“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” – Jennifer Lee
Posts from June 2019
Attending the Zombie Knitpocalypse
This past weekend I attended another yarn event – the Zombie Knitpocalypse (ZK). It was different than the other events that I have attended. In the past, I’ve attended some Stitches events – Stitches South (which was discontinued) and Stitches Midwest. I attended all the Vogue Knitting Live (VKL) events in 2018 – New York, […]
Quote of the Week – 21 June 2019
“The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories” – Og Mandino
Traveling with a Large Group
Although I usually just travel with one or two other people, at times I’ve traveled with a larger group. There are definite differences between the two types of travel. Read on to see how to make the best of traveling with a group. Family I love traveling with my family! Most of the time, I […]
Renting Apartments while Traveling
When I travel with my family, we often rent apartments for part of our trip. For the most part we’ve had good experiences. We’ve learned, though, that apartments in other countries are not like the ones at home. A few differences may be inconvenient, but most of the time, they are just interesting. A Hotel […]
Quote of the Week – 7 June 2019
“At the core, the American citizen soldiers knew the difference between right and wrong, and they didn’t want to live in a world in which wrong prevailed. So they fought, and won, and we all of us, living and yet to be born, must be forever profoundly grateful.” —Author Stephen Ambrose
Small Dutch Towns
Thinking about a topic for today’s post, my first thought was to publish the entire journal of my first trip to the Netherlands. As soon as I saw that it was over 12,000 words, I decided that wasn’t going to happen. The main reason for the trip was to attend a family reunion. I had […]