmDJPiXGIA61wuHqQvn80qaHNvHnCptF_5yv7Q2vHmF6GvBo6Y7PPPXySOdI/s1600/20110523_268.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610284842654943746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cICh8Erlny6lYNJ8DFRxT6Z9VOv-Pzyt1Mm4j_FacV4XVs6N7SnYYOoX_L6WkGCmQTA4ugKh-GRRMzzCmDJPiXGIA61wuHqQvn80qaHNvHnCptF_5yv7Q2vHmF6GvBo6Y7PPPXySOdI/s400/20110523_268.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>He even got to ride on a moose!!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixascvkUAbPkKxCa2P8cCLalCnMt2Vp3YUKt289YK1XhUfgfZFtNIinuvaMjJOWFhww3PBR1iIBj9EV-07fPJ5YWEwbzEfyCK-zhbhOPBxaXAV9uzQthY9JCLgH2RgOozlTqJSp5VWAoc/s1600/20110523_265.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610284831991391746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixascvkUAbPkKxCa2P8cCLalCnMt2Vp3YUKt289YK1XhUfgfZFtNIinuvaMjJOWFhww3PBR1iIBj9EV-07fPJ5YWEwbzEfyCK-zhbhOPBxaXAV9uzQthY9JCLgH2RgOozlTqJSp5VWAoc/s400/20110523_265.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 385px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>He thought the teepee was really neat....<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioziPHLrrtbnCx6mLq0Yua6_pU-RwmQAbIWyQ4o8Hq4hDo9esBhn0XyRf0bOYYC-vKMKa6keIZjzW0qvPDd0JWUGNuvB-RihT_GYIAH1Zz_pX1ZQt8_jv-wOCGNTOAeVN3Wd8ISgC0ITI/s1600/20110523_267.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610284820667566914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioziPHLrrtbnCx6mLq0Yua6_pU-RwmQAbIWyQ4o8Hq4hDo9esBhn0XyRf0bOYYC-vKMKa6keIZjzW0qvPDd0JWUGNuvB-RihT_GYIAH1Zz_pX1ZQt8_jv-wOCGNTOAeVN3Wd8ISgC0ITI/s400/20110523_267.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>See him poking out of it? hehe<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-cbABjZ_l6dY8MDm6SjY8Sr1-tQKwmt7xdd4hwriaC3D_YvisID_06tM8LYCj5gNxTIafvOvF7i8Btfeyo63Zh80gXDEXtuk5AhtoQ3w6XU9OMAjiZLOEsKHe9BVLEqAXbKWsu0HvcI/s1600/20110523_266.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610284822403497314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-cbABjZ_l6dY8MDm6SjY8Sr1-tQKwmt7xdd4hwriaC3D_YvisID_06tM8LYCj5gNxTIafvOvF7i8Btfeyo63Zh80gXDEXtuk5AhtoQ3w6XU9OMAjiZLOEsKHe9BVLEqAXbKWsu0HvcI/s400/20110523_266.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>We then went to visit the Floral Clock and he enjoyed posing in front of it....<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACHXYWjNoLp58DNJjPnxcvR1yBJPoPXNmD7gKAayOJp5kc-6pxX4uu7kE1DAz29bRlQdnrBzRKYtmclHXptC1NwrSR3Uw1sk3dP5hVSvDfPZjV0HKZ0pZAPRiRGWbkJU57S5jpW8n0Pw/s1600/20110523_168.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610282912520619730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACHXYWjNoLp58DNJjPnxcvR1yBJPoPXNmD7gKAayOJp5kc-6pxX4uu7kE1DAz29bRlQdnrBzRKYtmclHXptC1NwrSR3Uw1sk3dP5hVSvDfPZjV0HKZ0pZAPRiRGWbkJU57S5jpW8n0Pw/s400/20110523_168.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 270px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>There were beautiful tulips everywhere and he said they were so comfy to sit in:-)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLsPTKW8SM5p3IwcVKJd7qJ7CmlG_WRrVQJDrPrIp55sqZgfR5KGRreYEB-ikXO37llVX9f2p-20gMKN9ea88mnuC6gfCe_81u07Nu3cxBtpgp0219MQHoX3EGyLlwuNUhnoGxB5bY1E/s1600/20110523_164.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610282900397342754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLsPTKW8SM5p3IwcVKJd7qJ7CmlG_WRrVQJDrPrIp55sqZgfR5KGRreYEB-ikXO37llVX9f2p-20gMKN9ea88mnuC6gfCe_81u07Nu3cxBtpgp0219MQHoX3EGyLlwuNUhnoGxB5bY1E/s400/20110523_164.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 394px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The cherry blossom trees were in full bloom and so very gorgeous!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKj7Na6EWeLKrVDBDs7bhY3lXt5jzWLQpY-wtqBlRK_KyhU70O8-3rPvCMEWSN9dCBkxMj2-RWfa9NnoLaIC3I6U54OJfGkAHPhRrGklb5rXbdV0lBBceaGrAEejOjX5s0KnxiS9USD4/s1600/20110523_39.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610279484091092562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKj7Na6EWeLKrVDBDs7bhY3lXt5jzWLQpY-wtqBlRK_KyhU70O8-3rPvCMEWSN9dCBkxMj2-RWfa9NnoLaIC3I6U54OJfGkAHPhRrGklb5rXbdV0lBBceaGrAEejOjX5s0KnxiS9USD4/s400/20110523_39.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Roamy had to get up close and personal with the blossoms....<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_u5nwjLl4XD1meTXxi0Z9SiYqYVxwl0HBUJFPrCMfkTkEZq8TeIKQ1j-xEs_H5yq-bhuQ-gpUCtrmRyCnSEYlwsfa_Qg8K5_oOiCqH69cPLyMLDjFOQ7MIJqdGFqV7ud7y__NeOTn7o/s1600/20110523_37.