Bird in a Hand

We were leaving the port of Finland, sitting on our balcony, enjoying the close of a wonderful day. Fred and I had enjoyed a great day visiting Helsinki and a re-created village of days gone by. The wild flowers, mushrooms and wildlife were amazing. Photo to follow in another blog.

Being the nature lover that my husband is, he started feeding the sea gulls. We had the best time watching them. We were up so high on the balcony and the birds were so close. You can see by the picture that the birds would take the chips out of his hand. They loved the plain Pringles but hated the cheese flavored ones. I do not blame them I hate the flavored one but love the plain ones. Enjoy our close encounter with sea gulls.

Missing My Scrap Club Buds Today

Just a short post to say HELLO. I really miss you guys today. Skinny Butt stay out of my space. We are having a wonderful time. Fred and I are in Finland and loving it. I took some great photos of mushrooms. I can't wait for you to see a little red one with one dots. It is tiny and precious.

Miss everyone. This may be my last post due to minutes. We will be in New York on Thursday and I will post again.

Love to all,

London and Splendor

I am sorry for not updating you guys at home for a few days. The internet service is slow and is down alot. You will only find a few photos in flickr due to how slow it is. We are paying by the minute. Hope that you can laugh and enjoy the few pics that I have. Click on the photo above for fun and adventures.

I truly enjoyed this soft serve cone. My darling husband almost had a stroke over the price. He thought I paid 20.00 euros for it. I kept telling him that I have 17.50 in change but in his little fit he never heard me. Do I look like I was really worried about it. I finally showed him my change and he calmed down. He also said "I'm sorry!". It was a great Danish cone. I had a great laugh at my love bird.

Check out the photos of us at the life boat drill. Are we ready or what? I was ready to toast our sinking boat or should I say ship. Our crew staff did not think it was funny. I say you can always drink to something.

Meet my new next door neighbor. Can you guess who lives in the castle or palace? You got it "Queen Elizabeth". It is quit a place. I would really hate to keep toilet paper in all the bathrooms. We did learn that we would like to come back to London and spend about a week or more. There is alot to see and do. We did not have enough time.

Crossing the street and driving is very dangerous in London. Everyone is on the wrong side of the street. Where did the British come up with this idea. Every where else they drive like we do. It is just something that they do. They also go up stairs on the wrong side and walk on the wrong side. They are a left brain nation.

The London Eye is a huge ferris wheel. It never stops moving. 24/7, 365 days a year. It continues to move as you enter and exit. It takes 30 minutes to complete the entire circle.

Thanks for all the question about my cold. Yes, I am feel better. Much Better! Deb, I did have meds from home. I called the day before and the doctor called in something for me. I have been pretty sick but getting better each day. I only missed one day of adventure.

We are St. Peterburg, Russia today and tomorrow. We have had a great day today. We left the ship at 7:00 AM and returned at 5:00 PM. We are going to Catherine's Palace tonight for a tour and dinner and music. We are off again tomorrow to tour St Petersburg. This is a amazing place. I can not help but think about when this country was under Commist rule. You can still see the bars and bob-wire around everything.

I will miss everyone at Scrap Club this week-end. Drink some Vodka for me.

At Sea

The sculpture is of the little mermaid. Hans Christian Anderson wrote a story about the little mermaid that later became a Disney's Little Mermaid movie. The story is the same. The mermaid falls in love and trades her singing voice for her legs. The prince does not know her so she goes back to the sea. Danmark is very much like most Scandinavian towns.

We were in Germany yesterday. I was very sick and stayed on the boat. I have had a bad cold the entire trip. I am taking meds, since leaving, and feeling better today.

We will be in Tallinn, Estonia tomorrow. It was part of Russia and was one of the first to form it's own state. Three million people held hands on the border of their state to show Russia that they were with drawing. Those people formed three states. All of this happen in 1989. Not very long ago. It goes to show that if people really want something they can stand together and achieve great things.

