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    Postcard Challenge weeks 16 & 17

    There seems to be a pattern with me lately…I can’t seem to get these done at the proper time.  At least Darcy is very kind about it and doesn’t rap us on the hand with a ruler or anything. 🙂
    Week 16…otherwise known as last week…Thadeus sends a postcard from Romania. 
    The postcard is a photo I took then played around in Photoshop a bit to give it a vintage feel.

    Thadeus writes:

    Maggie-
    Iceland was amazing. I can’t stop thinking of you even when I know that I should be actually reading the books and documents in  front of me. I have scarcely seen the outside of the library here in Romania. I think I have discovered the source of the shipment. Time will tell.
           Yours-Thadeus 



    The accompanying page is a little boring. I thought the paper is somewhat old wallpaper like…something one might see in an old library. 
    Week 17 Maggie writes to Thadeus from Norway. 
    She doesn’t mention why she is there. It seems Miss Maggie is somewhat a woman of leisure. Taking photos, painting etc.


     Maggie writes:

    Thadeus-
    I’m so excited that we, I mean, you are getting more answers. I feel as though I’m part of your journey as well now. I hope that doesn’t offend you since you are doing all the work.
    When you visit next I’m going to make you some Norwegian specialties. 
          Yours truly- Maggie

    She certainly tends to stumble a bit when corresponding with Thadeus. Maggie seems quite impulsive…doesn’t think before she speaks…or writes.
    The page includes the recipes written in Norwegian…sure hope she can translate them…and a pocket that showcases rosemaling.
    Thanks for bearing with me and the extra long post.
    Stop by Darcy’s blog to see some more Norway postcards this week.

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    It’s good to be home

    Just how good you’ll know towards the end of my story that is jammed with lots of pictures…you’ve been warned.
    Our first morning in Duluth we woke to this beautiful sunrise over Lake Superior.
    Then panned to the right and saw a couple of “Lakers” …big cargo ships that travel through the Great Lakes system.
    After we went down for breakfast and returned to our room this was our view!
    It had steamed in that far. 
    This ship was one of the biggest in the fleet at 1004 ft long.
    We quickly walked down to the canal to watch.
    Was it going to fit?
    Just cleared the lift bridge.
    Here’s a view from the lift bridge when it’s down for traffic to flow.
    Duluth is pretty at night as well with the lights reflecting on the water.
    And then we got food poisoning…luckily just us and not the kids as well. At least it was our last night there…sure was a miserable one though. Oh yeah and about 4 AM that miserable night…the power went out in the hotel.  It was only out for about 5 minutes and most likely no one but us even noticed.
    I’ll share some more high points later but for now I must go rest again. 
    Still not feeling 100%
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    Look want I found today

    I think they are baby wrens. The mama of these 3 tiny babies is pretty small herself.  The nest is only about 3 feet off the ground in our dwarf lilac bush along the front walk. She was scolding me from a nearby tree for peeking in on her brood while I snapped a quick picture.