I spent some time in New York City last week. I attended another Vogue Knitting Live event which was as amazing as I expected. Before the event, however, I was able to do a couple other NYC activities. Restaurant Week New York City Winter Restaurant Week runs from January 21 through February 8. During this […]

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide

One of the most interesting parts of cruising is visiting each of the ports of call.  Seeing the countries from the ship is nice, but getting off the ship and going into the port city or beyond is much more exciting. When planning for your cruise, it is important to decide if you want to […]

“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” —Oprah

As I look forward to 2019, one of my first thoughts is about when and where I plan to travel. Although I have a few plans for this year, I don’t have a major European trip planned yet. I’ve been to Europe every year since 2014 and other times before then, so it might seem […]

“The best dreams happen when you’re awake.” —Cherie Gilderbloom

Before Christmas 2018 is totally out of my mind, I want to tell you about this year’s unique holiday experiences.  If you are a reader of my newsletter, you know that my family spent Christmas in Nashville, Tennessee. In the newsletter, I mentioned that I would write a post about our time there, since we […]

“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” —Carl Bard This is very similar to a quote by C. S. Lewis – “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the […]

Did you celebrate the arrival of the new year last night? Many of you may have sung this song — Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne. And surely […]