summer snapshots from gooney road โ 29 jun 2014
Rob went kayaking. The girls and I did chores around the house all morning. Camille then did some sewing while Chloe went to Glenlake pool and then Starbucks with Jane.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 28 jun 2014
Morning with Phil and Barbara and taking care of various things. Camille babysat. Chloe and Gwyneth went out on the art scavenger hunt. Camille did some sewing. Dinner out at Harmony, “How to Train Your Dragon 2” at Phipps, and then the Cupcake ATM, just for the novelty of it.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 27 jun 2014
A morning running lots of errands. An afternoon at the pediatric GI. Chloe swam while I chopped veggies for the salad. Phil arrived. Then Barbara and Camille made it back from Sweden. Salad and pizza for dinner. Late night dog walk and swim.
photo friday: at the palace of knossos
After getting to the island of Crete and then out to Knossos from Heraklion, we finally were ready to visit the Palace of Knossos! A true dream come true for me. I could hardly believe that we were actually there!! Thankfully, we were not there in high tourist season and almost had the place to
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 26 jun 2014
Rob and Chloe headed off to spend the day at Six Flags. I worked and took care of things around the house. Camille is still in Sweden.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 25 jun 2014
Chloe and I grabbed bagels on our way to try to get my lenses cleaned; tech wasn’t there though. We walked to Fabu, Sheepish, Sawickis, the frame store, CVS, etc to run various errands. In the evening, Rob took Chloe skating.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 24 jun 2014
Chloe and I made French toast from an old baguette for breakfast. After a bit of working, we went to Fernbank Science Center for a planetarium show. I then had lunch out with Amy before working more. Chloe had her first flute lesson. I had a late meeting at the Red Cross.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 23 jun 2014
Up early to work. The cleaning service and the washing machine delivery people came during the morning – chaos. Chloe and I went to Fernbank to see the Whales exhibit and the Lemurs IMAX. We relaxed and worked on projects in the late afternoon then took Phelix on a walk to Swirlin’ Twirlin’.
celebrations: week 26 (23-29 jun 2014)
We celebrated a few week 25 holidays including Fresh Veggies Day and National Onion Rings Day. Coming up this week: 23: National Pink Day and Public Service Day 24: International Fairy Day and National Pralines Day 25: Log Cabin Day and National Strawberry Parfait Day 26: Bicycle Patented and National Chocolate Pudding Day and National
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 22 jun 2014
Rob and Chloe went to Stone Mountain in the morning. I spent the day quickly crossing items off my list. A friend came to take the trundle, so when Chloe got back, I took her to IKEA while Rob went to work. We had onion rings from Ted’s for “National Onion Rings Day”. Camille is
summer snapshots from gooney road – 21 jun 2014
A relaxing morning reading. Rob picked up Chloe and Moe’s in the afternoon. Chloe and I worked on things around the house then had a little bit of a “movie night”.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 20 jun 2014
Getting things done. Chloe’s flute books purchased. Chloe off to a sleepover. I spent 5+ hours volunteering at the beach party on Ponce. Camille celebrated Midsommer in Sweden.
photo friday: heading to the palace of knossos โ crete
What a whirlwind trip getting to Crete. Flight from Atlanta to Paris. Less than an hour to change in Paris, including immigration and customs. A quick (yet nice) flight to Athens. A public bus (X96) from the airport to Piraeus. A confusing meander around the docks. And then finally onto the overnight ferry. We quickly
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 19 jun 2014
Gwyneth had 4+ hours of conference calls. Camille and Barbara packed up and headed to the airport. Their flight got cancelled, but they got on another one. Gwyneth spent the afternoon and evening at the Red Cross.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 18 jun 2014
Chloe left to go clothes shopping. Camille and I drove to L5P to look for a comic. I worked during the afternoon. Phil dropped Barbara off at our house. Barbara and I took Chloe to the pool for swimming lessons then went to the Farmer’s Market. Camille packed for Sweden.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 17 jun 2014
Work and organizing. A trip to Value Village. “Stroke training” in the late afternoon. Charlie Hope concert at the library. Yogurt Tap for a treat. Death of the washing machine.
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 16 jun 2014
Errands. Errands. Errands. Homemade soup for lunch. Late afternoon swimming lessons for Chloe.
celebrations: week 25 (16-22 jun 2014)
We celebrated a few week 24 holidays including Flag Day and Father’s Day. Coming up this week: 16: National Fudge Day and Fresh Veggies Day 17: Eat Your Vegetables Day and National Apple Strudel Day 18: International Picnic Day and National Cherry Tart Day 19: Garfield’s Birthday 20: National Ice Cream Soda Day and National
summer snapshots from gooney road โ 15 jun 2014
Quiet, productive morning. Lunch out in town for Father’s Day. Back home in Decatur for the evening.
blue ridge: murphy trains
The Murphy River Walk not only ran alongside the river, it also ran along the tracks, providing us with even more to explore and photograph.
GBK Gwyneth