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May I Introduce You to Cedric – the new Farm Dog?
We are puppy owners. Puppy owners of an Australian Shepherd and if Cedric, the name of our little pup, is any indication of the breed, I am sold on them forevermore. With our last dog, Treasure passing on Christmas Day 2 years ago, we’ve been dogless. I’m a dog lover (not a dog lover that wants her dog in the house and kisses on it kind of girl, but I just like dogs). Finally, I decided it was time to seriously look for another one. I had been told about Blue Heelers but after researching them, I felt maybe it wouldn’t be best for us. Australian Shepherds seemed to always…
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A Boat Proposal
The years just seem to speed by quicker than ever and here we are in 2019. January has flown by and we are up to our necks in wedding plans because our daughter is getting married! Just a few years ago… And now… My future son-in-law Austin, planned a most fun and romantic proposal. Here’s how it went. Russell, Serenity and I dropped Austin at the airport. He was supposedly flying out. Instead of doing that, his mom and grandparents on his dad’s side flew in. Russell was supposedly taking Serenity and me on a weekend getaway. We had a nice day shopping in Phoenix and then headed for our…
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A Final Memorable Bike Ride in Austria (Day 8)
From the moment I read about it in our guide book I wanted to do it but it didn’t work out till the end of the trip – our very last full day in Austria. It was a bike ride. A bike ride where you ride (in my dreamy imagination) through the countryside and through little villages feeling the breeze against your face as you go downhill (for the guide book said it was a gentle downhill slope the entire way), sometimes beside the Blue Danube and sometimes not. Riding along the Blue Danube We traveled to the town of Melk where the bike trail was to begin. Melk…
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Yodeling on the Alps of Austria (Day 7)
After leaving the Hallstatt area we drove towards Innsbruck. The countryside was stunning. We stopped at a McDonald’s at one point for Russell was having a bit of trouble staying awake and thought a frappuccino from McDonald’s like they serve here in the US might help… but they do things a little different from here in the USA. Quite a beautiful selection of sweets were available. Their coffee station was serious business. No frappuccino’s like they offer here in the States was available. They had no idea what Russell was talking about. He tried to explain and they tried to understand. They made him up something…
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Dreamy Hallstatt, Austria (Day 6)
Day 6 of our Austria trip was spent at the most picturesque village ever. (pop. 1,000) The name of the village was Hallstatt. We left Salzburg and drove through the countryside to reach Hallstatt. I took some pictures of the houses just to show how the architecture is different than here in the States. We arrived in Hallstatt and parked in one of the parking lots provided for tourists. The road to the old center of town is closed during the day and so you must park in one of the designated parking lots. We rode the funicular (a funicular is a similar to a tram car…
