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 Happy New Year everyone!!! I trust you all had a wonderful Christmas. The time has gone by so quickly and now the new year is upon us. I have a New Year's prayer for you as you move into 2020. I had a nice Christmas with family members and post Christmas with friends of mine.  It is nice to spend time with loved ones over the special holidays. I also went with my nephew and my brother to visit my niece in Kamloops, BC. It is about 4.5 or 5 hours drive from where I live. The roads were great and the weather was fine as well. The snow started falling while my niece and I were at the newest (and last) Star Wars movie. The city looked like a winter wonderland that evening as we exited the movie theatre. I had the very best sleep that I can recall in recent memory at a new to me hotel. It was nice to feel refreshed and rested. I took a few photos to share with you.  I hope you enjoy them. These photos were all taken along the Coquihal

Christmas draws ever closer. I hope you are all enjoying the festive season thus far. I am enjoying everything and the pace of activities. It isn't quite as quiet as I had hope but that isn't so much because of Christmas activities. It has more to do with unexpected events and timelines concerning my dental work. After all the planning and waiting for insurance approvals and so on, it turns out I can't get a bridge after all. Or at least I've decided not to proceed with it after discussing with my dentist.  One of my teeth is not so strong and over the long term the bridge isn't a good solution. The alternatives are a partial denture or an implant. I've decided to go for the partial and have talked to the dentist about possibly doing an implant in the future.  Unfortunately, this unfinished business will be going with me into the new year though I had hoped to complete the dental work in 2019.  At least I have now have a firm plan of action and I am comfortabl

There is so much to see at the Palace of Versailles, Versailles France that I doubt very much you can capture everything in photos or in sightseeing all in one day. The Palace and the grounds are the kind of place that requires you to return often to enjoy it in the different seasons. If you live close to Versailles or you happen to be visiting, you are lucky you can enter the gardens free of charge and spend the day if you like. It's a wonderful place to spend time. As you can see by my photos, the weather was quite overcast. It was a Winter's day in January 2019 but I found the weather perfect. In fact, indoors with my coat on it was too warm but outside it was drizzling rain and I found myself dressed just right. I l eft off in my last post here just as I was about to enter a very special place in the palace.    The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles in Versailles, France. As the principal and most remarkable feature of King L

Thank you to everyone who left such wonderful comments on my last post. If you missed it you can find it here . I hope to continue my travel posts in a few days but for now just wanted to pop in here for a moment. In not so fun news, I finally had the first dental for my bridge work.  As always there were unanticipated costs because there was a deep cavity under there and it required work. My dentist had to remodel my gum to properly get at the tooth. That wasn't anticipated and meant I had to get prescription antibacterial mouthwash and some kind of ointment. It also means 3 dental appointments rather than 2 so the dentist can see how things are going before the new mold is made for the laboratory to make the new bridge. I'll be glad when it's all finished. I've been busy busy with cleaning, decorating & shopping. The shopping wasn't just for Christmas though I did some of that too.  I was returning some items previously purchased and looking for a new co

Hi there, Almost a year ago I travelled to Paris, France and Nairobi, Kenya. I started a few posts on my travels but looking back over the year I realized I didn't get too far with the travel posts. I will try to catch up now before the year ends and see how far I get. I left off after a visit to the Palace of Versailles just outside of Paris. If you missed that blog you can find it here .   The first post in what was intended to be a series can be found here . Today we continue with my tour of the Palace of Versailles.  There were just so many photo opportunities that it is very difficult to do only one post. Firstly there are a few things that you might be interested in knowing. There is a lot of useful information on line to help you with your visit to the palace. The Palace of Versailles is located just outside Paris and about 1 hour by the city train. How long it takes you will depend on where you are staying in Paris so it could be a little less time or a little more