tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100155802024-03-07T18:35:10.576-08:00twistin sandy's blogwherein you will find ramblings about fiber dyeing, spinning, knitting,... and photos (sometimes), family and friend updates, rants when i need to, lack of upper case letters, weird punctuation and freedom of expression (especially mine)! To answer the question of where did it come from... this "twisted mom/twisted sandy" thing. ...during the 90's a group of my spinning students became spinning friends, which morphed into Twisted Sisters, which evolved into calling me the Twisted Mom.Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.comBlogger818125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-88546069744840258152014-02-17T12:45:00.001-08:002014-02-17T12:45:30.574-08:00sisters' weekend at the beach<div>we rented a little house close to Fort Stevens state park for a long weekend. turned out to be a very rainy and windy weekend with flood warnings.... and the wind howled line a banshee all night.</div><div><br></div><div>so we've been staying inside in the warm and dry, snackin' and drinkin' wine while we watch movies.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvEYkz3BPPm5b8m5Z4Us0UTA-xRE0K0Wr-CUDWky-Qovrz5ugU6I_-p-i97QDXq9Rop-pLqOnYK3ZJTaXPwQVjzZZDQpFZZJPu4cOTwqRpzR3BL2kTSwtRbTSNYpRAfbGdKeyog/s640/blogger-image-2117722573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvEYkz3BPPm5b8m5Z4Us0UTA-xRE0K0Wr-CUDWky-Qovrz5ugU6I_-p-i97QDXq9Rop-pLqOnYK3ZJTaXPwQVjzZZDQpFZZJPu4cOTwqRpzR3BL2kTSwtRbTSNYpRAfbGdKeyog/s640/blogger-image-2117722573.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLoH-r91L79hoCAQ5rMv10mXCIiwYwefqz0X6_joUWEeL04-uDx75mNbbYxKrNESyPjTZ-J6XMH80ZgHdBwlejl4s1nNlRGGk-qcM8ixCvJAYOyVcSYedLEabJTplqAKZuhI0lw/s640/blogger-image--405526513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLoH-r91L79hoCAQ5rMv10mXCIiwYwefqz0X6_joUWEeL04-uDx75mNbbYxKrNESyPjTZ-J6XMH80ZgHdBwlejl4s1nNlRGGk-qcM8ixCvJAYOyVcSYedLEabJTplqAKZuhI0lw/s640/blogger-image--405526513.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BsTr3owNIPPWizdXcep6cyrScneRtyKhgpqssBtKe5KUyCbnF6Z1r2XMwFJrUDjsVz8rqR1iReE82Xs-Os9SdCF6SNhjcXQiwzRhBapSn5GZQQiqC9T1MYhRm2KdB6rFxMzleg/s640/blogger-image--1754278585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BsTr3owNIPPWizdXcep6cyrScneRtyKhgpqssBtKe5KUyCbnF6Z1r2XMwFJrUDjsVz8rqR1iReE82Xs-Os9SdCF6SNhjcXQiwzRhBapSn5GZQQiqC9T1MYhRm2KdB6rFxMzleg/s640/blogger-image--1754278585.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-13015852267121821822014-02-14T23:36:00.000-08:002014-02-14T23:37:15.665-08:00our new Husky!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jim has been searching online for a couple of months for a Siberian Husky... mostly thru rescue sites and shelters. this guy came to live with us yesterday, brought here by the woman who had rescued him from a shelter and has had him for 2 months. she really seemed to love him, but he has proven himself to be very aggressive toward cats and she has 2 cats! his name is Timber... probably as in "TimberWolf" and we are calling him Timba. he is about 1 1/2 years old, very sweet and very smart. seems to learn quickly, tho one steep learning curve is about cruising counter tops and getting into whatever is there. we have some learning to do, too. don't leave anything food related where he can possibly get to it. he is already strongly bonded to Jim... lies by the door if Jim goes out, and waits until he comes back in. the biggest problem is<br />
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while C & K went to NJ for the super bowl, i stayed with the grandkids and dogs for 8 days. it was a laid back and quiet time... we had a more than adequate food supply so didn't really need to go anywhere. they were both feeling kinda ill so skipped the art class on friday and i was trying to recover from shingles.... a thoroughly awful disease. their favorite tv show now is "The Big Bang Theory", of which they had many many recorded episodes, so we had a marathon of nerds. and now i believe i've seen as many episodes as i need to see. the puppy, Ky is 6 months old now and is all puppy all the time. the older dog (both Chinooks) likes the puppy and spends time playing with him... but has her limits, as did the 3 of us humans.<br />
