Monthly Archives: April 2017

Orange Marmalade

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Wednesday, 1pm and at last I get to sit down for a few minutes.  Thanks to Norman, who is in the kitchen cleaning up the dishes from making the marmalade.   I started the day by watering my blueberries while … Continue reading →

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Christmas Sweaters

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

About a month ago Shirley sent me some beautiful yarn.  This new yarn had enough of each color to make sweaters so instead of making toys as I did with the last batch she sent me, I decided to make … Continue reading →

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New Home for My Toys

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

I have finished a very busy and exciting month and now am ready to settle back into my old routine.  I love cooking again, today I am making spinach stuffed chicken breasts.  I always have to cut the recipe way … Continue reading →

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A Day at Great Stirrup Cay

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

  The last day of our cruise and we arrived at Great Stirrup Cay.  This is the Island that NCL owns.  They were the first cruise line to buy their own island. That is the main beach dead ahead.  If … Continue reading →

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Last Day at Sea

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Thursday was another beautiful day , with lots of sun and calm seas.  If you look very closely you will see a bird flying around the ship.  It is about half way up over the water and just a little … Continue reading →

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Wednesday, our last port to shop and we had not gotten anything yet to put into the boy’s treasure boxes.  So we got up early and went to breakfast as soon as the dinning room opened.  Each day at supper … Continue reading →

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Grand Cayman Islands

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Tuesday Morning we woke up to a little bit rougher seas, not bad but some white caps and a little movement on the ship, not enough for Norman and I didn’t mind it.  I had put on my bracelets Monday … Continue reading →

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Cozumel

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Monday we woke up to another beautiful day and the port of Cozumel in sight.  We could go out onto our balcony and watch as the ship pulled into the dock and tie up. There were dozens of excursions to … Continue reading →

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Starting a New Cruise

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

The only traveling we do now is cruising.  We don’t drive far and Norman will not fly so twice a year we drive up to Cape Canaveral and get a cruise.  We like NCL the best because we have been … Continue reading →

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