Category Archives: soup

Beautiful, stunning, magical Geirangerfjord

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes — every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man. ~Orison Swett Marden What a glorious morning!   We woke … Continue reading

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All aboard the Enchantment of the Seas

For the last six weeks, I have been dealing with bronchitis and a cough that will not go away.  Randy found a great deal for a short cruise out of Port Canaveral on the Enchantment of the Seas and I … Continue reading

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Birthday cruise on the Monarch – Day 1

I love birthdays!  I love cruising!  So, imagine how I felt when Randy surprised me with a birthday cruise on one of my favorite ships, Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas. We have traveled now five times on this lovely … Continue reading

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Cruising to the Bahamas-Nassau

We woke to yet another beautiful day.  Today we stop at Nassau, The Bahamas and one of our favorite places to enjoy while on the island, Señor Frogs.  The group all agreed at dinner that we would meet up at … Continue reading

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Carnival Dreaming-Homeward Bound

Knowing it was going to be our last day on the ship we decided to sleep in.  Of course, what I kept forgetting was that like clockwork we always wake up at 7am anyway.  So much for sleeping in! We headed … Continue reading

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Carnival Dreaming-Costa Maya

Today would be our last stop on our tour of the Western Caribbean.  Today we stopped in Costa Maya.  We have been here several times and have enjoyed visiting the beach or just relaxing at the port.  There is so much … Continue reading

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From the heart chicken soup

I have often said, firmly believe and written that chicken soup contains healing powers.  Of course, that has been debated by many over the years.  I just know that for me a bowl of warm chicken soup puts my mind … Continue reading

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The Ultimate French Onion Soup

I first made this soup Christmas of 2009.  We had just returned from a cruise to the Western Caribbean and had only a little over a week to get ready for the holidays and plan for the six people we … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound—The good, the bad and the interesting.

Today was a good, bad and interesting day on the road.  The good was realizing that we were only two days away from home.  I love being on the road but I love being home more.  Randy mapped out our route … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound—Family and food a wonderful combination!

Today was a perfect day!  It did not start out that way but as soon as we left the terrible hotel we spent the night in and moved to another the sun shone a little brighter, the birds sang a … Continue reading

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