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by very good fortune, i came home from Duvall after xmas with several batches of very lovely spinning fiber which <a href="http://woolgatheringsfibers.com/">Kate </a>had rejected as not up to her standards/quality control. this is BFL/silk, a delight to spin into lovely yarn. i love how the copper shows up as a subtle glow in the yarn. already spun is a blue/black alpaca/silk destined to be featured in something very special.</div>
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Jim and Tasha took the trip to Woodburn today to <a href="http://pooch.org/">Project Pooch</a> to meet Luna and see if she might be the right one for us to adopt. (see 1/15/14) Tasha seemed vaguely interested in sniffing her, but Luna returned the gesture with a growl. seems Luna doesn't much like other female dogs, evidenced by her<br />
behavior toward them at Pooch. so, after the 2 were observed together by people in charge there, it was decided that this would not be a good match. they suggested that we try to find a male husky and will be looking for one for us, and in the meantime we will continue our search.<br />
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This gorgeous gal needs an all-adult, Husky-savvy family who will appreciate her Siberian Husky energy and attitude toward life.
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This gorgeous gal needs an all-adult, Husky-savvy family who will appreciate her Siberian Husky energy and attitude toward life.
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we feel like we're a 2-dog family and miss Meika in all her Siberian Huskiness, so are looking at finding another Siberian to keep poor lonely Tasha company (and us, too). Tasha came from Project Pooch approx. 9 years ago, so we checked out <a href="http://pooch.org/">pooch.org</a> again and found Luna looking for a family of her own. we are still doing the checking into, but she is definitely a good possibility. now we need to take Tasha with us and go for a visit with Luna. the next step, if this looks like a good "fit" would be that they would bring her here for a visit and if all goes well, she would have an over-night with us... and then if that goes well, we would adopt her. can't believe i'm thinking of signing up for lots more years of wall-to-wall husky hair all over the domain, but they really are wonderful pets and members of the family! and yes, they indeed DO have attitude!</div>
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well, i guess i need to start somewhere! the past couple of weeks have been rather a blur. new year's eve i started having what seemed like a re-run of late Nov. cold/flu/not well feeling. by thursday evening had a fever of 103 and could hardly breathe. went to bed and soon called J to help me get to bathroom and then call 911... and you know i had to feel like crap to get to that point. so, rescue came, went to ER,spent several hours with the tests, xrays etc., and diagnosis that it was probably pneumonia and not flu. soon joined there by family support... Jim, who had followed the ambulance from home and Robin, Chuck and Curbie. finally admitted and put to bed. it's been many years since i've been in hospital and hope it's many more before i'm there again. the care and attention was beyond excellent... the major problem being that all that left no time for sleep. i was at the new Kaiser Westside Medical Center, with state-of-the-art everything... including a computer on a pull down to my level arm where i could click on a menu for choices on all meals and snacks, scheduled to be delivered whenever i wanted to have them. really! and the food was pretty good. and the nursing and other staff seemed to be cream-of-the-crop people. Kaiser seemed to have had an advantage in recruiting staff... offering this new