Month: February 2025

In the tiny village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur, we were originally booked in the Hotel Klauster (a more traditional hotel), but after a brief miscommunication with our tour planner, we opted instead for the Hotel Magma, with its individual cabins.

After visiting the stunning Diamond Beach (which Doug has good pictures of), we went up the road a bit to take in Glacier Lagoon.

At the Skógafoss waterfall, you can climb the 547 step stairway to the top of the falls.  We opted not to.

Reykjavik is the really the only major city in Iceland.  It is incredibly charming and beautiful.

It was all in a day’s work for the phlebotomist.  But I thought 10 tubes for one blood draw seemed like kind of a lot.

My mom’s kitty, Ernie, died earlier this month after a life of being spoiled silly by my mother.  She is giving away her various cat materials, as she does not aniticipate having another cat.  So Gandalf and Ferrous are the lucky recipients of this scratchy stool-thing, that Doug built for Ernie when he was first adopted. So far, G and F don’t seem to be hugely interested in it, but we’ll keep it around for the time being.

Bob Ross sits on my dashboard and keeps me company in the car, with his bobbing head and constant smile. (He’ll also say classic Bob Ross things if I press that button.) Today, his head was bopping in perfect time to the AC/DC tune that was on the radio.

There’s a chocolate shop on the other end of Newton, and I was near there today so of course I stopped in. We keep them around for after-dinner treats.  Doug is in charge of distributing them, because I have no self control.