The apples don't fall far from the tree!

Grace, Louisa and Mamie.  Scroll down for the parent:




















Meryl Streep

Nova Scotia -- The Family Vacation of a Lifetime

If the 528-foot MV Nova Star were two feet
 longer it wouldn't fit in Yarmouth harbor!

For me, the 11-hour voyage from Portland would be worth it just to see the Bay of Fundy, but for the rest of you, well, Nova Scotia is spectacularly scenic, the natives are friendly, and you'll eat sea food that rivals Key West.
A round-trip private stateroom for four costs $700, and that includes your car! Plus there's an onboard casino where you can win back your fare and then some! (Diana actually did it!)
What are you waiting for? 

30 days and counting... an annual post

 Spring

To what purpose, April, do you return again?
Beauty is not enough.You can no longer quiet me with the redness
Of little leaves opening stickily.
I know what I know.
The sun is hot on my neck as I observe
The spikes of the crocus.
The smell of the earth is good.
It is apparent that there is no death.
But what does that signify?
Not only under ground are the brains of men
Eaten by maggots,
Life in itself
Is nothing,
An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.
It is not enough that yearly, down this hill,
April
Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.

Dame Edna