facility plus some definite perks that come with working for them. there were people from hospitals all over Portland and (almost) every one that i dealt with seemed highly qualified. so, after 5 nights there... i'm home in my queendom and ever so happy to be here. energy is coming back!! and so happy i've banished that dark thought that lives in the back of my mind that goes something like "you get old, you get pneumonia, then go to the hospital and die". the other version includes broken hip. too grim and depressing? but i'm here and getting ready to rock and roll and get going on all that stuff i still need/want to do. and i owe SO much gratitude to my family care team and advocates who were there every day and offered wise input to medical, nursing and axillary staff.... Robin and Judy. also, Curbhead who came to read one of my fave crazy books to me and offer his support, and my very important man of my life, Jim, there for me always and trying to understand what the hell was going on. and having Chris come down from Duvall for 2 days meant more than he will ever know! as his gramma often said.. "he is the SWEETEST boy"! and now he is a very sweet and loving man. and so, the end to that saga.<br />
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-88158645047986367822013-12-31T00:36:00.005-08:002013-12-31T00:36:40.737-08:00yarn and spinning fiber - abundance!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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and then there was the spinning fiber. that bin on the left and the basket on top are packed full. in the basket is an assortment of exotic and "special" fibers.... silk, yak, cashmere, mohair locks, silk blends. i don't think i can live long enough to spin it all.... and then comes the question of what the bloody hell will i do with all that yarn. and here's part of the problem... this represents only a small part of the fibers stashed around this house.<br />
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the owl is Ky's totem animal and on his monthly birthday he gets the owl for a few minutes while photos are taken to record how much he has grown in the past month.<br />
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Tiki took over the "mothering" of this pup from the moment they met. first thing she taught him was how to ask to be let out in the doggie yard by ringing the jingle bell hanging on the door knob. seems it was really a smart move to get Ky while Tiki is still agile, before she gets too old to wrestle and play. they also clean each other's ears. perfect puppy situation!<br />
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we amtrak-ed to seattle on monday before xmas to spend a few days with the northern branch of the family. this is the first year we've gone there for xmas, as they usually come to dome central either 25th or 26th, but the gkids really like to be at their home which is totally understandable.<br />
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the fence around the tree and gifts was necessary because of the new puppy, Ky (Kyrick) who is 5 months old and all puppy. <br />
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Santa left an obscene amount of candy and sweets. there was another bowl-full this size. i'm not complaining and heard no complaints!<br />
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Alex's wish list had a bundle of stuff from thinkgeek.com<br />
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the morning sky from the deck. it was a lovely morning.<br />
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-18590758976175463602013-12-16T23:56:00.002-08:002013-12-17T23:46:26.407-08:00sad lookin' garden in the winter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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but... oh, wait... "winter" isn't til the 21st. this rose bed looks quite dismal, tho... weeds, dead leaves. no rain today and not freezing out there, so i thot i'd prune some of my roses. that resolve did not last long. even tho i was all wrapped up in 3 layers plus mitts, it felt cold enough to freeze a well diggers brass monkey, so i didn't last long.<br />
