VENICE

I've always dreamed of Venice, just the idea that the city is 'floating', pulls me in and Wow's me! Our weather was perfect. Hotel building used to be a Flour Mill back in the day. Our room was small, but had a view, the Breakfast Buffet was a dream!! And the coffee.... so robust, yum! After taking a breathtaking Gondola ride, we wondered around shops and markets drinking Bella, a Peach Sparkling Wine. During our outing, Mother Nature called and we had to pay $2 each to get into a WC (water closet)!!! The European toilet system is of course, different. There are 2 buttons to flush, small for #1 and bigger button for #2. You also have to close the lid because the force at which the limited water is flushed is massive. So needless to say I was always touching toilets over there......ummm, heebyjeebies!!!! So after paying such a fee for the Loo....one would expect it to be well kept......NOT a one, always stank and you would be lucky if you had both soap and towel or a clean floor. Not pleasant at allllll.
We stayed in Venice for 3 nights and got to enjoy the wonderful pool. Restaurant eating is very expensive here. Gas is over $7 a gallon. We had fun walking around and imagining how it would be to live here. I had my head aimed 'up' most of the time, enjoying what was on every ones balconies, dogs would stick their heads thru the slats barking at passersby, cats were everywhere, but never looked very well fed. Randy kept saying that we couldn't get lost....cause it was an Island!

VENICE

This is on our water taxi from Airport to Hotel.

This is on the top of our Hotel.....a swimming pool!!! What a view!

No matter the cost (@ $100) we had to ride a Gondola !!

Some of the amazing sites we saw while on the ride.

Moss growing on the old steps

This would be your garage!! Just boat on in and climb stairs to your home.

The streets are very skinny

VENICE

First stop is Venice, Italy
What Beauty... I couldn't stop taking pictures.
I was fascinated how people live over here, way up on the second, third, fourth and fifth floors of these 'floating' buildings.

No motorized vehicles in the area we were in, just boats or water taxi's.

This was in front of someones home or flat, you have no yard and I thought this is what my front door would look like if I lived here.

This is Saint Marco Square, and there was some shopping to do here !

I love this photo, we ate at a cute little restaurant that sat right on the water. We enjoyed the sunset as much as our food.

Back From Europe !!

Have you missed me?? Well your about to get SICK of me...I am going to take you through our travels of Europe !!

Graduating progress !!

The Pieces are finally coming together for this 'Graduating Senior' All 35 squares are done and getting crochet to become one! Haven't even started the second one yet.....well I did start one but it kept looking like a baby blanket instead of an Eighteen year olds!!! So it went in the closet of 'decide what to do with this at a nother time'!! But I do have new yarn and will be crocheting (with a large hook) the second blanket so that will go much faster. i hope i hope i hope :))

So what do you think of the blanket so far??? Can you see the traveling tan bars?

So has it disturbed you that I haven't been posting very often??? well that is thanks to FACEBOOK !!!

Love to check and see what is happening and put my 2 cents in when in the mood :)

It is a very sad day here....

My Precious little squirrel friend, Sammi has passed away :( :( :(


Here is the last photo I have of her, Coming up my leg for some Corn. I truly enjoyed her, interaction with her put the biggest smile on my face and brightened my day SO much. I would constantly talk about her and tell everyone her cute little antics. Heavy sigh........

I told you I needed NEW knitting...

See what a new pattern and some new yarn will do for a tired soul!!

Isn't it beautiful!! Lovin it so far!!! There is a spring in my step and a smile on my face !!