OK, I'll give this a shot, but it's going to be difficult to sound as glamorous as some of you folks. I'm winding down after my week of commuting. Late this afternoon I drove from the school where I teach in New Iberia (Do you read James Lee Burke?) through the cane fields, then across the Atchafalaya Basin to Baton Rouge. I'm eating hummus and drinking a dos Equis Amber. Well there you have it. J.

Sitting at my antique desk in my cottage in Griffin, GA, about 40 miles south of Atlanta, listening to Barry White on Rhapsody as I type this. Just got home from having dinner with good friends and taking a walk in the crisp fall air. The high school football stadium is about 2 miles away and the music from the bands is drifting thru the air and taking me back years and years. Feeling thankful for my blessings...and enjoying the fact that we (fodors) are a community that spans many countries and ...this thread at least...several years of time.

Oh my, a bittersweet read here. My old pal Art posting as well as Wes Fowler..I don't remember reading this before.
Jason, I hope your find your dads itineraries!
I love this thread

At this second, I am sitting in the corner of our little loft apartment in Portland Oregon..our home of 3 months. I can see the city twinkling below, as I sit here in front of walls of windows, trying to decide on where and what my husband and I will do on our 100th anniversary, this Nov 6th

I wish I could look out my window and comment the garden needs weeding, however if truth be told, it needs heavy earth moving equipment.

We also have been refinishing the floorboards. However we needed access to all points so we decided to do it in stripes. This almosts works except when you come to the second row of stripes, after the first coast hard to see where you have and haven't applied the oil! So we have socks as markers on the finished sections of boards so we know where to walk. I really pray no-one comes to visit next few days.

All this is in a suburb of Sydney called Como named by Italian immigrants. The house is on a slope with bushland setting that threatens our sanity every fire season.

Anyways off to hopscotch down to the bathroom

Where am I? Sitting at home planning a trip to Spain and Italy to see our daughter in Dec whose on an Italian exchange program..can"t wait.. but the household chores will have to !! This is such a lovely timewaster!

Forgot to mention I"m in Melbourne Australia

I'm at home, in the Chicago suburbs, wishing I could be in Paris.

liz

In my living room overlooking Hong Kong airport (Chek Lap Kok); just returned from 2 weeks in my residence secondaire just outside Beynac, Dordogne, and wishing I was still there!!

Hello! I am at my house, in Sardegna Italy. My husband is stationed here and I am exploring to discover cool things to do for New Years!

Ciao Branbal:

Lucky dog!

I'd love to go with my husband and children (7 & 10) to Sardegna: My dream would be to stay in a family friendly hotel that offers halfboard and that's located on a beautiful beach. I'd love to rent a car for 1-2 days and explore parts of the island.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

My goodness what an exotic bunch of places you are all in! I feel quite boring in comparison. But here goes anyway!
I am in my study, where during the week I work as a self employed accountant. At the moment it is 6.15 pm and the last day before daylight saving comes in so i ve made the most of the evening light to look out on our garden where yeaterday i finally pulled out the last of the summer bedding plants and planted winter flowering pansies, so at midnight tonight it is officially winter here in my small village in Shropshire England. We have been enjoying an 'indian summer' here lately and it has been much milder than usual for the time of year so Ive been able to get out and enjoy the countryside, especially as weve been dog sitting for a friend and have taken the opportuniy to explore some of the many footpaths in the area. I'm just begining to realise how having a dog changes your perspective of where you live. This last week we've discovered places nearby that we never realised existed. He goes home tonight so I've decided that if the weather stays good this winter I will try to explore more of my surrounding countryside.
Meanwhile I'll dream of warmer days as we have six weeks to go until we fly off to Tenerife in the Canary Islands for a dose of sun and fun for Christmas and New Year. counting the days.
By the way Scarlett nice to see youre settling in to your new home.Hope pup and the Yankee are well.
Thanks for the thread lola.
CM

...I'm up the road a bit from Scarlett
in Vancouver BC, and like her I'm planning my November 6 anniversary!
We're on Year 200 - time flys when.....

Dear llamalady
congrats on your forthcoming anniversary.
I bet you know all about the winter chill in BC!
Keep smiling and knitting the thermal vests!
lots of 'bat and owl' activity tonight must be because its nearly halloween! Eerie!
BBFN
CM
CM

Hi llamalady. I am in Vancouver too, getting ready to go out to rake leaves. And no, countrymouse, it is not really cold here at the moment. Vancouver has a very temperate climate. We are getting ready to go to Edinburgh next Friday and we hope the weather be ok there too.

Dear Teabag thanks for that info
Hope you have a great time in Edinburgh, but I'd invest in some 'thermals' if I were you as Scotland can be a might chilly at this time of year.
Regards CM

What a kick this thread is. Are we all telling the truth? Countrymouse, Shropshire sounds plenty exotic to me. Where do they say "None so queer as folk"? I suppose that's the grass is always greener syndrome. Good grief, I don't even know where Sardegna is! In the old fogey department, I'm really looking forward to an extra hour of sleep tonight. Check you later. J.

llamalady, 200 years! my oh my , ain't love grand

Happy days ,Mouse!!

Hi jmw44 (or may I just call you J?)
Your not alone in your ignorance, I dont know here Sardegna is either! Well I guess we cant be gorgeous and brainy too!
I recall my old Yorkshire grandma saying 'theres nowt as queer as folk!
Which she always said when puzzled by peoples actions. could that be it?
I didnt catch where you were by the way.
I never thought of it that way, I suppose it is rather exotic here! Oo I'm an exotic shropshireite ,cool!
Yoohoo Scarlett, missing your e-mails ducks!
Bye Bye
CM
Ooer the owls are at it again, must be a fox on the prowl.

Sardegna is what the Italians call Sardinia. As for me ... still at home in Canberra. Which is an unfortunately long way from Sardegna.

It is about 1:30am on October 30th, a Sunday, in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

I'm staying with my sister at her boyfriend's house in LA. I'm still wide awake because we get an extra hour tonight, after turning our clocks back an hour again. We had dinner together and then saw the movie "Shopgirl" at Century City. It was a somewhat sad night for me, because I'm wishing my husband would see me again. I miss him and I love him so much. I would do anything to have him back in my life... forever.