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here is one lone rose bud looking like it was trying to defy the reality of cold weather. if it were just a bit further along in maturity, i'd have brought it in. would have been too depressing to watch it bow its head and die.<br />
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a good thing.... i was pretty sure the 10 days of freezing weather (many days in 20s and below) had done in all my bulbs... but however, i started digging around a dahlia and was delighted to find living and hopefully viable bulbs in that cold wet earth. they are now in my studio and i'll be back out there digging around other plants. got too cold to stay out there for long today.<br />
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and the plans for xmas are shaping up beautifully! we have been planning to go to Duvall to spend the holiday with the kids and kidlets. the big obstacle was what about Tasha... we checked out the usual ... Carla and her league of pet-care people at <a href="http://www.rufflifepdx.com/">RuffLifePDX</a>. that was a dead end and no surprise... last minute "planning" during a big holiday time yielding not many options. finally had a plan in place, tho not ideal.... the neighbors down the hill at <a href="http://www.roadsendpottery.com/">Roads End Pottery</a> agreed to come up to feed and walk the dawg, even tho they are consumed with getting inventory ready and then spending lots of time selling at Saturday Market. but that would leave her alone much of the time and that's just not fair to her! but, on Sat. during the cookie-making day, i mentioned it to my niece Maggie, and she and her girlfriend Jake want to stay here while we are gone (only 3 nights) and i can't even say how happy i am that this is working out!! now if i'd just get hit with the incentive and energy to get gifts wrapped, i could quit thinking about that!<br />
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happy with how life happens!<br />
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ETA: another good thing... after that long period of way below freezing temps, i was sure that all of my bulbs and pots of flowers were dead beyond reclamation but while i was in my dead winter garden, i dug around where my dahlias had been and lo and behold.... there were bulbs in that cold wet soil that were still alive!! now those are in my studio and i'll be out there soon digging for more of them so i wont have to do as much replacing as i'd thought. the ones in the pots? i'm pretty sure they are goners. </div>
Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-32018543281624519582013-12-15T00:10:00.002-08:002013-12-15T00:10:50.826-08:00annual cookie making day at dome central<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a happy cookie day w/Maggie, Jake, Jordan, Maisy, Judy and Max (Jim disappeared in the bedroom for much of the day... too much chaos maybe?)<br />
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this is probably the best cookie EVER! thanks to Kate for storing the recipe on her facebook.<br />
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Makes 3 dozen.<br />1 cup butter (or margarine, or butter-flavored Crisco)<br />1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened<br />2 cups sugar<br />2 cups flour<br />1 cup dried cranberries<br />1 cup white chocolate chips (or 1.5 cups)<br />Heat oven to 325 F.<br />Cream butter and cream cheese well. Add sugar and beat until fluffy.<br />Slowly stir in the flour and add cranberries and chocolate by hand.<br />It is about the consistency of cake frosting (tastes like it too--<br />yum!).<br />Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 15-20 minutes or<br />until light golden brown. Let cool for about 5 minutes before </div>
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and the photos to entertain and give giggles.<br />
