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An Interesting Morning Walk

Posted on April 13, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

What a lucky person I am to be living here!  Snoopy and I finally went for a walk on the beach again… it was so good to be by the water and the ocean breezes. The humidity is up now, … Continue reading →

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At the Turtle Reserve.

Posted on April 12, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

About 50 km south-east of Sur, is the Ras al Jinz nature reserve.  It is a nice drive, past blue, blue ocean and interesting mountains, and also an acacia forest, with trees about 100 meters apart! The reserve was established … Continue reading →

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The Road from Muscat to Sur

Posted on April 10, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

Last week, my friend Sue and I went down to Ral Al Jinz to see the nesting turtles.  She was visiting from Kuwait during Spring break, and had never been there. Leaving poor David all alone with the cat and … Continue reading →

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At the Symphony

Posted on April 1, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

We went to a performance of the Muscat Symphony Orchestra Wednesday night.  First, here is what the official Facebook page says about the symphony and its history.  Then I’ll tell you my story. “In 1985 His Majesty directed that a … Continue reading →

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Muscat Festival….

Posted on March 30, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

runs for a month (mostly February) in two locations…. Qurum Park and Naseem Park which is just out of Muscat.  We finally made it there one night near the end of it’s run… and I wished we’d made it sooner … Continue reading →

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Back home–

Posted on March 28, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

I’ve been back home for 5 days now… and am starting to get back on my feet.  Wow, I didn’t think that 3 hours time difference was so much.  This morning, I woke up around 5 (hey – that’s the … Continue reading →

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Trip to Italy

Posted on March 26, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

5:45 pm, Thursday, March 17….Hotel Picolo Paradiso, Villecrosia, Italy….. sitting on my balcony watching the waves roll in on the beach. Can it get much better than this? Anyone who has been reading this blog already knows that I have … Continue reading →

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Quilting in France

Posted on March 20, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

This has been a very busy but relaxing visit in France.  We have mixed lots of quilting in with the sightseeing and visiting.  And we have done lots. Corinne and some other ladies had made a flannel quilt for one … Continue reading →

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Back From Italy

Posted on March 19, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

We just got back from our two-day jaunt into Italy….. I’ve put a bunch of photos into my last post …”Around the Town”, and tomorrow I’ll try really hard to catch up- on the rest of this amazing holiday.

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Around the Town

Posted on March 15, 2011 by kuwaitquilter

Monday morning we had nothing planned, and after some rainy weather, it looked like it was going to clear up. Jacket on, camera ready… time to explore Riez. Riez has been inhabited for a very long time. During the 1st centurey … Continue reading →

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