tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991182552788176375.post1762204878915189338..comments2023-10-04T09:28:40.827-04:00Comments on Living In The Woods: Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06416028487884124866noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991182552788176375.post-78874166729893842142006-02-19T10:38:14.000-05:002006-02-19T10:38:14.000-05:00On a hill overlooking Granada, the Alhambraa spra...On a hill overlooking Granada, the Alhambraa sprawling palace-citadel that comprised royal residential quarters, court complexes flanked by official chambers, a bath, and a mosquewas begun in the thirteenth century by Ibn al-Ahmar, founder of the Nasrid dynasty, and was continued by his successors in the fourteenth century. Its most celebrated portionsa series of courtyards surrounded by roomspresent a varied repetoire of Moorish arched, columnar, and domical forms. The romantic imagination of centuries of visitors has been captivated by the special combination of the slender columnar arcades, fountains, and light-reflecting water basins found in those courtyardsthe Lion Court in particular; this combination is understood from inscriptions to be a physical realization of descriptions of Paradise in Islamic poetry."some writerhttp://.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991182552788176375.post-74156480730773391252006-02-19T10:40:24.000-05:002006-02-19T10:40:24.000-05:00I had to look up what that was. Google is great. I...I had to look up what that was. Google is great. It's not really required that anybody "think" anymore. The internet does it for us.<br>I'm glad that, save the beatings, you are having fun. I just can't wait to get to Germany.SNGhttp://.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991182552788176375.post-77146093048941752292006-02-20T01:59:25.000-05:002006-02-20T01:59:25.000-05:00Glad to hear that you are enjoying your trip! Its...Glad to hear that you are enjoying your trip! Its nice and wet out here in beautiful HI. Yep, I'm out here again, albeit temporarily. Setting up an exercise before the strike group gets into the area. Can't wait to get a chance to travel east as much as we have traveled west! Oh, you will be pleased, we have discovered the wonderful world of pet sitters! Yippee. Making this short, enjoy the trip and tell Mom "Hi!". LizardLizardBreathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991182552788176375.post-65014681496851672512006-02-20T09:10:24.000-05:002006-02-20T09:10:24.000-05:00Mom´s right here and she says "Hi Lizard!! Wi...Mom´s right here and she says "Hi Lizard!! Wish you were here!"<br>Your weather in HI is nicer than ours here in Spain, no doubt!catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991182552788176375.post-6047719149209037992006-02-20T12:57:36.000-05:002006-02-20T12:57:36.000-05:00If you need me to put a hurtin' on some old la...If you need me to put a hurtin' on some old ladies, especially old ladies with whom I share 0 languages, I can be there in 8 hours, give or take 3 for finding her street.<br>Maybe you could ank her to meet me at the airport?Bashönoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991182552788176375.post-25082722540031820012006-02-21T17:59:23.000-05:002006-02-21T17:59:23.000-05:00Sounds like you're having a great time. I just...Sounds like you're having a great time. I just got home (barely) alive last night.<br>Glad you haven't killed any old ladies. Yet. :)PartnerInCrimehttp://www.poobou.comnoreply@blogger.com