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610258407849449506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_u5nwjLl4XD1meTXxi0Z9SiYqYVxwl0HBUJFPrCMfkTkEZq8TeIKQ1j-xEs_H5yq-bhuQ-gpUCtrmRyCnSEYlwsfa_Qg8K5_oOiCqH69cPLyMLDjFOQ7MIJqdGFqV7ud7y__NeOTn7o/s400/20110523_37.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 348px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>We also went to Merritt Park where they have bronze statues commemorating the hard working people from Canada and around the world who came to the Niagara Peninsula to build the waterway known as the Welland Canal.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPOY4l6VXPIxebm1rjs9yPR8sf1Tl7nbn3QFHaCJt43AXE900ja6Ut9vZUlS44aEGySkablzahItoEQe1N8j7aD0QYLFfxb0Ute7qR9vFFd1DT8Fli7q0Zc7Eqm3fAhZzKF7zbBt4Ums/s1600/20110523_254.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610282930928051378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPOY4l6VXPIxebm1rjs9yPR8sf1Tl7nbn3QFHaCJt43AXE900ja6Ut9vZUlS44aEGySkablzahItoEQe1N8j7aD0QYLFfxb0Ute7qR9vFFd1DT8Fli7q0Zc7Eqm3fAhZzKF7zbBt4Ums/s400/20110523_254.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Roamy sat on this statue's hands:-) I think he was just trying to get closer to the picnic basket that was sitting beside her!!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCydIZWQP3cgt-C_qyqT0_CjcCwGk-c6drloDaDHA6t0h3mhAn9ZczWDcspsvElS5sj-tL2yajED0p6CSMgYn_KaekaA8g0aRDayEWOe7c6jOSTSKg_Q1l7kdAP4EXH_JzpqUAJKgL6A/s1600/20110523_263.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610284811293849346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCydIZWQP3cgt-C_qyqT0_CjcCwGk-c6drloDaDHA6t0h3mhAn9ZczWDcspsvElS5sj-tL2yajED0p6CSMgYn_KaekaA8g0aRDayEWOe7c6jOSTSKg_Q1l7kdAP4EXH_JzpqUAJKgL6A/s400/20110523_263.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>We found this old cemetery named the Christian Warner Burial Grounds where many U.E. Loyalists are buried.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQIpwFI8XFFAwK1GS1VDsQFQuNapd_UAsepbS4Rj6Ifyb8Z6UWUGXOTokvz0dyagCFO-hOVu1XQxZwe2gtJbM-1Z5nDzq7gwtTs8td9m1u0GkxCfsFfLBDsucvEz10BRLaP-rM4x0a1w/s1600/20110523_32.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610253836345440386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQIpwFI8XFFAwK1GS1VDsQFQuNapd_UAsepbS4Rj6Ifyb8Z6UWUGXOTokvz0dyagCFO-hOVu1XQxZwe2gtJbM-1Z5nDzq7gwtTs8td9m1u0GkxCfsFfLBDsucvEz10BRLaP-rM4x0a1w/s400/20110523_32.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb79djPcGvrSI_9yi9HVswFksfSaPWMkgiEGZ8XjoyrkiXzKtu5zPn0E9cxmHenpFvxXr1QvtPdyTSOkrRcb04y_MA-3EmFWFFfannGNqcdfwizPPkWS0lgO5RJFxsz1iB_kgueJQBi0/s1600/Christian_and_Charity_Warner_s_Headstone.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610283497371486946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb79djPcGvrSI_9yi9HVswFksfSaPWMkgiEGZ8XjoyrkiXzKtu5zPn0E9cxmHenpFvxXr1QvtPdyTSOkrRcb04y_MA-3EmFWFFfannGNqcdfwizPPkWS0lgO5RJFxsz1iB_kgueJQBi0/s400/Christian_and_Charity_Warner_s_Headstone.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 268px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKKOOZVN7bHNAoVqHRSW1UV_AJSrz0aSyvCY5QQwkoblYwRV5fPxXa5l_c_fCBOZd0vw32WmQvN1TMNsCj-KK8Hbax3izboQK41mnSXM4tFm6ViU2sq8w26HCKAbi7P9VdD3PRDWU2w0/s1600/20110523_24.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610294661851893090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKKOOZVN7bHNAoVqHRSW1UV_AJSrz0aSyvCY5QQwkoblYwRV5fPxXa5l_c_fCBOZd0vw32WmQvN1TMNsCj-KK8Hbax3izboQK41mnSXM4tFm6ViU2sq8w26HCKAbi7P9VdD3PRDWU2w0/s400/20110523_24.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 241px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7AFwx5fU7Co6_TQVT6bSDsRBMv20MUFSgyv7drBIfoPLr9rMBqMx5Cqy3KaI1cOOMXkeGFBir7ECYlCXCNxqOOytL3_vp4mV39x1hQsJzlZlJPgGUN0yiNRXaLjDKefHBUf51WFQD1Y/s1600/20110523_23.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610253853060667394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7AFwx5fU7Co6_TQVT6bSDsRBMv20MUFSgyv7drBIfoPLr9rMBqMx5Cqy3KaI1cOOMXkeGFBir7ECYlCXCNxqOOytL3_vp4mV39x1hQsJzlZlJPgGUN0yiNRXaLjDKefHBUf51WFQD1Y/s400/20110523_23.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAc7CNbeKZ5tQ2qgn_2z6FVbLpZwJ8JdkFWbQ7Azu5Jeo0cWx3LWIB4xfSWL1_JjenKFOjbORtBHcx1PD0DdM1N1oh2lEW4ot5nnS_SgOKYMZDlF77f2X9YjJ1UtDtlH1JTGtZ8scdhs/s1600/20110523_20.