Deb, The ship we are own is a new ship and was launched in July of 2008. It is truly amazing. I love the colors. Pink, Gray, Silver, Black and lime green. All my colors. There is black tile every where with lime green grout. The decor is very make believe and fun. I feel like I am in a Dr Seuss story book with all the horns and shinny surfaces.

Will post photos tomorrow.

Copenhagen, Danmark II

Click on the photo above to view a few photos of Copenhagen.
Fred and I spent a wonderful day in Copenhagen, Danmark. Yes, Danmark is the correct spelling and it is said like "Dan"mark. It seems that we as Americans like to change things to our liking. I am not sure why we spell it "Denmark" and say it "Den"mark but we do. Danmark is a very modern city with old and new mixed together. We went on a city tour with a stop at the Palace Square and Tivoli Gardens. The gardens is a amusement park that was built in the 1800's and is still standing today. What a wonderful place with rides, shows and great Danish restaurants. My husband was happy with his Carlsberg beer and pickled herring.
I truly missed my Father-In-Law today. He was such a calm soul with a cute Danish accent. I would like to think that he walked with us today. The Danish people are a very good looking race of people. The children we saw were beautiful. My favorite photo is of the different color houses. When Dusty was little his Grandfather built him a harbor of houses and a pier to dock his boats at. As you can see from my photos the sky was a glorious blue like the color of the Danish people's eyes. I enjoyed the short time we had in Copenhagen today and look forward to another visit to this country.
We are off to Germany tomorrow.

England

We are in Dover, England and awaiting our ships departure. I have come to understand that the Brits are a left handed nation. Everything is to the left. It is very dangerous here due to all cars traveling on the wrong side of the road. Of course they are about 2,000 years older than the US, so who is to say. The ship is called the Splendor and is beautiful. It is a new ship and looks like a traveling Las Vegas show. To my little niece, Mckayla, I was first confronted with the Black Pearl Lounge. I am sure to see your Captain Jack Black soon. Wish everyone well across the pond. Check back for more updates on the traveling adventures of Miss Priss Follies.

Handy Women Hint #6

Ladies you asked for and here it is. This week's Mascot is: My darling husband Fred. Okay part of the mascot is him. I can remember when he did look like this. If you would like your honey featured in the Handy Women's Hints send me a picture.

HOME SAFETY TIPS

1. No place to hide. Trim plants and shrubs away from walk ways and doors.

2. Protect basements windows with metal grates or bars.

3. Secure ground level double hung windows with keyed pin locks.

4. Bulk up all doors.

5. Place light on both sides of the entrance door.

6. Install a wide angle peep hole.

7. Install dead bolt locks on all doors.

8. Make sure that all exterior doors are solid core doors.

9. Install motion detecting lights Place lights high enough so they can't be reach without a ladder.

10. If you have an automatic garage door opener, consider replacing it with one that has a "rolling code."

11. Don't forget garage doors. Pad lock the track when going away for a long time.

12. Secure sliding doors with keyed pin locks that are screwed inside into the frame.

Beware at all times of your surroundings.

Up-Date PedEgg

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PedEgg, Consumer Up Date. This morning on AOL, there was an article about TV products. The first product is the PedEgg. They rated it a 4 out of 5 stars. I am not sure what the person who said it did not work was doing. They may not have been applying enough pressure. I agree with the Pro person. It works great. Click on the link above to see this review.

One blogger wanted to know if it tickled? Because you are working on the heel and outside of your foot, this was not a problem for me.

The Ultimate Foot

Please allow me to introduce you to the best product I have found in a long time. Drum roll please "The Ped Egg". Yes this little thing does work and does a great job. Please do not get the impression that my feet were a total diaster. For something that has been walked on for 51 years they looked pretty good. I always wanted nice soft feet and the Ped Egg has done that. I know that most TV products are worthless but this one is a must. These little eggs can be purchase at Walgreens, on-line and most discount stores. They are $10.00 so what do you have to lose. Give it a try and let me know what you think. All Diva's should have baby soft feet.

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