Note from Angie - July

> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 00:13:46 -0400
> From: tasommers@cox.net
> To: cdmilam@hotmail.com
> Subject: FW: Shared project: 'Spain and Portugal 2015'
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> Chuck, I got a nice photo book from Angie and in responding to it, I asked if it would be alright to post it on the Blog. She said okay, so do you want to post it? Cheers, Tom
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> From: Angie Grikis [mailto:amgrikis@telus.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 12:12 PM
> To: 'Tom Sommers'
> Subject: RE: Shared project: 'Spain and Portugal 2015'
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> Hi Tom, I wish I would have waited for your Lisbon pictures because some of them were better than in the book and I would have used those. As I told you earlier, I think you are a good photographer and you were able to capture some shots much better than we did. Where that was, I used your photo which I really thank you for. Andy and I used to be good photographers but I wasn't happy with our pictures this trip. We have re-evaluated the camera and will use our Canon on our next trip (next year when I can walk).
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> Yes, we should go into business together and make travel books. I enjoy making photo books and usually make one for each trip we are on. That way, although the pictures are on the computer and much better seen full size, the books will give me something to touch and look at when I will be old and no longer able to travel. Hope that is a long time away. 
> I will share other books with you if you have a trip in mind that we have gone on. When I share a book, people can take it and customize it to their own by taking out my photos and replacing with ones of their own.
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> Barcelona for us was a whirl-wind because we only had three days and I wanted to see everything in case we didn't get to go back. We absolutely loved Madeira - the pictures don't do it justice. We stayed at the hotel that Grand Circle uses and it was fabulous with great facilities, location and staff. We would love to go back to Madeira one day. Great fun.
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> We just booked Andy on the Antarctic trip for late December. It has always been a dream for him. Not my dream because I get really sea sick.
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> I am currently totally bored. I haven't walked since June 12th and my cast won't come off for another three weeks. Then it's a walking boot and on to physio to learn to walk again. I won't be driving for quite some time because it is my right foot (talus bone) that is broken. I have learned new compassion for people in wheelchairs and how our world doesn't accommodate them very well. And you were totally right when you wrote that it could have been so much worse. I have a new respect for ladders. Last summer I painted our skylight area 20 feet up. I couldn't do that now because I would be too scared of falling. I have had many pity parties this past few weeks but am constantly told that this situation isn't permanent. Yes that's true, but.....
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> I don't mind if Chuck posts the book on the blog. 
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> If you are ever planning to come to Vancouver, let us know.
> Best regards, Angie (and Andy)
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> From: Tom Sommers [mailto:tasommers@cox.net] 
> Sent: July-07-15 6:22 PM
> To: 'Angie Grikis'
> Subject: RE: Shared project: 'Spain and Portugal 2015'
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> Thanks ever so much, Angie. You and Andy had a grand time it is apparent. Loved your pictures and the way you put your book together. Your pictures complement mine and where I didn’t have a good one, you filled in the holes – and vice versa for sure. We should go into business together and make travel booklets, ha! Nan and I had been to Barcelona just last year; so didn’t go this time around, but the island trip you two took at the end looked great. 
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> Thanks again for sharing (do you mind if Chuck posts your travel book on the blog? He might like to do that.
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> Take care and maybe we’ll travel together again sometime down the road.
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> Cheers,
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> Tom and Nancy
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