The Oneida Community silverware that Karen’s parents received as a wedding present in 1949 has been given a new lease on life. Niece Rebecca and her new husband Mike have adopted it and plan on putting it to use in their new life together. In the process of polishing and packing it, we paused to research the pattern. After all these years we now know it was Morning Star. It’s exciting to know that these knives, forks, and spoons will play a part in the making of new memories!
Dakar, Senegal: A Wolof Village & The Pink Lake
Queen Mary 2’s arrival in the Port of Dakar, Senegal was heralded in the local press and greeted with ceremony. Our own excursion took us on a coach journey through the streets of the capital city to visit a Wolof village and the shore of Lake Retba, the salty lake famed for an intense pink color.
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