Writing Out Loud
Published in D22 Connection, June 2026 Read the original article on pages 4 & 5 Partners Then. Partners Now. Call it fate. Call it the luck of the draw. In duplicate bridge, we like to think we choose our partners-but sometimes, it seems, the cards were dealt long before we ever sat down at the […]
My favorite cousin, Danielle, texted me that she is getting to know me better from these posts. Uh-oh. Those of you who know us well know that we take a cruise every five years to celebrate a milestone anniversary. We have a ceremony to renew our vows, conducted by the ship’s captain. The Viking World […]
Last night we had dinner at an outstanding Vietnamese restaurant followed by a traditional show at the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater. The performance, mua roi nuoc, dates back to the 10th century when, after a harvest, the ponds and rice paddies served as stages for impromptu shows. Backed by a Vietnamese orchestra, singers tell […]
Boy, these 1 hour time changes every few days are so confusing! Woke up today at 4 am, thinking it was 5, and our phones said 6. Phones won’t adjust until and unless we turn on cellular. But we made good use of the time: Tomorrow we make landfall in Hobart, Tasmania. South of there […]
It’s a good thing we love the shipboard life. They just cancelled the 3rd port (out of the first 5) due to weather. It’s beautiful out here in the middle of the ocean though. Just finished lunch and another pear cider. Feeling no pain. Did very well at today’s Daily Trivia. Getting really for another […]
Hope all is well with you, especially our fellow Californians. Sending you sunny thoughts and dry humor. We had a one hour time change last night so got an extra hour of sleep. This is a much more palatable way to deal with time change….slow and steady. Thanks for all the positive feedback and requests […]
Aloha Family and Friends, A special call out and mahalo* to our dear friend who is housesitting while we’re gone and got more than she bargained for. Apparently, the house is leaking like a sieve. Where is Al Hammond when you need him? Many of our fellow passengers are getting cabin fever after a week […]
Just Photos.
Greenwich, England from the sea We anchored off Greenwich, England this morning waking up to a beautiful day. Leaving shortly for our last excursion: Shakespeare’s Globe Theater. Alas, after four months the cruise portion of our trip is coming to an end tomorrow. We’d like to counter some misconceptions about this type of cruise. 1. […]
Chalk, the same stuff teachers used to use on blackboards (before there were “smart boards”), is what makes the Dover cliffs white. It seems the smarter the boards get, the dumber the pupils become. The white cliffs of Dover There are still tunnels underneath the cliffs from when Napoleon invaded England. A visit to nearby […]