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610279476195883858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAc7CNbeKZ5tQ2qgn_2z6FVbLpZwJ8JdkFWbQ7Azu5Jeo0cWx3LWIB4xfSWL1_JjenKFOjbORtBHcx1PD0DdM1N1oh2lEW4ot5nnS_SgOKYMZDlF77f2X9YjJ1UtDtlH1JTGtZ8scdhs/s400/20110523_20.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Apparently, this is the oldest known gravestone and it was placed into the interior face of this wall, so that it is preserved from further damage.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4zDcGPrccuAsU_KHngLhr-X-O1W076TEega1KHsJi5raqy4a7XSmWLxsZ79Sc7xGkmaJRBD1cgNtfmxHLYCqFsdSCn0eIigPJ2dUQj0lF1HD_bFXBDSSCQDVbctUd5z-H9mFWLR5ggk/s1600/20110523_5.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610253883491358882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4zDcGPrccuAsU_KHngLhr-X-O1W076TEega1KHsJi5raqy4a7XSmWLxsZ79Sc7xGkmaJRBD1cgNtfmxHLYCqFsdSCn0eIigPJ2dUQj0lF1HD_bFXBDSSCQDVbctUd5z-H9mFWLR5ggk/s400/20110523_5.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 363px;" /></a>I love walking through old cemeteries and Roamy seemed quite interested as well!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGrJ6jmMsCJmFJEY86rbewKDLmjTBrDA6SU2nM0o9dwF6MpW9wdcA3NRABO1q9qH_rabHdWHBITT8YUFqqnsVHlXMmP-5V7Ry_NStajtv1faql2e8QZi5qCnNQ2L3Z3A6qdp7pYY_0Sw/s1600/20110523_15.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610258400222817282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGrJ6jmMsCJmFJEY86rbewKDLmjTBrDA6SU2nM0o9dwF6MpW9wdcA3NRABO1q9qH_rabHdWHBITT8YUFqqnsVHlXMmP-5V7Ry_NStajtv1faql2e8QZi5qCnNQ2L3Z3A6qdp7pYY_0Sw/s400/20110523_15.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>On our last night in Niagara Falls, I told Roamy to get a good night's sleep because he had a long trip ahead of him, flying out to <a href="http://diadsie.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #a62f21;">Dianne</span></a> in PA:-)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4ShlA1FiCo1T5DgnE1YtCIDVhUqGN0vyDabb635cGui5OSEprNa9mKyd1sWTy5smZKUIxvhvEuJmOhlFLtU3POcjcV5-FazY3ke2ij5UhKStwybVTYg_plt1j9dCj6Hz1jnTXzJkAsw/s1600/20110523_162.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610294655989087410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4ShlA1FiCo1T5DgnE1YtCIDVhUqGN0vyDabb635cGui5OSEprNa9mKyd1sWTy5smZKUIxvhvEuJmOhlFLtU3POcjcV5-FazY3ke2ij5UhKStwybVTYg_plt1j9dCj6Hz1jnTXzJkAsw/s400/20110523_162.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>I truly enjoyed having Roamy visiting me and I'm gonna miss the little guy. Goodbye, Roamy, I will never forget you:-) Hugs xoxo<br />
<br />
<div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-timestamp"> </span> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-83857658001739439552011-05-20T03:39:00.000-07:002011-05-20T03:39:29.140-07:00Roamy in Canada!!!See that red dot? That's where Roamy is right now, safe with me:-) , <a href="http://peascorner.blogspot.com/2011/05/roaming-gnome-is-here.html">Pea of Peas Corner</a>. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVceFxmX_cFOcgg1qcQ6g2CueBwPqTKQJT45YDtmnqNGzh_DSNuU3znLG505i3dUcZaoTC6x9R8GgeLmZWIxvbZ716DeOglCTsrpH_UR5FPQ-oonTiOibqcpdzukZZnzHvHZeeX0MRmHI/s1600/sudbury_map.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608512778734406818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVceFxmX_cFOcgg1qcQ6g2CueBwPqTKQJT45YDtmnqNGzh_DSNuU3znLG505i3dUcZaoTC6x9R8GgeLmZWIxvbZ716DeOglCTsrpH_UR5FPQ-oonTiOibqcpdzukZZnzHvHZeeX0MRmHI/s400/sudbury_map.gif" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 344px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Roamy the <span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Roaming Gnome</span> has been here for a couple of weeks now and the poor lad has had to wait for me to get better before I could bring him out sightseeing! I don't think he minded waiting, though, since he made friends with Tinkerbell and spent his time with her:-) I think she was giving him some attitude in this picture! lol<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1FwARAbtZTg_4N1peZHD2-dWJ51hyphenhyphenyMQk1Jyt7YQjtJtM7hHSRc7nBIRhqGoHtFWywAn5SgxLDxd8BwUwZRiVULDs82zvtMkGf1xS85zHDw7RhDl6ZX7VJdQywoWNLloUQY61C-8f30/s1600/20110519_7.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608513823682210402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1FwARAbtZTg_4N1peZHD2-dWJ51hyphenhyphenyMQk1Jyt7YQjtJtM7hHSRc7nBIRhqGoHtFWywAn5SgxLDxd8BwUwZRiVULDs82zvtMkGf1xS85zHDw7RhDl6ZX7VJdQywoWNLloUQY61C-8f30/s400/20110519_7.