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Ladies and Gentleman who lunch Parisian style

There are moments in all our lives that are just  humbling "wow" moments.  You know which ones I'm talking about, don't you?  The ones like this one.  The one where I am sitting with my dear friend Clyde and my Mom at Le Jules Verne restaurant, 125 meters (375 feet) up in the Eiffel Tower, thinking to myself, "I grew up poor in the South Bronx.  When I was growing up, a dining treat was if Mom would take me to Howard Johnson's for fried clam strips and a banana split.  And I loved it!  And I would still love it except it's not the same any more.  Not nearly as fresh and good as back in the day"  I envisioned many things for myself, but sitting here, now, with two of the many people I love...nope, I didn't envision this moment.  I may have envisioned myself being one of the tourists getting rained on whilst standing on the observation deck below us. We are seated at a table where we can watch the tourists "observe" Par...
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Happy 74th Birthday, Mom.....Mom in the "Motherland" that is Poland

Mom and I in front of Wawel Castle First photo of ETC in Krakow Smoked cheese ...artistically created Florian Gate - one of the entrances to Old Town Krakow Mom and Ziggy....Our guide, our friend and our guardian angel here in Krakow ETC at the Tyriec Monastery...with cake :) The Santa Marta cake only found at the Benedictine Tyriec Monastery The soup is always yummy in Krakow...and the lattes, divine :) The truth of the matter is Mom and I have planned to visit Poland many times over the past few years.  Even up until 10 days prior to our planned vacation LAST year, we thought we were going to Poland.  But somehow, something else always distracts us, being a great deal on a not-to-be-missed cruise or autumn foliage adventures or having to do loads of laundry (guess which comment is not true :) ). The other factor that is the most honest but hardest to describe reason for not visiting Poland before is that w...
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We will see it.....eventually. "Carking" through Utah :)

Zion National Park - Mom and Mother Nature Mom, look over your shoulder. Bison sighting at Antelope Island State Park Bison joining us for a picnic at Antelope Island State Park Down at the Virgin River at the Temple of Sinanawa at Zion National Park...we hiked here! :) Nature was calling ....and we found 15 Bighorn sheep grazing One of the hundreds of flowers that we stopped or u-turned to photograph Look closely....that's me and the majesty of the Capitol Gorge Exploring the canyons of Zion National Park The giant watermelon slice at Green River, Utah Mom conversing with llama Only we can Prevent Forest Fires....a friendly reminder from Smokey the Bear Mom and me at Zion National Park Cedar Breaks National Monument where at 11,000 feet there was snow....and a speed limit sign that looks like it had a rough winter I start laughing out loud as I am driving because it dawns on me that Mom and I have created a new a...
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