When I was a teenager, my mother was enamored with a new type of lodging called "The B&B." I suppose it was not new of course, but it was recently getting trendy - it was in it's zenith. My parents scheduled a few trips, stayed at B&Bs and Country Inns, then came home to tell … Continue reading Our B&B Adventures.
Travel
The Play’s the Thing
(Prompts: Setting, Loath, Compatible, Play) Summer break is ending and I am loath to return to work. I would find it much more compatible to stay home and play, but I must return to the school setting in two short weeks. (Done. All prompts in those two sentences.... ta da!) Seriously though, where did this … Continue reading The Play’s the Thing
Travel VS Vacationing
When Scott and I FINALLY retire, when we look at ourselves in the mirror and recognize... we are not getting any younger, we both know we want to travel. And that is very different than vacationing. Vacationing is what you do with your family, it is about relaxing and recreating, grand-babies on a beach somewhere … Continue reading Travel VS Vacationing
Dappled Perfection
I ended a very long vacation yesterday and boy did my own bed feel good last night! This trip was so long, so extended that what I did a month ago seems like a blur. I actually regret that I did not take a break, give myself time to process the first part and then … Continue reading Dappled Perfection
To Julienne with Joy
Another food prompt! Yay! When the girls were growing up we adopted a "divide and conquer" mentality. One of us would cook dinner and the other would get the kids in the bath, or the laundry sorted so we actually had clothes the next day. Maybe packing lunches or walking the dog or helping kids … Continue reading To Julienne with Joy
A Danish Delight
When I met Scott, I knew he had this loonnnngggg Scandinavian name, and that he sort of looked Scandinavian. But when you are 14 you don't pay too much attention to things like family heritage, I was much more interested in things like skiing and going to the movies. By the time we married, I … Continue reading A Danish Delight
Ireland, I Offer This Toast!
St. Patrick's Day is near, near enough to make me think of Ireland. Near enough to make me think of Ireland and family history. Ireland and Mark Hunt, an ancestor of my husbands who left his descendants a gift. A gift in the form of a journal from a childhood spent in Ireland. This gift, … Continue reading Ireland, I Offer This Toast!
In a New York Minute
It was my daughter's senior year of high school and her ballet company was planning their trip to New York. The New York trip is a BIG deal! We live on an island in Alaska, about as far away as you can get. The fundraising took two years and was all-consuming, so yeah, it was … Continue reading In a New York Minute
Homage to Haleakala
Almost one year ago Scott, Gracie and I attended a mini family reunion in Maui. Scott and I have taken the girls several times and there was only one thing left on our bucket list.... Sunrise on Haleakala! I was going to do this thing! My enthusiasm was met with "We will see," and "Not … Continue reading Homage to Haleakala
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