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 338px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Finally it was time to go do some sightseeing. I had told him about our<span style="color: #006600; font-weight: bold;"> Science North</span> and he said that was the first place he wanted to see. He was all excited when he saw we were getting close to it:-)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuux5IGJoNG1ilcbU3dNmwTDc7Ce6mEl_OzHpKdVOD2Vgdt4bRz88KZOXAcO6SWiapM-XAStR6CMKke1UOsFbx0CIht3d5gv1-pRDOOH_CKe5AxehqZg4xzG1dtIUqc32nHZ_LWo4eW8/s1600/20110515_34.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608492093770361202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuux5IGJoNG1ilcbU3dNmwTDc7Ce6mEl_OzHpKdVOD2Vgdt4bRz88KZOXAcO6SWiapM-XAStR6CMKke1UOsFbx0CIht3d5gv1-pRDOOH_CKe5AxehqZg4xzG1dtIUqc32nHZ_LWo4eW8/s400/20110515_34.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><b style="color: #006600;">Science North</b> is an interactive science museum here in Sudbury. The complex, which is Northern Ontario's most popular tourist attraction, consists of two snowflake-shaped buildings on the southwestern shore of Lake Ramsey.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR2CUPTzqEOGpEKrFUrt1-_QQhwwHCMvrsigT8UCA2cYnU9Opv_ZpVyits3C57Hey2KnDRviWmVDrltfX1W7BrlCIw6Kt1eH4s8IoVjUPR8CtuU7NJX65UrowzbgJEoPMv_FheA4YKY8/s1600/science+north2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608501246351210930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAR2CUPTzqEOGpEKrFUrt1-_QQhwwHCMvrsigT8UCA2cYnU9Opv_ZpVyits3C57Hey2KnDRviWmVDrltfX1W7BrlCIw6Kt1eH4s8IoVjUPR8CtuU7NJX65UrowzbgJEoPMv_FheA4YKY8/s400/science+north2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 263px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>In this picture I was showing Roamy the part of Science North that is the restaurant...on the right hand side.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsheeKgW-FK-KWhlROPkiNl_F4ul00_LOld7r38Ho1oMxWrVXDkleEafghdP-LZDDdue0b8K5pFWJxmFJ927OllCohu5iwp95hTjcjRe1S1-emiTAYlqcAvIoDO8Gf5pNIHGJp7Z-Wrc/s1600/20110515_35.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608492105826648530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsheeKgW-FK-KWhlROPkiNl_F4ul00_LOld7r38Ho1oMxWrVXDkleEafghdP-LZDDdue0b8K5pFWJxmFJ927OllCohu5iwp95hTjcjRe1S1-emiTAYlqcAvIoDO8Gf5pNIHGJp7Z-Wrc/s400/20110515_35.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 286px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>We then made our way to the<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"> Big Nickel.</span> Roamy told me he'd love to bring a Canadian nickel home with him but I told him this nickel was a bit TOO big to fit in his pocket! hehe His eyes got huge when he saw the size of it!!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJqbc9ZLzW9eiWgStNoaXOCZZ0KtyB1QuPgRI_yVqopUmzlEVmp9VcjRmKLsQx2nKQ9sIF1ohN_Qf2T5aTaz9snW-dpBVh67psD8l8q4uVWtRVmaqNqIQPaHIQpfS5e0POdeYPnsEipk/s1600/20110515_42.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608492106897225074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJqbc9ZLzW9eiWgStNoaXOCZZ0KtyB1QuPgRI_yVqopUmzlEVmp9VcjRmKLsQx2nKQ9sIF1ohN_Qf2T5aTaz9snW-dpBVh67psD8l8q4uVWtRVmaqNqIQPaHIQpfS5e0POdeYPnsEipk/s400/20110515_42.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 377px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>The<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><b style="color: #cc0000;">Big Nickel</b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>is a nine-metre (30 ft) replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel, located at the grounds of Dynamic Earth in Sudbury, Ontario. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest coin.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJqbc9ZLzW9eiWgStNoaXOCZZ0KtyB1QuPgRI_yVqopUmzlEVmp9VcjRmKLsQx2nKQ9sIF1ohN_Qf2T5aTaz9snW-dpBVh67psD8l8q4uVWtRVmaqNqIQPaHIQpfS5e0POdeYPnsEipk/s1600/20110515_42.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cpD8_UQZobp-zpSvtaeQR4TccM9JbOQDFqF0-Ajn_YO2_QTJYAEiCGILq5qXLz86DUgXnbz2adgpduwdMADzyq-3xPItP1J_GUyodM6nTj5QiopiVQx3TYR6To9SHkRyZcccLYoM6kI/s1600/DSC_0861.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608500597506202114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cpD8_UQZobp-zpSvtaeQR4TccM9JbOQDFqF0-Ajn_YO2_QTJYAEiCGILq5qXLz86DUgXnbz2adgpduwdMADzyq-3xPItP1J_GUyodM6nTj5QiopiVQx3TYR6To9SHkRyZcccLYoM6kI/s400/DSC_0861.