A Place Like This

Category: Travel

  • Have Yourself a Happy Crocheted Birthday

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    Valarie Budayr
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    (Please sing the title of this blog post to the tune, "have yourself a merry little christmas." 😉 The entire reason for me going to Wales in the first place was to celebrate Emily's 40th birthday. So on a designated Saturday in January we loaded two cars with a gagle of fiber loving women and…

  • A Foggy Welcome in Wales

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Ah finally home again to a very sunny Tennessee. There is something so wonderful about travel. I see things through such a magnified lenses, that the ordinary become extraordinary simply by being in different surroundings.   Emily was right there to gather me from the airport. We had such a wonderful time over the next…

  • How Far Can One See?

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Built in 1807 with graffiti to match,     Mr. Moody created an observatory to watch for ships coming into the harbor and to communicate with the dock and city below, that there ship has come in.  Counting 180 steps to the top with a historic stop on each landing. Mr. Moody would take subscriptions from…

  • The Fairy Forest

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Where the forest meets the sea,   there is a pilgrimage of sorts. Mothers, fathers, grandparents,aunts,uncles, and all the children who love them, all become gatherers of sticks, bark, stones,sea shells, and moss.      All walking down the forest path with their arms loaded.   All coming to build a metropolis for Fairies.  Hundreds of fairy…

  • Tuesday Through the Window

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Joining in the Tuesday tradition of Swedish House, in the words of Julie "TUESDAY THROUGH…THE WINDOW ANY WINDOW In your home, your shed, your school, your place of work, your favourite shop, your journey… Wherever you are…Inside or Outside… Share your view of the world!"  I took some snap shots from my windows while I…

  • Discovering Gifts From the Sea

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Sometimes the greatest discoveries come from walking a simple path.     "Wow, Mom…..Baba……Look…..I found the Sea." said our cinnamon haired Tennessee boy. "How can a forest path lead to the ocean?" he wondered. "I didn't even see the sand coming or anything."   Did it rain last night? "Mom, this water has salt in…

  • The Other Portland

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    Valarie Budayr
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    So here I am a day late and a dollar short. We ended up spending and extra day in Portland Maine because our flight got cancelled. You will hear zero complaining from this crew. We absolutely loved being in Maine and especially Portland. There was one perk to waiting in the airport, and that had to…

  • Stone or Sand

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    Valarie Budayr
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    We absolutely took advantage of the fact that we were living on an island this summer. This means that we are always within minutes from the beach. On Gotland we have three beach choices: The first is a stone beach, the second is a sand beach and then there are those lovely combinations of stone…

  • We’re Back !……….with Horses

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Hi everybody. We have finally returned from the great adventure called "Our Vacation". We had a wonderful time with many stories and tales to share. I had a problem that I hadn't anticipated, and that was zero internet connection. The connections were there but my laptop didn't recognize them and hence the lack of blogging.…

  • Wanderings

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Hi Everybody! For the next few weeks we are in Sweden on the island of Gotland. I don't want you to miss a thing. We're over at our other blog "LearnSweden". Be sure to keep up with us over there.