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Friday Flags  The Golf Course at Crestbrook Park Watertown CTI play in a senior's league in Watertown CT every Wednesday morning along with 110 fellow golfers. It's a very large league and monopolize the course each week. Last week while making the walk to the 10th tee, I glanced over my shoulder...

And As the Sun Sets on the Horizon, So Ends the Vacation in PortugalAll good things to come to an end and if the vacation was done right, slight regrets and big satisfaction.We made a visit to Portugal to gather with relatives as our sphere of relations on my father 's side ended last year with t...

An Uncommon Way to Shoe Horses I noticed what appeared to be a bus shelter while walking with my cousin in Portugal this past week. I was told that it wasn't a bus shelter but was a stand for shoeing horses.I couldn't appreciate how that would be practical as I, after all, was an expert from seei...

Friday Flags An Eagle Scouts Patriotic Efforts in Wolcott CTThis is a post that I have been waiting to offer and have had the photos for quite a while now.Wolcott CT is a small town and at an intersection on the East side near Frisby School sits a small center island. It is also near the senior c...

Friday Flags  A Loyal American with a Home in PortugalWe have been walking a lot to appreciate the country air and the beauty here in Northern PortugalWhile passing a garden, my cousin's wife pointed out a house whose owner lived in the states, but also had the summer home here.In their back yard...

Relationships are ForeverKinship is an emotion or state of mind that supersedes time.Everyone has a connection with an absent friend that never needs an apology or explanation.The conversation resumes as though commenced the day before.No reason to explain the time lapse.The bond is strong, a qui...

Almost Everyone Makes Wine in PortugalFor longer than recorded history, the fermentation of grapes into a beverage to enjoy has been acknowledged.The Greek God named Dionysus also known as Bacchus by the Romans, traveled the Mediterranean planting the vine and showing the people how to enjoy the ...

Portugal, Land of Simple BeautyWe are stealing a bit of time from the realities of life in America and have literally taken a step back to a pace from another era where life is meant to be enjoyed and there are other things than work.I still have family in the northern part of Portugal and have u...

An Afternoon at the Prospect CT Sock Hop and Car Last weekend was the sock Hop and Car show in the center of Prospect CT, and it was a rousing success. Over 850 cars of all types were there and the procession of people viewing the cars was nonstop.Ther were all types of cars and trucks and severa...

Friday Flags in Waterbury, CT Zip Code 06705Making a drive through the East End of Waterbury to get to an appointment gave me an opportunity stop and get a photo in front of a mini-plaza.The flag was enjoying the breeze as I was driving by sort of a tease for me. By the time I stopped, I have bec...