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        • Niagara Falls
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          • Petrified Forest National Park
          • Sunset Crater National Monument
          • Walnut Canyon National Monument
          • Winslow
          • Wupatki National Monument
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            • Grand Junction
          • Great Sand Dunes National Park
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          • Arches National Park
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          • Hovenweep National Monument
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          • Natural Bridges National Monument
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    • on keeping a travel journal
    • on creating art from travels
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Home from Morocco & Italy

Home sweet home!May 10, 2019
I'm home from Morocco & Italy. :-)

Italy trip

Traveling to Italy from MoroccoApril 23, 2019
On my way to Italy!

Leaving for Morocco

Casablanca, here I come!April 4, 2019
I'm on my way to Casablanca. :-)

Home from our Midwestern Triangle Road Trip

Driving home from Lexington, KYMarch 6, 2019
Home sweet home from the Midwest. :-)

Leaving for my Midwestern Triangle Road Trip

Driving to IndianaFebruary 24, 2019
Driving to Indiana.

Returning home from Portugal

Home sweet home from Spain & Portugal!November 6, 2018
Home sweet home from Spain & Portugal!

Leaving Spain for Portugal

A rendezvous in BragaOctober 26, 2018
Rendezvous in Braga, Portgual after walking the Camino de Santiago. :-)

Leaving to walk the Camino de Santiago

Heading to Spain for the CaminoAugust 31, 2018
I'm on my way to walk 790 km across northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago.

Home from my Four Corners Road Trip

Home Sweet Home from the Four CornersMay 25, 2018
Home Sweet Home from the Four Corners. :-)

My Four Corners Road Trip!

Hitting the roadMay 1, 2018
I'm hitting the road today for my Four Corners Road Trip: CO, UT, AZ, & NM!

Recent Posts

  • nicaragua’s laguna de apoyo & a wasted trip to volcΓ‘n masaya March 22, 2023
  • welcoming the new year in leΓ³n, nicaragua March 15, 2023
  • travel to nicaragua & finding our way to matagalpa March 8, 2023
  • prince edward island: meeting an old friend and a beloved author March 1, 2023
  • the flowerpot rocks & the quaint town of alma February 22, 2023
  • saint john & the bay of fundy February 15, 2023
  • ministers island & st. andrews by-the-sea, new brunswick February 8, 2023
  • heading to saint john, new brunswick by way of sackville February 1, 2023
  • around & about halifax, nova scotia January 25, 2023
  • twenty twenty-two: a year of north-south travel, a tragic war in ukraine, & final passings December 27, 2022
  • my top ten books of 2022 December 23, 2022
  • anticipation & preparation: nicaragua & costa rica December 21, 2022
  • nova scotia’s minas basin & annapolis valley December 14, 2022

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best wishes for a season of joy :-)

wanderessence1025 December 24, 2018 17 Comments

Here’s wishing all of you happy holidays and a joyous and fulfilling twenty-nineteen.

Here’s our Christmas tree, from our house to yours. πŸ™‚

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One of our shortest Christmas trees ever!

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  1. Anabel @ The Glasgow Gallivanter December 25, 2018 at 4:33 am

    Merry Christmas, Cathy. I had forgotten all about that song! So 80s.

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    1. wanderessence1025 December 26, 2018 at 8:40 am

      I’ve been listening to it a lot lately! I find it so amusing!

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  2. Sue December 25, 2018 at 5:31 am

    Many thanks, Cathy! And season’s greetings to you and yours!

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    1. wanderessence1025 December 26, 2018 at 8:41 am

      Same to you, Sue! πŸ™‚

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      1. Sue December 26, 2018 at 3:51 pm

        Thanks!

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  3. Pit December 25, 2018 at 5:50 am

    Thanks, Cathy, and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours,
    Pit

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    1. wanderessence1025 December 26, 2018 at 8:41 am

      Thanks, Pit. Same to you!! πŸ™‚

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  4. Heyjude December 25, 2018 at 10:06 am

    Thanks for sharing your lovely tree with us Cathy, you have some interesting and unique decorations there!
    Wishing you a lovely Christmas time with family and friends. And a successful year ahead.
    Nadelik Lowen!

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    1. wanderessence1025 December 26, 2018 at 8:47 am

      Thanks, Jude. I’ve been collecting these ornaments over so many years! I hope your Christmas was wonderful and I wish all the best for you in the year ahead. πŸ™‚

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  5. photosociology December 25, 2018 at 10:24 am

    Many many best wishes for the year ahead. Happy Christmas. X

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    1. wanderessence1025 December 26, 2018 at 8:47 am

      Thank you so much, Richard. I wish the same for you. πŸ™‚

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      1. photosociology December 26, 2018 at 9:31 am

        Thankyou.

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  6. pommepal December 25, 2018 at 8:57 pm

    What a lovely and unique tree Cathy. Really in the spirit of the season. Wishing you a happy, healthy and adventure filled 2019

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    1. wanderessence1025 December 26, 2018 at 8:53 am

      Thanks so much, Pauline. I wish all the same for you in the coming year. πŸ™‚

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  7. the eternal traveller December 26, 2018 at 6:01 am

    Happy Christmas to you too.

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    1. wanderessence1025 December 26, 2018 at 8:57 am

      Thanks Carol. I hope yours was wonderful. πŸ™‚

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      1. the eternal traveller December 26, 2018 at 3:17 pm

        We had a lovely family day.

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