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and then there is alternative uses for the cookie decorations... especially the sparkly pink ones.<br />
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it is time again to make a batch of limoncello. you can google "limoncello" and find endless recipes and reviews. here's how i make it. start with organic lemons (i used 4 for this batch). even tho there should be no wax or chemical residue on organic lemons, i washed them in warm water with Dawn and a vegetable scrub brush.<br />
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put the peels into a large jar. i used a clean kalamata olive jar... Costco size. i had brought home some raki from Crete in my handy travel flask, so emptied that into the jar.<br />
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-77790009813584242462013-12-05T13:43:00.001-08:002013-12-05T13:43:22.484-08:00DANCE!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-70905178785282153062013-11-17T03:13:00.002-08:002013-11-17T03:13:12.130-08:00back home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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we got home monday night, 29 hours after waking up in Vamos, Crete. it was brutal... but i'm happy we went and happy to be home. for the transatlantic part we were on Lufthanasa, which is the most civilized and comfortable (well, comfort is relative) of any airline i have flown... the attendants actually *attend*, food and drinks are complementary (ALL of it), they bring warm wet towelettes before a meal or snack, there is a monitor at your seat and choice of many movies to watch *free*, so other than i can never sleep on planes, that was the best part!<br />
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can't write any more now. need to go back to bed and see if i can get to sleep. since thursday, both of us have had flu-type badness which i am sure we picked up from some of the thousands of people we traveled with... in planes and airports. there was almost a chorus of junky-sounding croupy coughing all around us. been chugging down the Emergen-C since i got back, but guess it didn't help. and now that i've been just lying around in bed and on the sofa for 2 1/2 days i cannot get to sleep! will try again.<br />
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Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-84992796036697418032013-11-09T11:29:00.001-08:002013-11-09T11:29:01.251-08:00return of my sunny day mojo!after two days of grey days with rain, wind, thunder... stay inside kind of weather... BIG change!!<div>lots of sunshine... happy me!</div><div><br></div><div>today we went with Valerie and her small boy, Lou, to a nearby restaurant we had not been to til</div><div>now..</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fMCK80p6T8Eejf3EXhJly11ASoYzGwSmcR6ZLV_TSwJqjhxQL_5mGip1QQ441HXMgHIUFmxv92K5v-__o4Ul0f1sq-MXjB73uI_7h6uwNpAdEuXGm9ym1K3dDIiJ2ipgYuhx4g/s640/blogger-image--83051737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fMCK80p6T8Eejf3EXhJly11ASoYzGwSmcR6ZLV_TSwJqjhxQL_5mGip1QQ441HXMgHIUFmxv92K5v-__o4Ul0f1sq-MXjB73uI_7h6uwNpAdEuXGm9ym1K3dDIiJ2ipgYuhx4g/s640/blogger-image--83051737.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">a traditional wood oven where they bake bread and other dishes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfKLlUJMNVxtBWMkoz2h2489RAVWnu74bUVbWHuKLJmk6v5IQXO33a-VG5EnVWNGg05059dw6aD89yXDRY06Xu2rq6FEpSDySvIQfBjluuH9LhVUomGxO-XSNT4ebzL-zCOWpng/s640/blogger-image--418406097.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Elena and Toine had a party to celebrate... kids, adults,good fun, good food<div>made it a most enjoyable evening! Maria, the mother of Toine, was here from Holland and enjoyed every moment! her aunt Aida (Elena's sister) was here from Athens. and many friends from in and</div><div>near Vamos.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1iufzYsJ0ITAaqdLrQmZyvxBnGLmWPgx-TpU3t2df-kbehm0NtOeLVbs5O9s2DX691MbLieQux1z_LkqwIHyA_ZUomCUOp0w64TuYuGWIqcr-4JFFwd3FiZo0-VJIdzLXGJjAQ/s640/blogger-image-1862886568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1iufzYsJ0ITAaqdLrQmZyvxBnGLmWPgx-TpU3t2df-kbehm0NtOeLVbs5O9s2DX691MbLieQux1z_LkqwIHyA_ZUomCUOp0w64TuYuGWIqcr-4JFFwd3FiZo0-VJIdzLXGJjAQ/s640/blogger-image-1862886568.