Valley girl in the UK
Leavin on a jet plane
We're in line to board our Amsterdam flight. I'll write again when we're on the ground.
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Think creatively when stuffing peppers
Peppers aren’t in season here, I know, but the seasonality of red peppers and other things weren’t so obvious when I was shopping at Costco last weekend.No, I snatched a bag full of beautiful red bell peppers and a container of plums, both produced far from here, but both perfect ...
Valley girl in the UK
Wanna see where I'm going?
We will be traveling through Surrey and Sussex, England. Here are the towns we will be visiting:
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Leftover plans?
Yep, we cooked the corned beef yesterday. It was good, salty and flavorful. My husband, Brian, and I invited my parents over for the feast, a move we all agreed was a good one. The brisket was still quite large and we had about half leftover after dinner. My plan ...
Valley girl in the UK
Our presentation
We will make a presentation at various Rotary clubs throughout Surrey and Sussex. Though you can't hear us explain the slides, you can at least see what the English clubs will see.
Valley girl in the UK
Meet the GSE group
This is our group, posing in Osoyoos, British Columbia, where we spent two separate weekends getting the logistics of the trip worked out. In case you don't already know, I'm the assistant city editor at The Wenatchee World.
Valley girl in the UK
In three days I'm outta here
In August last year, former Managing Editor Gary Jasinek sent me an e-mail with one question in it: Have you considered this program? This program was the Rotary Group Study Exchange and my answer was: What? Me?
