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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited December 2011

    I am always amazed at just how beautiful our world truly is if we just take the time to look.  You Lisa, as usual, have captured such beauty with your lens...........thank you.

    Love n hugs.  Chrissy

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  • lassie11
    lassie11 Member Posts: 1,500
    edited December 2011

    Wow - breathtaking photos Lisa.  It's lovely to imagine being there.

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  • QCA
    QCA Member Posts: 1,539
    edited December 2011

    Lisa, beautiful as always!  I love your photos.  

    We've never gone on a cruise either, but I'd love to do one to Alaska.  My sister in law and her husband went on one to Alaska last summer and brought back great photos, one of which they had framed for us for Christmas.  Loved that gift!

    I do adore flying.  We drove to NYC the first time we went and DH's driving in the city so horrified me that we've flown every time since.  Before we met, he used to teach at a college on Long Island so he had experience with driving in NYC, and we did get where we needed to go, but I was relieved when we parked it at the hotel and used subways, buses, and cabs until we headed home.  I was really "country gone to town" on that trip.

    Mac, we're with you while you wait.  Waiting is so hard since your imagination just goes into overdrive, and we've all been there.  Hugs to you.

    Kathy

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  • lulubee
    lulubee Member Posts: 1,493
    edited December 2011

    I get my 12/21 PET scan results tomorrow afternoon. I was able to keep it from clouding my thoughts during Christmas week, thankfully.  Now that the appointment time has come, though, it's all sort of hovering over me and I'm just hoping I can sleep tonight.

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011
    sending good thoughts to you, lulubee.. am headed for bed myself soon.. sleep tight.....3jays
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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    WOW...Lisa that is beautiful.  We went to Alaska in 2004, the year before I retired.  It was the seven day inside passage tour.  I wish I had taken the extended tour that goes to Denali, but with work I just couldn't spare the time.  Now I have all the time in the world.  We are trying to put together a "girlfriends" cruise to Alaska in May....I think it might be cold and rainy then...not the best time of year, now that I think about it.  Better dig out the long underwear!

    We're driving over to Naples, Fl today to meet my boyfriend's brother and family for lunch.  They come to Fl from Wisc. every holiday, and this year we are headed out for our cruise so this is our only opportunity to see them until summer.  It's a waterfront restaurant but it got cold last night (50 degrees) so it's going to be nippy sitting outside.  For them it's summer weather...temp is 26 in Milwaukee! 

    Mac & lulubee:  Good luck on your outcomes! 

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited December 2011

    Kaara, 50 degrees means I'd have a sweater on!!! hehehehehehehe

    My son's honeymoon was the inside passage. They enjoyed it tremendously!!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2011

       The thing I could not get over when we did an Alaskan cruise, was all of those jewelry stores...I never associated Alaska with jewelry.  I thought the scenery was beautiful and in many areas actually looked like Switzerland.   A girl's cruise in May sounds like a lot of fun.

    I am posting a few pics of Xmas at my Dad's......I am smiling to myself that a few of you thought I was gutting the place when I was always talking about doing things there. 

              2nd floor bathroom

          Living room.....Tim taking pic of me taking pic of him

    This is what we called the sewing room which will be a computer room one of these days

        The place is heated with radiators. 

    Hope everyone gets good scan reports.  I am going for my 4th adriamycin this morning.....so far no hair loss and this has me worried.  

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited December 2011

    Great pics Marybe, I only wish they were bigger so we could see detail!

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited December 2011

    Sigh. Marybe, I can't see your pictures on this thread, either.

    Leah

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2011
    sewing room
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2011
    2nd floor bath
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2011
    Ok Barbe, Here you go.  Xmas 2011
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited December 2011

    Sorry to take up a whole page, but you asked for larger and you got it.  The cracked up woodwork in the sewing room, I am just going to put a thin coat of color on....I do faux finishing that looks cracked up like that, but this one is the real thing, what happens after years and years I guess. 

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    Marybe:  The home looks lovely and comfy!   Thanks for sharing!

    Barbe:  My son did his honeymoon there as well! 

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited December 2011

    Fabulous Marybe!!! The bigger pics just bring the rooms to life. LOVE all the woodwork, nice to see it painted white as it looks so fresh. So many people are afraid to paint wood. Loving the rad cover too. Did you have it made? Gives a nice hall table surface.

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  • duckyb1
    duckyb1 Member Posts: 13,369
    edited December 2011

    Hey ladies.....................great stories, great pictures, butler and all....................................I would need a iron clad guarantee that I was coming back, and  not going to experience the Posidan Adventure, or landing with more then my feet on the ground.

    Can't do it........................

    However, I would not want the "Butler", unpacking my underwear....................the last thing we would need is a "blind butler" on board, after viewing my underwear............................

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited December 2011

    The only place in the whole world where our stuff was unpacked was in our second hotel on Rhodes. The maid would take one of my nighties and make a "display" on the freshly made bed by tweaking the nightly to a slim waste and sprinkling bath salts, roses and chocolates. Cute the first time, annoying the second time!

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  • duckyb1
    duckyb1 Member Posts: 13,369
    edited December 2011

    Barbe, that is funny................annoying the second time..............love your sense of humor......I would probably have thought the same thing..................ok, enough already with the picking bath salts, roses, and chocolates off the bed..............................and slimming the nightie.................like that is going to help......................hahahahahaha................now if she could slim me the same way.........I'd be the first in line for the "trimming"......................

