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My Kind of Office

There is a war museum on the island of Terceira in the Azores. It seems a little strange for such a peaceful-feeling island to have a war museum. But Portugal was once an empire and the Azores are strategically located. The museum was interesting and tasteful – relating the facts without glamorizing them. Except for this office. I don’t remember what information it was supposed to relate. But the display gave me a sort of Hogwarts feeling. I want an office filled with floating books like this.

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Somewhere Over The Azores

Oh, don’t mind me. I’m just getting nostalgic over that Azores trip I took five years ago. But really, who needs Hawaii?

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Terceira

Remembering old trips reminds me that I’ve been home too long.

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Catwalk

This cobblestone mosaic path was in the public garden behind our hotel in the Azores. Cats; gardens; art. How lovely to find three things I love joined together in one image.

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Biscoitos Beach

This rocky beach facing the Atlantic on the north side of Terceira Island looked pretty threatening when I visited it in November. But Biscoitos is a favorite swimming spot in the summertime. Summer temperatures in Terceira aren’t much different from winter temperatures, but maybe the wind and waves are friendlier in the summer. In Portuguese, Biscoitos means cookies (or biscuits, if you’re English). That seems a friendly name for a beach, albeit a bit unusual. Perhaps in summer people lie on the rocks and bake their biscuits?