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Roamy was quite in awe of the <span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">Inco Superstack</span> as well!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0ZldECdK6ExwpXmd8ENCLIWZBzTM7c-SvKdT4SAltaZpJS2gPB-JnmXexnSWcDgEbodr4VgbkAjKdMgki2wHNT69UXDjey61Ox4wK231-z1XG0uBDlMTpWBxZDo9HU03AQ-DZQqE0f8/s1600/20110515_43.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608493063493524738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0ZldECdK6ExwpXmd8ENCLIWZBzTM7c-SvKdT4SAltaZpJS2gPB-JnmXexnSWcDgEbodr4VgbkAjKdMgki2wHNT69UXDjey61Ox4wK231-z1XG0uBDlMTpWBxZDo9HU03AQ-DZQqE0f8/s400/20110515_43.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 347px;" /></a>The <span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">Inco Superstack</span> in Sudbury Ontario, with a height of 380 meters (1,247 ft), is the tallest chimney in Canada and the Western hemisphere, and the second tallest freestanding chimney in the world after the Power Station in Kazakhstan. It is also the second tallest freestanding structure of any type in Canada, ranking behind the CN Tower but ahead of First Canadian Place, and the 27th tallest freestanding structure in the world. The Superstack sits atop the largest nickel smelting operation in the world at Inco's Copper Cliff processing facility in the city of Greater Sudbury. It was constructed in 1972 at an estimated cost of 25 million dollars.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9LFL-JNLo8C1es0o9c4U-LwdPPavVYCErFMCH9EPfig1bRJET7y4p7UzMvuGewKNEeuPH9rhtKfgb_K26H0sF-Ri6Ps5sW_MPih8qvgERpgTgDuRYk_T0iiEQFs0qT6W799mWY7iXJA/s1600/Inco_Superstack.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608506705783334866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9LFL-JNLo8C1es0o9c4U-LwdPPavVYCErFMCH9EPfig1bRJET7y4p7UzMvuGewKNEeuPH9rhtKfgb_K26H0sF-Ri6Ps5sW_MPih8qvgERpgTgDuRYk_T0iiEQFs0qT6W799mWY7iXJA/s400/Inco_Superstack.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 303px;" /></a>On our way to another tourist attraction, we came upon an <span style="color: #993300; font-weight: bold;">Inukshuk</span> that someone had built on top of a rock outcropping. Roamy didn't realize what a climb we'd have to get to it but I didn't have the heart to say no to him:-) What does this represent, he wanted to know? The mysterious stone figures known as inuksuit can be found throughout the circumpolar world. Inukshuk, the singular of inuksuit, means "in the likeness of a human" in the Inuit language. They are monuments made of unworked stones that are used by the Inuit for communication and survival. The traditional meaning of the inukshuk is "Someone was here" or "You are on the right path."<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CVG-kF9Mpqb8hpoXY0jKvQ2lgSPY_JIwo2_0VrAR-mnuSxfepf2hqhRej99UZug3tbeKpC7F6tGIyrGMs2BS-rwq3dqQeXtKCSa2rlo1uwLOzguV4Fm7sGtisuMeb-ipLeb93VcPs14/s1600/20110515_50.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608493071461295762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CVG-kF9Mpqb8hpoXY0jKvQ2lgSPY_JIwo2_0VrAR-mnuSxfepf2hqhRej99UZug3tbeKpC7F6tGIyrGMs2BS-rwq3dqQeXtKCSa2rlo1uwLOzguV4Fm7sGtisuMeb-ipLeb93VcPs14/s400/20110515_50.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Our next stop was to visit the <span style="color: #993399; font-weight: bold;">Miner's Monument</span>. I told Roamy how much this monument means to me because my father worked underground in the nickel mine for over 30 years!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mZQTgW1ae5lUAiyHKp-GyKoYxO7gIfNG-u3zOMehyiE2Ap2s_W8lYDyqmSBjNLbj82JxIrTwTG_sAwWoG2rOM-nLny6v-eJhPLP2NwqWLotUvl2HNNRX1W3G9QOC3CotN8WgtAw7_XA/s1600/20110515_24.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608492088619942674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mZQTgW1ae5lUAiyHKp-GyKoYxO7gIfNG-u3zOMehyiE2Ap2s_W8lYDyqmSBjNLbj82JxIrTwTG_sAwWoG2rOM-nLny6v-eJhPLP2NwqWLotUvl2HNNRX1W3G9QOC3CotN8WgtAw7_XA/s400/20110515_24.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>This sculpture(15 ft high/4.7 metres) symbolizes workers extracting mineral resources to build their community.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WIm4XVlO0nz6sVQxmEqeAlpkOwu0bx3Vsgn_ce6yjO2HdjyhyphenhyphennduvRBZSj-bFV9n-CWxVFWmsPuAnwl29t2510w1JMHobrWVsRLet_HXO9wgsAIaL68SY_8jWHnunUtpci6wlrUq1yE/s1600/7be518df-ca8b-4256-8ec1-4a65c8fcab7c.