Hi there…

Hi there…

Whew, time continues to fly by, and now we're in May, although it feels a little bit like late March because suddenly it's a little bit chilly. A real roller coaster of weather we've been having this spring. So...way back in march a huge flotilla of white pelicans showed up right in front of our house. They started heading toward the bay... And then they glided right into the bay and it was a marvelous sight to behold. I even took a little video. https://youtu.be/riH48oaKwt4 They didn't linger too long in the bay. So spectacular. And that's the excitement in March. Ok then, Mrs....

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I’m Grace Hughes, from Springfield, IL. Welcome to my world of fun, mostly involving cats and sometimes travel.

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Flying Back Home

Flying Back Home

Our flight home from NYC wasn't til 3:30 in the afternoon on Friday Jan. 20th so we had plenty of time to do some final things before leaving. Well, plenty of time isn't necessarily the right word....

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NYC in the Rain

NYC in the Rain

Thursday, Jan.19th it rained on us most of the day in New York. Whenever I'm in NYC I spend too much time walking walking walking and when it's raining the walking is not so enjoyable. But this time...

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More from New York

More from New York

Wed. Jan 18th, after spending quite a bit of time at the Statue of Liberty, Randy and I walked up to the 9/11 Memorial Pools. Just walking up to them makes me choke up. The new world trade center....

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NYC Day Two

NYC Day Two

Wednesday January 18th - I'd been obsessively looking at the weather (I actually always obsessively check the weather) and knew it was going to rain on Thursday, our last full day in New York, so I...

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New York New York…

New York New York…

Our trip to NYC on January 17th started out on such a high note, with an easy drive to the St. Louis Airport and then the crazy only 40 people on the plane and exiting the airport and getting into a...

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Yes, I realize the month is half over. Never mind, I wasn't able to complete that thought above and suddenly it's the end of January. I feel like I haven't had the time to sit down for most of the...

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Good Riddance to 2022…

Good Riddance to 2022…

I guess that overall the year has been ok, except for not taking any trips (that I recall) and many constant cat issues and the whole gallbladder malarkey. But good lord... The last time I wrote...

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Negative!

Negative!

I've never felt as happy about a negative test result. Yesterday morning when I decided to test myself I was pretty sure I was still positive so it was awesome to see that I wasn't. Kevin started...

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So, Covid…

So, Covid…

It's been almost three years since the world found out about Covid and I felt I was taking pleny of precautions. It was strange to not even get a cold in all that time. Last Tuesday, Dec. 6th, my...

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