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div> Iris's Oma from Holland made 2 delicious Dutch apple pies.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGU9_VvdCSUrDr9awSnfdFd7DXOcDes8BkHnRzG4yWeGrYBgJYUYWJxNS-2DBfFpZqvrl1HSdrnYmCyFqm8_NgDWwG_vV_AnlhPcoH89f3oAUStZYjZ-5CESdQN8bDvFVq6PeEA/s640/blogger-image--1725163887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Jim was</div><div>reading and i was on the balcony knitting and listening to a book, when Berend came by to</div><div>ask if we wanted to go to the beach with the usual group at Georigioupoli, then go to Lake</div><div>Kournos to eat. great beach... the "season" is over and the beach was almost deserted. there</div><div>was a wonderful play area for the kids and grass to play on... or lie on, tables with palm frond</div><div>umbrellas and comfy chairs.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUfvFmVsBl4ZT6jkHLSd3mB0KOFCusaS4Fhvw0ILAAE2d1JBM_0o6hj72ylCOeTcEjclnnbpzgc4uwXgHQzcZX_45ItjVSxgDu1hJmp_94e7HzvQGQlV-P5caRrKuRDfi_0dqbA/s640/blogger-image-595505677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUfvFmVsBl4ZT6jkHLSd3mB0KOFCusaS4Fhvw0ILAAE2d1JBM_0o6hj72ylCOeTcEjclnnbpzgc4uwXgHQzcZX_45ItjVSxgDu1hJmp_94e7HzvQGQlV-P5caRrKuRDfi_0dqbA/s640/blogger-image-595505677.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rq9Tr9jgabRRmP-Tysm_x3VjxRSP7TZAL2Fl2d_lNB5xJbdNAE2-_3a_gkqVEoDSgG3PEFaGkPfhktEYnzd80lO1MHp9z6ttYSwGvpYK7mJQDoCUk4KqlATqLtX6-Bysgxg22A/s640/blogger-image-1413591157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPMeMpeCnNeuo0fB0cFE-B-rOl4QnTho50jgVhP_Hf9d90jRIMeTer6qCRMB_41jHrWsrqaCM_xcYif-HntKpTUlYToF0BsowzPfQHI-OXgOhNq3E7h-38dO6Wnh3DZTJoefmfQ/s640/blogger-image--1055596810.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Berend does love his raki!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx871bE0zg8j5lm7R-7UjgOpWDCYlhiaCqSPM7PWiWYoV6SJf3gRQU2oK_U79HDp-i_DeZLpjpB5yj-IobIXJWAEnTx1FhepdXnAjGg0ZMa4qJ1Az3C7EyHJQTHQebDVlug3owkw/s640/blogger-image--900457829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx871bE0zg8j5lm7R-7UjgOpWDCYlhiaCqSPM7PWiWYoV6SJf3gRQU2oK_U79HDp-i_DeZLpjpB5yj-IobIXJWAEnTx1FhepdXnAjGg0ZMa4qJ1Az3C7EyHJQTHQebDVlug3owkw/s640/blogger-image--900457829.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">then back to Berend and Gina's for sweets, coffee and more wine and raki. Maria was in her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">element reading in dutch to both these littles who both have dutch fathers who speak only</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">dutch to them (their moms are both greek and speak only greek to them). how great is that,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">to be bilingual from the very beginning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf4k2jTK9S9FeuNa6X6urfhDL696XQnlCPXckiAHD9Jt0eHQ3e7jKZapJh7xyjo-GOAdqZNB881KaHwtjMrcf4R3huA3U-fAKzyf2GUAwyQM1dFtaCwjloz_PW65hOtj7AAQARg/s640/blogger-image-293776323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf4k2jTK9S9FeuNa6X6urfhDL696XQnlCPXckiAHD9Jt0eHQ3e7jKZapJh7xyjo-GOAdqZNB881KaHwtjMrcf4R3huA3U-fAKzyf2GUAwyQM1dFtaCwjloz_PW65hOtj7AAQARg/s640/blogger-image-293776323.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">another unforgettable day... ah, fantasy island...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">i really don't want to go home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-58335267095092194772013-10-29T10:15:00.001-07:002013-10-29T10:15:53.189-07:00the earthy life in Vamos<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>sitting on my balcony around 5 pm, i heard the sound of baa-ing and sheep bells, grabbed my </div><div>camera, and there came the flock down the street, following the shepherd... and bringing up the rear was a dude on his motorcycle and a scruffy dog. it all seemed to go smoothly, tho a few lambs went for grass they saw along the way and had to be gathered back into the flock!