Your dreams are what define your individuality. They have the power to give you wings and make you fly high. —P. V. Sindhu

Choosing an airport may seem simple – if you fly to Chicago (or London or Paris or another city), you look for the Chicago (or other city) airport. The problem is that many large cities have more than one airport. For Chicago, the main choices are Midway or O’Hare. Paris has Charles de Gaulle or […]

“Not all classrooms have 4 walls.” —Unknown

This past weekend, I attended the Stamp and Scrapbook Expo with my sister. It was interesting in that it was held in the same location as Stitches Midwest – the Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois – where I had been two weeks earlier. Although the events had similarities, there were also notable differences. Even […]

“The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences.” —Mark Paterson

Luggage requirements can be complicated and confusing with differences between airlines, destination, and ticket class. I’ll attempt to sort them out here, but I caution you to always check with your airline before you fly. In this post, I use luggage and baggage interchangeably – airline requirements often use the term baggage. A couple times, […]

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments and places that take our breath away –Unknown

Stitches Midwest was held again this past weekend.  It was so great that I’m already looking forward to next year’s event to be held July 30-August 2, 2020. Stitches events are sponsored by XRX, Inc. XRX publishes craft books, both print and digital, but their primary focus at this time is the Stitches events around the […]

It is probably a pity that every citizen of each state cannot visit all the others, to see the differences, to learn what we have in common, and come back with a richer, fuller understanding of America – in all its beauty, in all its dignity, in all its strength, in support of moral principles. […]