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  • dragonflymary
    dragonflymary Member Posts: 356
    edited December 2011

    Lisa, the pictures are just beautiful!  They really made my day.  Dragon

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited December 2011

    Marybe, the pics of the rooms are great.  You certainly have done a great job with the renovating...........I've never been on a large ocean cruise liner but I have flown.......heaps!!!   lol

    Love n hugs all.  Chrissy

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  • Alyson
    Alyson Member Posts: 4,308
    edited December 2011

    Ducky I was thinking much the same about the nightie. Barbe yours must be more glamorous than mine which are either large teeshirt types or white cotton - bit difficult to enhance!!!

    Marybe, loved the pictures and Lisa's what can I say. An Alaskan cruise is something I would love to do or one to the Antarctic (but not sure if DH can as he has a pacemaker.) Beginning to think about where we might go next year, not sure yet. I am wondering about Canada.

    Moving slowly today RA flare not great but do feel brighter now just have to get pain down so that I can start to move.

    Must get lunch, then I will do some knitting. Have cardigan for GD and then will look at doing something for great niece due to arrive in May.

    Big hugs to all.

    PS meant to say need prayer for BF's little grandaughter who had neuroblastomostage 4 two years ago, she was stable but it looks as if it has returned.

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  • Kaara
    Kaara Member Posts: 3,647
    edited December 2011

    Alyson:  Sending prayers for your BF's GD.  That is so sad.  

    Barbe:  They used to do that with the nighties on the cruise ships but I guess someone complained because they stopped it.  Now they take the towels and make them into cute little animals!  It's fun to come back to your room each night and see what awaits you...lol...doesn't take much to make me happy I guess! 

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited December 2011

    I am with you Kaara, I think the towel animals are sooo cute..

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  • Dilly
    Dilly Member Posts: 655
    edited December 2011

    Alyson, adding my best thoughts for your friend's GD. 

    All the talk about cruises:  I've never been on one, just on the troop transport ship in '54 Seattle to Japan, which was almost two weeks of great fun for a 7 year old....

    But as an adult (20 years ago, filling one of DHs grandest & wildest dreams), we spent a year cruising the west coast & to Mexico on our 30' sailboat -- which is the most expensive way to travel third class there is... But what memories, ahh the memories.... before we left I just figured I was going out in a teacup into the middle of all of G*d's will, and it would be what it was.  And it was fine -- many adventures, but fine. DH has never forgotten that I did it willingly and was an active partner. He is very indulgent with me to this day.

    When we were young - in our 20s - some of the best advice we ever got was "if you have something you really want to do, do it while you're young and healthy, then recover financially and careerwise - you just never know what will happen by the time you 'retire'."  We took that advice in our 40s... Now in our 60s, it remains a highlight, and we did pretty well "recover".

    Isabella & 3jays you talked about taking creatures with you when you go somewhere if need arises.... we once had a charismatic cockatiel who was such a part of the entire extended family that we took him along on the flight to family reunion.  One of the flight attendants, a prissy gal, was yuckked by the thought of a 'nasty' bird as carryon. (I'd paid the fees, and gotten the all-important health certificate)... she got a bit miffed about germs/or bugs or whatever, and I told her I was pretty sure my bird was the only one aboard with a health certificate.... Later, at a layover, the pilot came back & was intrigued by my bird's curiosity & personality... Such a little creature, so much going on behind those beady eyes...

    Chabba, I loved your geese story.  

    I'm sewing -- velvet -- learning patience all over again.

     

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  • 3jaysmom
    3jaysmom Member Posts: 4,266
    edited December 2011

    thanks so much for the oictures, Marybe.. now, we can SEE what you've been up to, at Daddys...

       sorry your RA is still flaring, and will be sure to pray for that little gitl Alyson, such a shame.. it always sets me off with the little ones, especially..

      yup!  I stole the turkey thay made on Barbaras' cruise, well, the icture, darn, i wasn't really there to steal it!!!at disney, they make dogs, and put sunglasses on them for my grands..comes home with a new pair, everytime. they're there now.. wonder if theyll be christmas ones.. Nate berkus had a pair of chanuacha sunglasses on, last week, for most of the show. they were a riot, with the 8 candles on the top rim!!!..........3jays

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited December 2011

    We had swans made out of the beach towels when we were in Punta Cana for my DD's wedding. They were BIG swans!!! That's about as good as it ever got on the towels......

    I USED to have beautiful lingerie. My DH LOVED buying it. A lot of Olga with the deep rich colours. I have a pic of me throwing them out the night before my bilat mast. No one to pass them on to. Now I still wear pretty nighties, just not as sexy....sigh.

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  • SoCalLisa
    SoCalLisa Member Posts: 13,961
    edited December 2011

    We were stationed in Madrid Spain 1972-1976 in our thirties and people said don't save any money, take the time while you are  in Europe to see it...we did even though we had two little boys and I had the third one there...We got a pretty good idea where we wanted to return in our later years...good advise..

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2011

    I too loved the Olga gowns with the built in bras. Now I am most likely to be found in pink flannel Tinkerbell PJ's. if I get any creakier I will need to change to all slippery fabrics as I am currently finding myself velcroed to the sheets. 

    When we traveled with the kids Disney did cute towel creatures at the resorts.  We also found our stuffed animals in cute tableaus. 

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited December 2011

    HAHAHA!!! Love the idea of the stuffed animals "doing things"...!! My Olga's didn't have or need the built in bra. I miss them...sigh. I had to laugh at your comment about slippery fabrics as that is what I am sitting in right now!!!

    Lisa, you've worked hard in your life, but have been blessed with great memories!!

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