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkwr6XrzIrU88bN40RkGGDWqrH2HvZE9jwS-uraYqtFDcpwU27wWuCSXRj3HTXEhUSskRxC8C1p9qtsBA0IVDdWdrDNljlukmfX5S3kllMz4-26OOjhyr6SuF0OV9xjjCg8EcSg/s640/blogger-image--1107069511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkwr6XrzIrU88bN40RkGGDWqrH2HvZE9jwS-uraYqtFDcpwU27wWuCSXRj3HTXEhUSskRxC8C1p9qtsBA0IVDdWdrDNljlukmfX5S3kllMz4-26OOjhyr6SuF0OV9xjjCg8EcSg/s640/blogger-image--1107069511.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRikXHKH-R1KASxFji1hbjAQ_8y83D5QZVOhl3TpuelD-jjGO4-GZVdWesBJcZV10lTb8vgG21M3fZgJAZ1E6f3GdisrwKFY3nJtLx3zzt1KydYk6fCslAoCCfUFq3mB7c5UvdLw/s640/blogger-image--319010459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRikXHKH-R1KASxFji1hbjAQ_8y83D5QZVOhl3TpuelD-jjGO4-GZVdWesBJcZV10lTb8vgG21M3fZgJAZ1E6f3GdisrwKFY3nJtLx3zzt1KydYk6fCslAoCCfUFq3mB7c5UvdLw/s640/blogger-image--319010459.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>dear goddess, i do love life here! and am so very happy we found this little piece of paradise</div><div>9 years ago!</div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10015580.post-14723250631011588772013-10-28T11:26:00.001-07:002013-10-28T11:26:33.735-07:00celebrating in Vamosfrom our balcony. view of Lefka Ori (White Mountains)<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FYiPU-fktoQKSrMkLTlsMhPWSGrheF_NM_KuD1lNkakKyfxYXu870v4Rh2kxtftbr2HX1KSDkcGLXlapoNNGAuknf38C-CtzJkOY0g17olHfqlTIXTz0RpadUiKh3bB-pnG7fw/s640/blogger-image-1920111830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FYiPU-fktoQKSrMkLTlsMhPWSGrheF_NM_KuD1lNkakKyfxYXu870v4Rh2kxtftbr2HX1KSDkcGLXlapoNNGAuknf38C-CtzJkOY0g17olHfqlTIXTz0RpadUiKh3bB-pnG7fw/s640/blogger-image-1920111830.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">today is the Oxi Day celebration, description in previous post. this is an important holiday all</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">over Greece, and in our village with church bells and chanting by the priest before the marching takes off up the main street to the village square where there is a ceremony and speeches. we didn't go</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">up there for that part of it. just watched the parading part.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">getting the littles organized was like herding cats. the 2 who wore traditional outfits got to walk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">at the front of their group. lots of moms and teachers helping here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUmMwXGW3wt91CTutGp6gymAW_uIePV2AVTYdTqJAAYTeXkXL4HyVUMNDvbQljt7PdYzxnT0TVxpUF_YuY4-OG8GRj_kznDrIfVr8-rAVhZ9uFQS4em3bR3S9yA6MH4yGAaZotQ/s640/blogger-image--1096991598.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUmMwXGW3wt91CTutGp6gymAW_uIePV2AVTYdTqJAAYTeXkXL4HyVUMNDvbQljt7PdYzxnT0TVxpUF_YuY4-OG8GRj_kznDrIfVr8-rAVhZ9uFQS4em3bR3S9yA6MH4yGAaZotQ/s640/blogger-image--1096991598.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> then the bigger kids</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzy_Kf1NdRUwvHhaowT7chmkNt-Dez2cgF4pw05UzBT_FN2OB3SLZmwP0TQJp2cV_3BKJ-CMQBlBpztGFoyt_Zo25WJDD0vyXaj0zFjSft2bISCSfvGWGyCHSHDBwxiYWyhSNfJQ/s640/blogger-image-827090445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzy_Kf1NdRUwvHhaowT7chmkNt-Dez2cgF4pw05UzBT_FN2OB3SLZmwP0TQJp2cV_3BKJ-CMQBlBpztGFoyt_Zo25WJDD0vyXaj0zFjSft2bISCSfvGWGyCHSHDBwxiYWyhSNfJQ/s640/blogger-image-827090445.jpg"></a></div> and the drummers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrWgGNgYN2aSZDHBmbuSnBfmuhTn_KXoSNCwlJwq1hbLptzHpvTLW-jt8Fqnu25Ta8L4leqhP1NgS6ypfBtBGApNXmt6xzkkDbtUBkftRuBNNyTThtiOoXWP9Efz1MdCz8b4k6w/s640/blogger-image-2133512646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrWgGNgYN2aSZDHBmbuSnBfmuhTn_KXoSNCwlJwq1hbLptzHpvTLW-jt8Fqnu25Ta8L4leqhP1NgS6ypfBtBGApNXmt6xzkkDbtUBkftRuBNNyTThtiOoXWP9Efz1MdCz8b4k6w/s640/blogger-image-2133512646.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09014822997655087313noreply@blogger.com0