Stay in a Lighthouse…the Irish adventure continues
If you’ve read this blog for awhile, you know that I LOVE lighthouses! I love their majesty as they look out towards the sea. I love the idea that they gu...
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The World Got Smaller…Part I
“I think I may have made a connection.” I received this message in my Ancestry.com mailbox on November 18, 2018. It was from my, soon-to-find-out, 2...
Motivational Monday…Travitude
(n.)…When you start to get grumpy and sassy because you miss traveling!! (thanks Verinda) …and check out this video that my friend, Patty, sent me&#...
Portlandia
I’ve actually never watched the show Portlandia, but it seemed like an apropos title. We arrived late at night on Dec. 27th and settled into our Airbnb in...
Maine…on to Bar Harbor
We left early Saturday morning for our drive up the coast of Maine from Portland to Bar Harbor, with a stop to see Pemaquid Point, my mom’s summer vacatio...
Maine…Lighthouses and Lobstah…first stop, Portland!!
I was planning for a week long home exchange with my friends in Brooklyn to see Austin, Kate and baby Jude, when my friend, Val and I were chatting about how we...
One Week, Two trips & A Lighthouse Discovery…Part II
So I got back from San Francisco late on Wednesday night, went to work on Thursday and got up early Friday to head up to my sister’s for the annual drive ...
One Week, Two trips…and a Lighthouse Discovery
I’ve been signed up for “alert” emails from various airlines and travel websites for quite some time…and every once in awhile there̵...
Take a Walk Through the Flower Fields This Weekend!
The was-band and I had flown over the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch a few times back in the day in our small plane, but I’d never actually wandered thro...
More New York/Brooklyn….Hey Jude!
So, as you know, adorable granddaughter, Jude, was born on my birthday in December, so I’ll be visiting Austin, Kate & Jude a bit more often than my u...