On Monday, April 15, I returned to work after taking nearly two weeks off for my first solo trip – to Paris. I emailed my co-workers to let them know that I had brought a box of Parisian chocolates and some other souvenir trinkets for them. Around mid-day, one co-worker emailed me back. He wasn’t …
Well, friends, I was working on a post last week that I hoped to publish before I left for my Paris vacation. Unfortunately, my blog was experiencing technical difficulties and I was unable to finish it. I will be publishing it soon after I teturn, and will have lots of new material from this trip …
Gemz solid shampoo: Is this a great product to take on your trip, or would you be better off using liquid shampoo?
Practical tips to set your children on a path of exploration and love of travel that will last a lifetime.
Dinner on a train may not sound that exciting. But if it doesn’t, it’s because you haven’t been to the Salted Rim in Ocean View, Delaware.
Back before Christmas, I met a friend in Easton, Maryland to spend the afternoon catching up. It was a welcome time of relaxation in an otherwise hectic December. We enjoyed some coffee, strolled through the town admiring the various shops and historic buildings, and then we decided to have some lunch. We stopped at a …
I love having special treats for special occasions, so I am constantly in search of the most decadent desserts. When I treated my daughter to a trip to NYC for her sixteenth birthday party this past June, we intended to celebrate by getting Crazy Shakes at Black Tap. Sadly, our time between other activities was …
Why You Should Visit the State House in Historic Annapolis Maryland: Dating to 1772, the Maryland State House in Annapolis is the oldest state capitol building still in continuous legislative use in the USA. It housed the Continental Congress, and is the only state house to have ever served as our national capitol. It is …
The Bucket List. The phrase “bucket list” – meaning a list of items you wish to complete before you kick the bucket (die) – was made widely popular in a 2007 film starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. In the past decade, the phrase has become such a part of our culture that most people …
Glassblowing Class Very few things – other than super cute animals and longer than normal posts from friends who are normally just lurkers – get me to stop scrolling and really take notice of something in my Facebook feed. But when I happened upon a Facebook event for a glassblowing class that said “Make Your …
