Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Work In Progress Wednesday - Cabin Fever and Beads

I've been working on "Cabin Fever" quite a bit this week, and I think I will finish the beads on this soon.



I also started a new bead project and worked on it for awhile Sunday.




Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Azamara White Night

A signature event on all Azamara Cruiseline cruises is White Night. Everyone is supposed to wear white clothes and there is a huge buffet and entertainment poolside.
















Monday, November 25, 2019

Monday Morning Star Count Week 29

Last week, one of my students said to me, "I saw you walking in half sleeves on Sunday".  (I was wearing a t-shirt and no jacket).  He thought it was too cool for half sleeves, but mid-60's on a sunny day was warm enough for me. This was another reminder that people are watching me!


Year Three of the temperature quilt  

Week 29 

November 10 - 16 

64, 59, 72, 57, 70, 61, 66








I am reporting the high temperature each day.  My Year Three temperature/color (Fahrenheit) scheme remains the same: 

100 + Brown 

90-99 Red  

80-89 Orange 

70-79 Yellow  

60-69 Green  

50-59 Blue 

40-49 Purple 

30-39 Pink 

20-29 White 

10-19 Black  

You can see my finished Year One Quilt here.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Valletta, Malta

The Republic of Malta is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea.  It has a popuation of about 475,000 in an area of 122 square miles.  Its capital is Valletta and it has two official languages - Maltese and English. Malta was a British colony from 1815 and became a republic in 1974. The city of Valletta is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.







Barrakka Lift - to get from the Grand Harbour to the historic center of Valletta, you can climb stairs or take the Barrakka Lift. The lift is 190 feet, costs one euro, and takes about 23 seconds. There are two elevators which can carry up to 21 passengers each, making a capacity of up to 800 passengers an hour.




This is the view from the top.










On to the Historic City Center...















I wanted to visit this church, but the line was so long.










When I first saw this boy in the phone booth, I thought it was kind of funny and took a picture.  Then, I saw him kicking and banging on the door and realized he wanted out. I pulled open the heavy door and he looked at me like he was going to cry, then ran away.














After my day exploring historic Valletta, I headed back to the ship for Azamara White Night.