The growing season here is like our spring and summer combined. The flower pots I’ve seen in various places have combinations of plants that look to be quite hardy for cold. I see calendula mixed with other plants like kale everywhere- in the north as well as in Reykjavik. On Friday, I visited the Botanical …
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Art and Creativity
There’s so much creative thinking in Iceland, evident everywhere I look. It’s been inspiring to see so much creative energy and the ways it gets expressed.
North Iceland: Water: cold and hot
Charles arrived early Sunday morning, and we headed north. The thermal river experience had us ready to seek out more warm soaks. As we drove, we were often surrounded by mountains with melting snow, waterfalls cascading in large and small crevices, and fiords slipping in between green fields and plains. Thanks to Will and Charles …
South Iceland
For our first post-pandemic travel foray, Will and I chose Iceland. We’d come up a few years ago on a brief visit and decided we had to come back in summer when the daylight lasts nearly til midnight. Traveling with masks on the ferry, bus, and plane is tiring for sure, and I was really …
A Dutch holiday week
A short flight over the North Sea landed me in Amsterdam airport, where it’s easy to get a train into the city. Will met me off the train with a big smile and huge hug. The houseboat we rented for the weekend was near where we stayed last spring. It’s a great neighborhood to explore, …
Final days at the cottage
It feels like suddenly it was my last week at the cottage, and I still had so many things I wanted to do. My fellow Workawayers were due to leave 2 days after me and they were feeling the same way. It made for a busy week. The photo above is a bouquet I cut …
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle looks over the city from pretty much everywhere. It sits at the top of the Royal Mile, the street that extends all the way to Holyrood Palace, where the Queen and family stay when they are in Edinburgh. It’s an amazing street to wander along; it’s lined with shops, ancient churches, narrow alleyways …
Arts in the Lake District
The Lake District has attracted walkers, writers, poets and artists for a very long time. I’ve been staying in Rydal, a village home to Rydal Water (smallest lake in the Lake District), and situated between the villages of Ambleside and Grasmere. Rydal was also home to William Wordsworth, the poet, and his home Rydal Mount …
More of daily life at the cottage
I’ve been here at Nab for nearly 3 weeks, and have settled into the routine pretty well. Some days I work breakfast thru lunch into the afternoon, other days the afternoon and dinner time. Above is the room I share with my lovely Czech co-worker; tight quarters but with our own bathroom and we manage …
Exploring with a Friend
I was lucky to spend my 2 1/2 days off last week with my friend Diane, a fellow lover of the Lake District. She was over to see an old friend of hers, and to catch up with me. We did a lot of walking, saw SO many dogs, and ate some great food. The …
Birdgirl’s travels 