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Polly goes to Chinatown
Polly came along on our visit to San Fransisco’s Chinatown yesterday. I bought her a souvenir parasol. Filed under: Polly Doll, Travel
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Polly tours San Francisco
We walked along the waterfront, where Polly gazed at the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance. These amazing purple blue flowers were growing around the marina. After climbing Telegraph Hill, we went...
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RISD reunion in SF
Ashley Wolff, Salley, Julie Downing We’re back home and the snow peas in the garden have grown an inch. It’s going to be the earliest harvest yet! One of the highlights of our trip west was a visit...
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Polly hikes Green Gulch
On our last day in the bay area of California, we visited beautiful Muir Beach. We met our friends from home, Judy and Phil Richardson, who are renting a house in Berkeley for a month. Judy and I...
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Where is Polly Doll going next?
Polly Doll is going on a trip next month and her regular outfit will not do! She loved Oregon (see here) and San Francisco (see here), but missed the flight to Ireland. For this next excursion, she is...
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Polly is going to Antarctica!
Congratulations to quilt designer Erin Russek, who not only answered correctly that Polly is going on a cruise to Antarctica, but was the first person to write in an answer! She will be getting a...
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Santiago, Chile
We stopped in Santiago, Chile before flying south to Ushuaia, on the very southern tip of Argentina, to catch the boat to Antarctica. Here are some pictures of poet Pablo Neruda’s house, a fish market...
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Polly meets the Penguins
See Polly and the penguins on my Facebook page. Filed under: Animals, Antarctica, Photography, Polly Doll, Travel
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to the end of the world and back
The experience of being in Antarctica cannot be adequately conveyed in photographs and words. The continent is a truly awesome part of our planet, with an environment so different and extreme that my...
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Polly’s trip to California
Polly doll saw a lot of dry and wet places on her recent trip to California. Dry vineyards in Paso Robles.Green grass and railroad tracks somewhere between San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles. Misty and...
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Polly’s going on a trip
Polly Doll is packed and ready to go on a trip to Ireland. She’s filled her carpet bag and basket with all of her necessities and is waiting to board the Peter Pan bus to Logan Airport. Polly missed...
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Polly’s trip to Ireland
Polly had many adventures in Ireland. She saw lots of stone ruins, castles, waterfalls and moss. She joined her companions for meals and drinks of Guinness and visited Yeats’ grave and statue. She...
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Polly’s winter escape
Polly is leaving snowy New England for a warmer climate. She has a new outfit, as well as a special people-to-people visa for her trip to Cuba. Did I mention that Polly has a thing about Pippi...
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Cuba: people
We were really struck by the expressive and engaging people in Cuba. On a popular tourist street in Havana, Polly Doll met her match with this character dressed up as a washer woman. Of course, it’s...
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Polly in Cuba
Polly Doll had a wonderful trip to Cuba. She rode a hood ornament, saw Ernest Hemingway’s pool… …made friends with the “kissing lady”… …visited a botanical garden… …hung out in an Havana doorway…...
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Polly’s packed and ready
Polly’s going on another adventure tomorrow! It took the better part of a week for her to figure out what to wear on this trip. She’ll only have one outfit, so it has to work for everything. Polly...
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Polly’s trip to France
Polly doll had a wonderful time on her first trip to France! She got up close and personal to a large face and was introduced to some delicious food. She saw a model of what the city of Marseille...
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Polly’s traveling again
Polly is proud to show-off her new outfit, which she’ll be wearing during her next trip. She’s especially fond of her Glengarry bonnet! Polly will be visiting relatives in Scotland (my grandfather on...
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Scotland – June 2015: Polly
Polly doll came along on our trip to Scotland. She had a Highland dancer’s costume made for the occasion, complete with a Glen Garry bonnet. Yes, I know her kilt is not authentic in front, but she...
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Scotland – June 2015: sculpture & more Polly
While walking the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Polly came close to being stepped on by John Knox and saw musicians playing under the gaze of Adam Smith. Polly atop a wee head of hair in a garden outside...
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