In 2012, our nephew, The Brainy Boy, married The Colombian and if you're a long time reader, you might recall that the wedding was in two parts: the civil wedding was held in the UK, with the church wedding held in Cartagena, Colombia. The Colombian is one of five siblings. They are an extremely close … Continue reading Luxembourg Wedding
In my 2014 Blog Review, I mentioned the promise of a new addition to our family. He is here! Our nephew, The Brainy Boy, married The Colombian in 2012. Twice. When we saw them on Sunday, they were ready. As first-time parents ever can be. And as of 8.30 pm, approximately, last night ... Two … Continue reading We Are Greats
I blame Deb.If she hadn't posted recently about her travel journal for her up and coming trip to the UK, I wouldn't have been thinking about them.Travel journals, I mean.Many years ago, before I knew that scrapbooking had been invented, I made travel journals.My, doesn't that sound grand?In reality, I can remember making two. Only … Continue reading Travel Journals
Good morning/afternoon/evening and welcome to the final One Little Word Blog Hop. The hop is hosted by Margie and if you've landed here from Cheri, welcome. I'm listed at number four this month, but don't worry if you get lost following the links ~ there's a full list of participants at the end of this post.My husband {The Brainy … Continue reading One Little Word Blog Hop: January
~ I'm surrounded by laundry; a combination of holiday clothes and bedding from our 2 house guests ~ I'm looking at a medium-sized mountain of ironing ~ I'm hoping that The Boy Child remembers his facts about Stephenson's Rocket for Show and Tell ~ I'm planning on typing up the minutes from the PTA meeting; … Continue reading Right Now …
~ left over Colombian Pesos ~
~ colourful Cartagena ~
Gorgeous local colour ~ using a mixture of Spanish and sign language, I asked this lady if I could take her photo and was delighted when she said, "Si".
In Colombia, the night before a wedding, the groom sends a singer to his bride's house to serenade her. Our nephew arranged for a Mariachi band to come to the house where we were all staying as a surprise. It was such a surprise that the bride was in the shower!It was brilliant to see … Continue reading Photo a Day: 21st September
First impressions of Cartagena are favourable. The architecture in the walled old city is wonderful, the streets are bright and clean, the locals are friendly and don't laugh when you try a few words of Spanish out on them. The only mildly annoying aspect so far is the number of street hawkers trying to sell … Continue reading Cartagena: A Brief Glimpse
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