]]> http://www.squidgyboo.com/2010/08/the-one-with-the-flora-and-the-fauna/feed/ 2 http://www.squidgyboo.com/2010/08/the-one-for-my-aunt-lilliana/ http://www.squidgyboo.com/2010/08/the-one-for-my-aunt-lilliana/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:02:14 +0000 Lindy http://www.squidgyboo.com/?p=2621 One of the reasons I blog is for my aunt Lilliana.   I know she is a dedicated blog reader and she along w/ my family and friends keep me honest and keep me blogging.  I found out today that she’s not really reading my blog because I’ve been such a slacker and never add anything new!  So in an effort to get my #1 fan back to reading my blog…

We (Squidge and I) are currently on holiday in the Azores.  We’ve been having a fantastic time– beach, hot springs baths and frolicking in the river.  Just what you should do while on holiday,

I’m hoping to post more photos from our time here in the Azores so check back often!

Last year we went on a weekend and there were tons of things going on.  This year we decided that it was just too crazy with the traffic and the long wait to get in.  I have this violent reaction to waiting.  I avoid it at all costs and will not do things if I have to wait to get in.  It’s not the waiting it’s the idea that if  so many people are outside waiting what is it like inside!  So this year we decided to go on a Friday to avoid the crowds, it worked, there were no crowds.

Although I think the fact that it was chucking it down had more of an impact than the fact that it was a Friday.  One benefit of the rain was the lack of a queue at Dinky Donuts!

It wasn’t as much fun as last year but we still had a good time.  All I can say is d’oh those nuts were yuuuumy!  They made these dinky little donuts right there in front of you.  It’s a yummy-delicious little gimmick.

We sheltered under a tent (kindly supplied by the forestry commission) until the rain stopped then we went in search of the perfect tree.  Squidge spent most of the time looking for pime comes and splashing in the puddles.

We finally settled for a 5′ noble fir.  It’s perfect and is sitting in the back garden just waiting to be brought inside and decorated.  Oh and doesn’t she just look soo cute in her new coat?   She did the same thing she did last year.

We hope everyone’s holiday season is shaping up to be a holly jolly one!!

The summer has a special light to it, sunny, misty, hazy. The sound of sails clanging against masts as boats gently rock in their slips.

The smell of the sea, the look of wind tousled hair and the feel of sand in your shoes. I love it all. I love watching people climb over rocks looking for shellfish. Watching dogs bark at the waves.

Growing up in a coastal New England town I think you take it for granted. Even my down-trodden misjudged and abused little city has a special light to it. The sights and smells of summer are things I miss.

I’m thankful that I get to enjoy this time for a couple of weeks each year. I’m hopeful that Squidge will get to know this special place. Although she is English by birth she is also a New England girl. There are ice cream memories waiting for her here.

Family to spin her around until she falls over in fits of dizzy giggles.

We’re both looking forward to Wal’s arrival. He’s never experienced New England in the summer. I’m sure he’ll love it as much as I do.