Touring Amsterdam

I have been pouring through hundreds of photos to pull out the best of Amsterdam. I have so much that I want to share so I’ll put them in multiple photo heavy posts. I admit that I have mixed feelings about Amsterdam. It is a very beautiful city. The architecture is fabulous. It is easy to navigate on foot. Everyone speaks English. What more could you ask for? There are a few negatives. Marijuana and cannabis are legal there and are readily available in nearly every convenience store and in “smoking...

Treasure Hunting

I love to go “treasure hunting” at antique shops near and far. This weekend a friend and I spent a couple of hours treasure hunting at local antique stores. I was thrilled to find several treasures. My first find of the day was a pair of brass candlesticks. I already cleaned and polished the first parrot. I used Bar Keepers Friend to give it a good cleaning then polished with Wenol metal polish.  These are two of my favorite products for tough cleaning jobs.  Below is a shot of the...

A Visit to Keukenhof Gardens

Today I am sharing more of our recent trip to Europe. If you missed the previous post on the flower fields of Holland, you can view it by clicking here. If you missed the video that my daughter made you can see it by clicking here. The photos in this post are all from our visit to Keukenhof Gardens. Keukenhof is a 79 acre garden planted with hundreds of thousands of bulbs and it is unbelievably gorgeous. It is open from late March until late May and our visit was the first week of April. The gardens...