Bermuda by Shutterfly & NCL

I received in my email an offer from Norwegian Cruise lines for a free Shutterfly photo book earlier in the month. And since I had never done anything with our pictures from our October 2014 Bermuda trip, this seemed like a fun and FREE project.

Had taken lots of pictures - now I just needed to sort through them and put them in order to tell the story. And in only 20 pages!

This was our beautiful floating hotel - the Norwegian Dawn. She is docked at Heritage Wharf, Royal Navy Dockyards, Bermuda. We spend three fun filled days here. We toured the islands, went to the beach, shopping in Hamilton, and explored all the attractions at the Dockyards. We loved Bermuda! We also discovered Dark N' Stormy's!

Commissioner's House, flag of Bermuda, british phone booths, Lover's Knot, and business man in bermuda shorts and socks!

Even the north Atlantic Ocean was calm, even though the weather in Boston was cold and rainy! But this was a fabulous trip! And thanks to NCL and Shutterfly, we have an awesome souvenir photo book!

Prost!

Look what opened last week in downtown St. Pete! We waited until this week to go - in place of our usual taco Tuesday place. Munich's famous hofbrauhaus was founded in 1589 by The Duke of Bavaria, Wilhelm V. It is Germany's oldest beer hall.

 This place is decorated with long rows of tables and benches and everyone squeezes in together. Large open room tends to get noisy - but hey, it's a beer hall.

A great German oompah band plays all the famous drinking songs and wears silly hats - like chickens- when they play certain pieces - like the chicken song!

Allan had fun sampling all three of their regular beers in their signature mug.

I even had one! It's a beer hall! The first of many toasts that evening!

The food was outstanding! Wiener Schnitzel, Schweinerbraten, spatzle, bavarian potato salad, sauerkraut, pretzels, and Black Forest cake! Nobody left hungry!

Diann, Bill, Allan, and myself had a great time and are planning a return next week! My sister and her husband want to go, too! Hope we get Jamie Marie as our server again! Til next time!!!

Fireside chat

Mom and Dad came over the other day to see our new fireplace.

They found it cozy, too!

Still waiting for cooler weather!

Fireplace.com

Summer is over. The air is changing. Good thing I ordered my new fireplace!

Even better that I installed it!

Colder temps are still away off, but hey, nothing wrong with being ready!

I already love sitting in my chair next to the pretty lights and will enjoy turning up the heat this winter!

My fireplace is wall mounted and has optional side lights.

My mom's fireplace is a large furniture grade electric unit with a mantle.

I put this baby together, too.

Works great - they love it. Matches her decor.

My sister has one, too! Same type, all electric.

Love that we could all shop online and get it in a few days.

Delivered right to our door. Free shipping!

Put it together. Plug it in! Enjoy!

No sweeping ashes!

My Social Book

I have been on Facebook since August 2009.

I have posted hundreds of pictures and events - mostly about my family.

And I was thrilled to find that these posts and pictures could be collected and published in book form!

I saw an ad on Facebook and was intrigued.

It was not that expensive ($32 for 214 pages).

I even liked the picture they chose for the cover and the inside color - coral!

cool, huh?

I'm glad I ordered it and will enjoy looking at it for years to come.

Who knew!

September

New pumpkins from Hobby Lobby and pumpkin pillow from Pier 1

Candy corn from Stein Mart and signs from Pier 1.

Happy fall, y'all!