“The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton
Posts from March 2020
Dublin, Ireland – Scones, Yarn, and Shopping – Update
If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, you know that I love checking out yarn shops when I travel. In fact, I’ve started to make lists of all the available yarn shops on my planning spreadsheet. When my daughter and I were in Dublin, it was no different We may have spent a little […]
Coronavirus Travel Questions
Update: The first of my upcoming cruises has been cancelled and the second one is in jeopardy. I plan to cancel my trip to Washington to see my daughter and my business trip to Minnesota. I’ll be staying home far the next several weeks with almost no in-person social interaction. It is surprising how much […]
Quote of the Week – 6 March 2020
“Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.” —Dalai Lama The picture is from Stitches West in Santa Clara, California. This year was the first time I was able to attend this large knitting event (one of the largest).
The Island of Alcatraz
When my daughter and I went to Santa Clara, California, to attend Stitches West, we also spent some time exploring the city of San Francisco. The two cities are about an hour apart with the airport located between them. Although I have been to San Francisco a couple times before, I had not visited Alcatraz, […]