Category Archives: Travels
Babies and Museums
We took some outings with the babes this week. Actually, miniature attempts to join the [...]
Nov
Franklin Mountains
Before living in El Paso I never had a state park in my backyard before; [...]
Oct
Lunch in Mesilla
Today I am sending a few postcards of my own. Yup, this weary pregnant lady [...]
Jun
Postcards from the Fest
Someone in Germany still loves me because I keep getting lots of fun [...]
Jun
The El Paso Rose Garden
“A rose is a rose is a rose,” said Gertrude Stein in her 1913 poem [...]
May
Living Vicariously. It’s the Only Way to Live.
It’s my birthday. I’m 34 years old today. And I also happen to be 24 [...]
Apr
Ski Trip. On the Rocks. Hold the Ski.
All of you that read my blog know me to do a lot of this… [...]
Mar
The Christmas Addiction
Christmas Season is a time for us all to indulge, and push the boundaries of [...]
Dec
Early on the Glacier
I trust everyone had a fantastic holiday, whether Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, The [...]
Dec
Indulgence While There is Still Time
Unfortunately. This past Saturday. I made the very unwise decision to count the number of [...]
Nov
Vacation. Travel. Holiday.
This morning I put my mom on an airplane headed back to New Jersey. It [...]
Oct
To Tourist, or Not To Tourist
My mom is in town…and we are seeing the sights. Based on the introductory photo [...]
Oct
San Sebastian
BASQUE COUNTRY Tuesday was the first installation of my 2-part compendium about having recently experienced [...]
Bilbao and the Basque Country
BASQUE COUNTRY Before I jump right into How My Latest Vacation Was, I feel the [...]
Inspired Friday: Art and the Importance of Nutrition
A Croatian Farmer’s Market. Maybe it’s all the umbrella’s. Maybe it’s the rows, and rows [...]
Sep
Another Weekend in the Bergs
When you travel a far distance to visit a landmark for its amazing scenery and [...]
Sep
Camping in Croatia
I’ve noticed that the more I vacation, the more gadgets I pick up to make [...]
Aug
A Western Museum in an Unlikely Place
My landlord came over our house a while back. He said a friend of his [...]
Aug
The German Pick Your Own
In the heart of summer we all want our vegetables as fresh as possible. It’s [...]
Jul
The Best Beer in Germany
Says who? Me. Just me, no one special. Phil and I indulged ourselves yesterday in, [...]
Jul
Projects. Pie. Pancakes.
When you live in the center of Europe having a house guest for a couple [...]
Jul
The Institutions of Vienna
The mention of a trip to the capital of the Eastern Empire brings to mind, [...]
Jun
The Skilled Travelers…a tale of Brussels and Bruges
There is a knowledge to traveling. As helpful as guidebooks and online research can be, [...]
May
Revolution. Death. Painting. Brussels.
I don’t know much about torture. I’ve never been tied-up, starved, beaten, flogged, had any [...]
May