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608508964148081794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WIm4XVlO0nz6sVQxmEqeAlpkOwu0bx3Vsgn_ce6yjO2HdjyhyphenhyphennduvRBZSj-bFV9n-CWxVFWmsPuAnwl29t2510w1JMHobrWVsRLet_HXO9wgsAIaL68SY_8jWHnunUtpci6wlrUq1yE/s400/7be518df-ca8b-4256-8ec1-4a65c8fcab7c.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>Roamy said he would have liked to have been a miner as well but as I told him it's hard and dirty work! Can you see him in this picture? :-)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80MROcFEGfVW2JmrO9uMwaa9knnhCXnTgQo-VDgTEuhywXZKWnBxSHxcLyZVXArzIE9jxEsckgy_fnbTez05AZ3BZImf6qtKcr0_h02UmbK2-zWLc4dcgHdwDLmE_HWkB02cPS1Y_WPA/s1600/20110515_29.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608508441016358930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80MROcFEGfVW2JmrO9uMwaa9knnhCXnTgQo-VDgTEuhywXZKWnBxSHxcLyZVXArzIE9jxEsckgy_fnbTez05AZ3BZImf6qtKcr0_h02UmbK2-zWLc4dcgHdwDLmE_HWkB02cPS1Y_WPA/s400/20110515_29.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Before heading home we stopped in at <span style="color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;">Canadian Tire</span>, a store that sells everything from car parts to kitchen appliances:-) He helped me pick out a new white stove fan...what a great helper!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28aCqbTMPVjAgIIZLSjQe-2dbxyuSmCFEINZOleNH4DWgi7wHmxoz74ilUxsB0bZ_V1akrjJNY9_cDUY1p2wt38kRQ0wmcQv2Ef_j1CrFEDVBzpz0Bn4x72vbypM5IsD1qHLMOaZKImM/s1600/20110515_22.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608492079476633794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28aCqbTMPVjAgIIZLSjQe-2dbxyuSmCFEINZOleNH4DWgi7wHmxoz74ilUxsB0bZ_V1akrjJNY9_cDUY1p2wt38kRQ0wmcQv2Ef_j1CrFEDVBzpz0Bn4x72vbypM5IsD1qHLMOaZKImM/s400/20110515_22.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 395px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>They also have a garden center so we went in and ummmm....errrrrr....there kind of was an accident with one of our black bears....<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgR5eYt7QgB18NPcEBEFhi2I9Y3pfluvBHzgSyhOovHNeo2qBewdMx6LlOvfhxHEBCx-mIp4AYVfx3QKDWaKcXfNWSzQKuzr0qMdGdsxIreOdtyJ0uLNbmEKJJVS9uEhuJkBU1qKtOVXM/s1600/20110430_2.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608528504575608466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgR5eYt7QgB18NPcEBEFhi2I9Y3pfluvBHzgSyhOovHNeo2qBewdMx6LlOvfhxHEBCx-mIp4AYVfx3QKDWaKcXfNWSzQKuzr0qMdGdsxIreOdtyJ0uLNbmEKJJVS9uEhuJkBU1qKtOVXM/s400/20110430_2.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 230px;" /></a>Noooooo, it wasn't Roamy, it was another gnome who got smooshed. I think he knew him, though, because I could hear him saying "Hey, Ralph, can you hear me?".....I don't think Roamy liked it very much in that store! hehe<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ip9QbebL9z4UgS7dvLXp-d7CJxMQSLacYf-DPCDNlMr3Crulh1Di8s4dGLyD8nEvx5yp0UCLqaR0z2H01OMjS_QKp9XELRXNkXP92x9OAkkThbPkk0m3pHac3iw-bIGH1POqKjI1kFQ/s1600/20110430_5.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608528522997855458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ip9QbebL9z4UgS7dvLXp-d7CJxMQSLacYf-DPCDNlMr3Crulh1Di8s4dGLyD8nEvx5yp0UCLqaR0z2H01OMjS_QKp9XELRXNkXP92x9OAkkThbPkk0m3pHac3iw-bIGH1POqKjI1kFQ/s400/20110430_5.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 246px;" /></a>Roamy is going to go visit <a href="http://diadsie.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #339999; font-weight: bold;">Dianne</span></a> in PA next but before I send him out to her, he's coming to Niagara Falls with me this weekend:-) I'll make another post with the pictures I take of him at the Falls on Tuesday! Hugs xoxoKaren thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-29468315804209355392011-05-17T12:21:00.001-07:002011-05-17T12:21:49.646-07:00Roamy, O Roamy...wherefore art thou?.......Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569164111598314430.post-35644094376665805572011-04-09T23:31:00.000-07:002011-04-09T23:36:53.183-07:00Roamy on the Mackinac Bridge to the Land of the Yoopers<div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6323539565860667757"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAg481sgUhOftU27oHClZw5OvCwoR_TSSN3pEm07gEsCMDBf3pxTZ-_srRIDN8F2lflafUEcxAeXvk2gu3XUAQ_HxEAPDEPVOnfDv6TAbhJT6TFnI5fQWL6qbOsIR0Mhbxsu0R2RWO57m/s1600/roamy+longv+bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAg481sgUhOftU27oHClZw5OvCwoR_TSSN3pEm07gEsCMDBf3pxTZ-_srRIDN8F2lflafUEcxAeXvk2gu3XUAQ_HxEAPDEPVOnfDv6TAbhJT6TFnI5fQWL6qbOsIR0Mhbxsu0R2RWO57m/s640/roamy+longv+bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Because he is interested in becoming a bridge building engineer, Roamy spent a lot of time exploring the Mighty Mac (as the 5 mile-long suspension bridge connecting Michigan's two peninsulas is fondly called). The bridge connects the city of St. Ignace on the north end with the village of Mackinaw City on the south. <br />
