Giovanni's Restaurant aboard Brilliance of the Seas

 Good morning,

Above you see the mural in Giovanni's Restaurant aboard Brilliance of the Seas.  

We always enjoyed the Italian food aboard Royal Caribbean ships.  The atmosphere makes it even better.

Thanks to Catherine and Erica for sharing their images! 

All the best,

Lois 

Izumi aboard Brilliance of the Seas

 Good morning,

My goodness, this looks fabulous!

That's a sashimi plate in the foreground and a truffled lobster roll in the background at Izumi Restaurant aboard Brilliance of the Seas. 

 Catherine and Erica report they are having a fabulous time!

Oh, the memories....

All the best,

Lois

Port of Boston

 Good morning,

Cruise ships and commercial vessels share many ports of call.  

This is an image from our friend Erica taken from her balcony aboard Brilliance of the Seas.  Brilliance was just about to sail when this image was taken.

When in ports it is interesting to watch the loading and unloading activity of container ships.

More to come!

Lois 

 

 

 

Pub Aboard Brilliance of the Seas

 Good morning,

This is the pub aboard Brilliance of the Seas. Each Royal Caribbean ship has a pub where it's fun to gather and watch the parade of people going by.

Have fun, Catherine and Erica!

We look forward to seeing your images.

Love you,

Mom

Here They Go Again!

 Good morning,

Happy Birthday, Catherine!

Here they go again!  Catherine and Erica are in Boston to board Brilliance of the Seas for a Fall Foliage cruise.   Kjell and I enjoyed this route numerous times aboard Splendour of the Seas.

Here's hoping for great weather!

More to come....

Lois

Lily's Home Health Care

 Good morning,

Now that Lily is home from her surgery (see earlier posts this week), we have blocked off the end of the living room, put down a king size comforter, and have added items to make Lily comfy as she recovers.  

She has her basket of toys and her Private Duty Nurse Wendy.  Her other Private Duty Nurse Elsa is also nearby.

She doesn't spend much time here, though, because her post op meds make her sleep a great deal so she sleeps in her kennel.  We call it her "house."   

 Lily is being a very good patient.  She is only allowed to go outside on a leash, is not permitted to climb steps or get onto furniture, and must wear her party hat at all times.

We're giving her plenty of TLC, though, and hopefully, these two weeks will go by quickly.

Thanks, again, for all of your kind words and prayers for sweet Lily.

All the best,

Lois

Lily is Home

 Good morning,

Our sweet Lily is home after a very difficult week.  She came home late yesterday afternoon and I grabbed Kjell's phone to snap a picture of her before she came into the house.  She looks tired, but her tail sure was wagging to show how happy she was to be home.

The back story:  Lily swallowed a sock that got stuck in her small intestine.  The surgeon at MedVet did a great job of administering saline solution orally, then moving the sock through her system to the inevitable end.  To do this a long incision was made in Lily's belly.  At least there was no need to make an incision in her intestine.  That was exceptionally good.

So, Lily is home, the sock is in a jar on the table, and aftercare and medications have begun.  Lily has to wear her party hat for two weeks.  Activity is restricted:  no climbing stairs or furniture, no playing with her siblings....  

Oh, and that was an expensive sock.  We were quoted $10,700 before she was treated.  We don't have the final bill yet, but believe it will be slightly lower after an adjustment.  I'll check my credit card statement later today when everything has a chance to post. 

Thank you to everyone who wrote and asked about Lily.  You are so very appreciated.  It was a very difficult week for Lily and the rest of us, too. 

All the best,

Lois