Holiday Greetings
Clockwise from upper left:
Linda & Tom in Havana, Cuba (Capitol dome in background).
Linda & Tom Prepare to tour Old Havana in ’57 Imperial.
A nice buck visits our backyard. His lady friend is nearby.
Tom and our friend, Roshdy, at Siwa Oasis in Egypt
Linda by an Icelandic Viking in Gimli, Manitoba
Linda & Tom at the fork in the road, Franklin, Kentucky.
Tomato harvest from our townhouse garden
Christmas Letter 2023
Season’s Greetings from the Sawyers
In January, we returned to Egypt for our usual
twelve week break from winter. We left Minnesota shortly after a
foot of snow fell on the Twin Cities and after about thirty hours
and two airplane changes in Amsterdam and Rome, we arrived in Cairo
where temperatures are typically in the mid-60s during January.
Along with our usual supplies, Tom brought a full-size video screen
in his suitcase for his laptop computer.
We visited a couple of new (to us) museums in Cairo but are still waiting for the much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum to finally open. Our major outing for the year was a 450-mile trip to the Oasis village of Siwa near the Libyan border. Siwa is know from history for its visits by Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and World War II desert warfare.
Shortly after our return to the U.S. in April, we departed for a week in Havana, Cuba, where a fledgling tourism industry hosts many Europeans but only a few Americans. We stayed at a wonderful B&B and saw a wide range of attractions, the Earnest Hemingway home/museum being a highlight.
Summertime took us on a driving trip to Winnipeg for a week exploring the Canadian prairie and towns, culminating in a visit to the International Peace Garden on the North Dakota/Manitoba border.
During the fall-color season, we took another road trip south to Knoxville, Tennessee, to visit our niece. Stops at Oak Ridge, Paducah Kentucky and the General Patton Museum at Fort Knox along the way were interesting.
As always, we enjoy time on the deck behind our townhouse watching the waterfowl on the pond and occasional wildlife visiting the shoreline.
Opportunities to spend time with Terry, Amy and Akirah were much appreciated especially when Terry helped Tom out with some repair projects over the summer.
There is more to see! Click on the links below for additional photos.
We visited a couple of new (to us) museums in Cairo but are still waiting for the much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum to finally open. Our major outing for the year was a 450-mile trip to the Oasis village of Siwa near the Libyan border. Siwa is know from history for its visits by Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and World War II desert warfare.
Shortly after our return to the U.S. in April, we departed for a week in Havana, Cuba, where a fledgling tourism industry hosts many Europeans but only a few Americans. We stayed at a wonderful B&B and saw a wide range of attractions, the Earnest Hemingway home/museum being a highlight.
Summertime took us on a driving trip to Winnipeg for a week exploring the Canadian prairie and towns, culminating in a visit to the International Peace Garden on the North Dakota/Manitoba border.
During the fall-color season, we took another road trip south to Knoxville, Tennessee, to visit our niece. Stops at Oak Ridge, Paducah Kentucky and the General Patton Museum at Fort Knox along the way were interesting.
As always, we enjoy time on the deck behind our townhouse watching the waterfowl on the pond and occasional wildlife visiting the shoreline.
Opportunities to spend time with Terry, Amy and Akirah were much appreciated especially when Terry helped Tom out with some repair projects over the summer.
There is more to see! Click on the links below for additional photos.
Previous Years' Cards
Links To Our Travel Blog
Our Travel
Blog - Egypt Posts
Our Travel Blog - Canada Posts
Our Travel Blog - Cuba Posts
Our Travel Blog - All Posts
Albums of Cuba
Albums of Canada and
Albums of Siwa Oasis and Lake Qarun
and the Backyard Birds of Woodbridge
and the Birds of Egypt
Our Travel Blog - Canada Posts
Our Travel Blog - Cuba Posts
Our Travel Blog - All Posts
Links To Our Online Photos
Our numerous on-line photo albums include:Albums of Cuba
Albums of Canada and
Albums of Siwa Oasis and Lake Qarun
and the Backyard Birds of Woodbridge
and the Birds of Egypt