My many adventures

I survived breast cancer, to travel around the world to some of the many places I've always wanted to go. There are lots more places I still want to visit.

I've been to Scotland, England, Vancouver, Victoria BC, an Alaskan cruise, Yukon, Alaska (Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway), a fab Mediterranean cruise which took us to Barcelona, the Vatican & Rome, the island of Crete, Izmir & Sulcuk, Ephesus Turkey, Egypt and Malta. I have been to Las Vegas, Hollywood LA, Cabo San Lucas, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Tampa, a Disney Cruise to Bahamas and Disney's Castaway Cay island, all over Canada and Hawaii and Pearl Harbour. We can add Cozumel, Costa Maya, Mexico, Belize City and Honduras. What a fabulous way to see the world!
Take the time to do the things you want to do because life is too short and if you wait until you can afford it, you'll likely never go. So get your plans ready and pick a place and start booking your trip. It is so worth it.

Thanks for dropping by. I have lots of posts to put up so stay tuned...
Debbie


BLOG POST June 2019

Hi Folks! During a convention in Toronto in 2017, my grandson and I visited Niagara Falls, CN Tower and went to Medieval Knights dinner theatre. We had such a fabulous time! I will be posting pictures of that wonderful trip.

I still have a great deal of travel posts to put up. I want our vacations and travel to be shared with you all. I'm not sure of what our travel plans will be for 2017, but for 2016, I rested all the time. Retirement is so awesome!! I was able to take pictures of the summer's Totally Eclipse of the Moom, which I'll share with you here on a post. It was incredible for sure.
I just love summer! I hope the winter will be gentle to us.

Still trying to find my ancesters with the Foran/Forhan name. Apparently two brothers came over from Dublin, one was name Edward who had a son named Edward born in Prince Edward Island and he had a son named William who had my father. I love doing ancestry but it is very frustrating when you can get no further without the "parents" names.

I have so many posts to write about so please keep patience with me. I received a great posting from SiteHoundSniffs.com which looks to be a great animal site. Hope you enjoy it.

My granddaughter Layla made it to Master Chef Canada in 2018 but was cut. She's still a great cook.

My little guy Rialey is now 16 and is 6'2 ". He is so thoughtful of me and helps me a lot.

I had hoped to travel last year or in 2019, but health issues stopped that thought. Now I face another health issue, heart failure. Last May 2018 I was admitted to hospital and went into cardiac arrest. Thankfully they brought me back. With all the great health care, I am in recovery. When you don't have yur health, you have nothing. I think I have about 8 specialist doctors and my MD and I pay nothing, thank goodness!

Take care my blogger friends.

Thanks friends,

Debbie

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in Appalachia

Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in Appalachia


“The Mountain Removal Road Show is doing the Lord's Work” - Jack Spadaro, former Director, Mine Safety and Health Academy, Beckley, West Va.

Mountaintop removal mining has devastated Appalachia and few Americans outside seem to know it is happening.

In West Virginia and Kentucky coal companies blast as much as 600 feet off the top of the Appalachian Mountains, then dump rock and debris into mountain streams. Over 300,000 acres of the most beautiful and productive hardwood forests in America have been turned into barren grasslands.

Mountaintop removal mining impoverishes the Appalachian people as it increases flooding, contaminates drinking water supplies, cracks the foundations of nearby homes, and showers nearby towns with dust.

In West Virginia, student activists are actively confronting the destruction by climbing trees next to the mine site – coal companies are prevented by law from blasting the mountain when people are nearby.

The Mountaintop Removal Road Show features a beautiful and thought-provoking multimedia show. Kentucky environmental activist Dave Cooper will explain what it is like to live near a mountaintop removal mine, and Squirrel Bracken will talk about her 30-day tree sit this summer.

Locations:
Salem State University
Sullivan Building 104

Monday, November 7 at 11:00 am and

North Shore Labor Council
112 Exchange St., Lynn, MA

Monday, November 7 at 1:00pm



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