“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” —Mae West

Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of my husband’s death. One of the treasures he left to us was his love for keeping a vacation journal and, with that, his “Battle Lake Journals.” I vacationed in Battle Lake, Minnesota all my life – first with my parents, then with my husband and daughters. Early in […]

Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love! –Sitting Bull

“You can’t control the past, but you can control where you go next.” ― Kirsten Hubbard, Wanderlove

Another Vogue Knitting LIVE? Yes! I enjoyed the New York event so much that I wanted to attend the Chicago version. Later, my daughter decided to join me in Chicago. Since this city is closer to where we live, the travel arrangements were easier. VKL Chicago was similar, but different from the event in New York […]

“The overdressed traveler betrays more interest in being seen than in seeing, while the true traveler knows that the novel world about her serves as the most appropriate accessory.” ― Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

My daughter and I just returned from New Orleans, Louisiana, also known as NOLA or N’Orleans (pronounced Nor’-lins or Naw’-lins). Although we were in the city for four days, we only had two full days to be tourists. We decided to focus our touring on two parts of the city – the French Quarter and […]

“We can’t jump off bridges anymore because our iPhones will get ruined. We can’t take skinny dips in the ocean because there’s no service on the beach and adventures aren’t real unless they’re on Instagram. Technology has doomed the spontaneity of adventure and we’re helping destroy it every time we Google, check-in, and hashtag.” ― […]