<br />
"Mrs. <a href="http://perennialpassion.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #990000;">Zoey</span></a>," he asked before we crossed the bridge, " Could we stop here and get out of the car so I can check out the substructure underneath the bridge?" <em>He is such a precocious little gnome</em>. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFy5D3OjRun2kHcxq5JfNknFad9vBbv4xxOj6RaHRITXHbUcYo-9sYO_MH4t70jKCohVqRRvEOu3gS-77LvoLZY8543vNHcGe6RP_sKvgqye_4oT3XXiSDsgE6WHxeA32LU1RRX7aREth/s1600/roamy+under+bridge+%2528Medium%2529-tile+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLFy5D3OjRun2kHcxq5JfNknFad9vBbv4xxOj6RaHRITXHbUcYo-9sYO_MH4t70jKCohVqRRvEOu3gS-77LvoLZY8543vNHcGe6RP_sKvgqye_4oT3XXiSDsgE6WHxeA32LU1RRX7aREth/s640/roamy+under+bridge+%2528Medium%2529-tile+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
"Impressive," he said as he inspected every little detail. "I wonder how long it took to complete this bridge."<br />
<br />
I informed him that the building began in 1954 (waaay before Mrs. Zoey was born) and the bridge opened to traffic on November 1, 1957.<br />
<br />
"Amazing," he replied. "Mr. Zoey, Could you please drive across the road to the lighthouse?"<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77wqR96BeoY_F3Wkv5LM8T04CeUfYlzzzrqpwIRh0j6rvZhEDiTeM3GUQyePwfLNL3gwjFsp3ev7FJGG47KXqF_ghpDmqW3LBX33Pog483NgEFRr-sAgvXTIQ9ddEfyd4CmMCm06FJKpO/s1600/roamy+lighthouse+combined+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77wqR96BeoY_F3Wkv5LM8T04CeUfYlzzzrqpwIRh0j6rvZhEDiTeM3GUQyePwfLNL3gwjFsp3ev7FJGG47KXqF_ghpDmqW3LBX33Pog483NgEFRr-sAgvXTIQ9ddEfyd4CmMCm06FJKpO/s640/roamy+lighthouse+combined+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
How could Mr. Zoey resist a sweet face like that? <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
As all with most young boys, Roamy loved this cannon near fort Michilimackinac. (I know some of the native American words are tough to pronounce - Mish-el-mac-a-naw)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfl038D0ZIKu0zcas5LKvV1k5otagVnoRgR0-Lh9Y8TLKV6neP_hgUjVGV8LmNGBW3JVM-XyAzdUxwWz5be86o_SBFJDMMN0GUlhcmIGS6gwR96utNUMRUhQIJQ_RHVHAjtRfE9srpxFf/s1600/roamy+cannon+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfl038D0ZIKu0zcas5LKvV1k5otagVnoRgR0-Lh9Y8TLKV6neP_hgUjVGV8LmNGBW3JVM-XyAzdUxwWz5be86o_SBFJDMMN0GUlhcmIGS6gwR96utNUMRUhQIJQ_RHVHAjtRfE9srpxFf/s400/roamy+cannon+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
We drove through Mackinaw City (the city ends in a "w", the bridge and island end in a "c"--yet both are pronounced the exact same - mac-a-naw--very confusing, I know).<br />
<br />
"Mr. Zoey, why are there so many fudge shops in Mackinaw?" Interesting that Roamy should notice the overabundance of fudge shops. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSekG9GJfckiAeQvRQc36BEV_Q9ugdei-c86N3IrMGpef2G6C73L5K8Xc7Lhqavbj33eUnhhtPcvsF2ioHMgep8DzUFT3c0jA1lNtdXaM-aUSeejNidzyEopT96tgsvXaK6Aqr947SqFK/s1600/100_7812+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSekG9GJfckiAeQvRQc36BEV_Q9ugdei-c86N3IrMGpef2G6C73L5K8Xc7Lhqavbj33eUnhhtPcvsF2ioHMgep8DzUFT3c0jA1lNtdXaM-aUSeejNidzyEopT96tgsvXaK6Aqr947SqFK/s400/100_7812+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the years the city has become known for its fudge. Tourists are referred to as "fudgies" because they buy so much of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeZjmu6ZksTEjxFD1A6ZlvJZ0m-CGC_RPZ_cUa9hP8QPcGIhW1vo9gKKV5qEBO5dpjoe5yFuMU2fRtl-h53DXxR3z-hVwGQTqZe5KfAkUgXm0tIkp9ZqZfSLGcILjCko-fi_Tk77i6_yG/s1600/roamy+fudge+shop++%2528Medium%2529-tile+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeZjmu6ZksTEjxFD1A6ZlvJZ0m-CGC_RPZ_cUa9hP8QPcGIhW1vo9gKKV5qEBO5dpjoe5yFuMU2fRtl-h53DXxR3z-hVwGQTqZe5KfAkUgXm0tIkp9ZqZfSLGcILjCko-fi_Tk77i6_yG/s640/roamy+fudge+shop++%2528Medium%2529-tile+%2528Medium%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Roamy talked us into buying 4 different kinds before he was finally ready to jump back in the car and cross the Big Mac. I told him he was now an official "fudgie".