Welcome To Lisbon! My wife Alex and I spent New Year’s in Lisbon and I plan to share many of our adventures with you! Portugal’s largest city is also one of Europe’s oldest and most diverse cities. Here is how… Read More ›
Travel
Washington DC – A Treasure Trove of Art and Museums! — Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
My sister Susanne shared this terrific story with the museums and art of Washington D.C. from her trip last fall. Enjoy! It’s taken awhile to put it together because there are thousands (maybe millions??) of treasures to be found in… Read More ›
Celebrating The Holidays – At The White House! Here’s Our White House Holiday Party Tour!
Yes, my wife Alex and I attended the White House holiday party on December 21 – an incredible “once in a lifetime” night – so how did this happen? Here’s the story! It all began when my Alex received this… Read More ›
Would You Take The World’s “Longest Uninterrupted Walk”? Fourteen Thousand Miles Kicks Off 2023’s Year Of Wild Hikes!
Who’s Up For A Good Walk To Kick Off 2023? One of my New Year’s resolutions is to hike even more than I have in the past few years, and what better way than the world’s longest hike? Grab some… Read More ›
Bite Into A “Queijada de Leite!” Portuguese Milk Tarts Are My “52 In 22” Tasty Tart Double Bill!
“Somebody Feed Phil” These “Pasteis de Nata!” This week’s cooking challenge started with the TV series “Somebody Feed Phil” – because he went to Lisbon Portugal and devoured these “pasteis de nada!” They are traditional Egg Custard Tarts, made famous… Read More ›
Making “Crusty Chicken” With Jacques Pepin! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Honors This Master Chef’s Obsession With The Bird!
Making A Legendary Chef’s “Crusty Chicken!” We are in the last weeks of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, so I am honoring some of the most legendary Chefs of all time! Well, it wasn’t really a battle – Jacques… Read More ›
Exploring Life In “Moundsville” — New PBS Documentary Shared By Rust Belt Girl
This reminds me of a post I wrote in October 2016, when I was in rural Oklahoma and saw small towns dying all around me – and it made me realize why certain parts of America feel left behind…you can… Read More ›
Check Out This Edible Newspaper! SoraNews24 Read – And Then Ate – a The Hokkaido Shimbun “Kelp” Newspaper! — Bite! Eat! Repeat!
This made my day and now it can make yours… Extra! Extra! Eat all about it! In the northern reaches of Japan lies the large island prefecture of Hokkaido. Although famous for many things such as its great food, natural… Read More ›
Check Into The Iconic Fogo Island Inn – “The Hotel At The End Of The World!”
Welcome To Fogo Island! Not familiar with the place? It’s OK – Fogo Island is a bucolic getaway off the coast of Newfoundland on the eastern end of Canada…far far away from most of us – and it is known… Read More ›
Who Wants A Fried Chicken Sleeping Bag For Christmas? I Do! SoraNews24 Has The Story!
I love SoraNews24 and here’s another reason why! Savory dreams are made of this. What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the name of Japanese fast-food chain Mos Burger? Burgers? Absolutely. Moss? It’s quite possible. But chances… Read More ›
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