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Sightseeing Barbados

Posted on February 23, 2017 by volovecto

For our last full day on Barbados, we jumped into one of the many minibuses headed to the airport, and from there got a cab to the Sunbury Plantation House, better known on Barbados as The Great House.  The plantation … Continue reading →

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A Stellar Find; The Cliff Beach Club

Posted on February 17, 2017 by volovecto

The local transportation is cheap and plentiful, so we took advantage of it.  For $1 US ($2 Barbados) we took the bus from Dover Beach to Holetown.   Holetown is on the west coast and has some high end shops, … Continue reading →

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Barbados

Posted on February 15, 2017 by volovecto

My sister and I arrived in Barbados on Valentine’s Day.  Yet another romantic destination with my sister, oh well, no romance but a few days of relaxation. This is the first time I have booked an “all inclusive” resort.   … Continue reading →

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A Pagan Looks at Christmas

Posted on January 1, 2017 by volovecto

Even though I do not consider myself a religious person, (spiritual but not religious), I do enjoy the Christmas season.  As are nearly all Scandinavians, I was baptized a Lutheran, and attended Sunday School as a child.  But today I … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas & God Jul

Posted on December 18, 2016 by volovecto

These Christmas post cards are from my great grandmother Hanna’s collection This next post card has the traditional Swedish Christmas hymn, “We Greet Thee Beautiful Morning”, sung in Lutheran Churches, or at least it used to be sung 100 years … Continue reading →

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Colors of Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2016 by volovecto

 

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Happy Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2016 by volovecto

  My Mother’s hand drawn Halloween card this year.

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Arcata Postcards, 1908 – 1909

Posted on September 13, 2016 by volovecto

Many of the older postcards in our collection, the ones from 1908 and 1909, are photographs of buildings and landmarks.  During these years my grandmother was in Arcata with her mother.  The address on the postcards have just her name … Continue reading →

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Arcata Postcards, 1910 – 1911

Posted on September 6, 2016 by volovecto

Having recently spent some time in Eureka, California, it was interesting for me to go through a stack of old postcards from that area in my mother’s possession.  My great grandmother Hannah worked at the Samoa Cookhouse, near Arcata, in … Continue reading →

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Redwoods Road Trip Day 6. The Longest Ride

Posted on August 31, 2016 by volovecto

We rose pretty early on Sunday for the final stretch home.  Lance rose earliest and saw a doe and fawn near the house, capturing them on my camera.   When I popped out of bed to see them, they were … Continue reading →

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