<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVehLc7l_x29xck23hzSPKYESYiUFGKxOGnXd89EfDUIJAUUOzfcqKlrSCHf7BcamAz6smXCQ7qDSVEXU2R-hwJCGQHygi0eax1husrLaDIHdrOR5V4qbmQJIlb-tB_fZcDlanY5V6hDB/s1600/roamylooking+bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVehLc7l_x29xck23hzSPKYESYiUFGKxOGnXd89EfDUIJAUUOzfcqKlrSCHf7BcamAz6smXCQ7qDSVEXU2R-hwJCGQHygi0eax1husrLaDIHdrOR5V4qbmQJIlb-tB_fZcDlanY5V6hDB/s640/roamylooking+bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Roamy seemed a bit agitated as we drove up the slow incline to the halfway point of the bridge. I noticed a few sweat beads on his brow as we drove along the outer lane (next to the water).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f7gcj-29Vmvm7lI-Vss9Qw9snErHAdJXSb5kIKBAbyU-we0HZf8JqvfS80LFloagLfkMYBOrr9G3VyFxrIr5cIq7L3uIjPQYw5FD6bjVsvORoYyOgrTEn8qfqyQdm9FKwxIEjmfiLbjM/s1600/roamy+looking+over+bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6f7gcj-29Vmvm7lI-Vss9Qw9snErHAdJXSb5kIKBAbyU-we0HZf8JqvfS80LFloagLfkMYBOrr9G3VyFxrIr5cIq7L3uIjPQYw5FD6bjVsvORoYyOgrTEn8qfqyQdm9FKwxIEjmfiLbjM/s320/roamy+looking+over+bridge+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I informed Roamy that we were now 199 feet above the water. <br />
<br />
"How deep is the water below us?" he asked. Did I detect a tremble in his voice?<br />
<br />
"250 feet," I replied.<br />
<br />
PLOP! The noise startled me. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3Um7VWupqujyN-Dy1DanteCDvzp0zUQBFJcQiIAvaAw6dUu3O4x8Fct3Vg-AcxyHZ_h8iMTKO4Eqc5qpbagDz6pGb3Hx8UKIznz-cFjq3V_IhhDJWFFMRLCr_CXFEqTQDAffzWRRvJtW/s1600/roamy+faint+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3Um7VWupqujyN-Dy1DanteCDvzp0zUQBFJcQiIAvaAw6dUu3O4x8Fct3Vg-AcxyHZ_h8iMTKO4Eqc5qpbagDz6pGb3Hx8UKIznz-cFjq3V_IhhDJWFFMRLCr_CXFEqTQDAffzWRRvJtW/s400/roamy+faint+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Poor Roamy passed out cold from fright!<br />
<br />
There are many people who fear crossing this bridge. Some absolutely cannot drive themselves across. The toll takers call them "timmies" -- people who have to stop and ask for help in getting to the other side of the bridge. It is said that many timmies have to get in the backseat and close their eyes as one of the bridge workers drive them across the Straits of Mackinac. Even some big burly truck drivers have to have the Mackinac Bridge Authority take the wheel of their rig to drive them across. <br />
<br />
Luckily we had all that fudge. I waved a big hunk of chocolate almond across Roamy's nose and he woke right up! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4pF7pI9RfTWMPima8uXqjEd3xarWBPHS_NFNX1HOTcF2gX0V-XS1E-e1A0f5Tyf_cz0t1M_SQ_wdhSLujNB10xbqAmcfdpT_6f9TMJ4aGn5E5D8zklr131tluVKUseAKQDOYEY6x57Fh/s1600/roamy+fudge+nose+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX4pF7pI9RfTWMPima8uXqjEd3xarWBPHS_NFNX1HOTcF2gX0V-XS1E-e1A0f5Tyf_cz0t1M_SQ_wdhSLujNB10xbqAmcfdpT_6f9TMJ4aGn5E5D8zklr131tluVKUseAKQDOYEY6x57Fh/s320/roamy+fudge+nose+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Within 60 seconds he was all better and able to stand as we approached the toll booth to enter Michigan's upper peninsula.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYPexlxToISa1r9b4yT_5D8Yw4c2TqpCyYY_XbjyM9l8Dmkp_TKZvxy_HDyA6mOW3P5ewYNx5SXf-NQd6H7-2s7nuz-mwDzU8lfrG3QKH0FBB9ODTm_ZNDmFtbCn8F-Du-SERg7lm7QsW/s1600/100_7832+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYPexlxToISa1r9b4yT_5D8Yw4c2TqpCyYY_XbjyM9l8Dmkp_TKZvxy_HDyA6mOW3P5ewYNx5SXf-NQd6H7-2s7nuz-mwDzU8lfrG3QKH0FBB9ODTm_ZNDmFtbCn8F-Du-SERg7lm7QsW/s400/100_7832+%2528Medium%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
It was an enjoyable honor to host Roamy. I hope he had as much fun as Mr. Zoey and I had introducing him to Michigan's Mighty Mac and taking him into the land of the Yoopers (residents of MI's upper peninsula are referred to as Yoopers---it comes from the abbreviation UP for upper peninsula).<br />
<br />
Tomorrow I will pick another destination for Roamy. I will email the person selected. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. Roamy has decided that his vocation may not be designing bridges. He says that perhaps a florist would be his true calling.</div><div style="clear: both;"></div></div>Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.com7