Gifting Outside the Box
Let’s start with the facts. No guy wants another tie. And no woman wants a gift card. What do you get for the boomer who has more than they need or want? Most of my friends are packing up their...
View ArticleOh! The Places You’ll Want to Go in 2016
Between the shopping and wrapping and baking and singing, I like to pause during the holidays and daydream about the vacations I want to take in the new year. Every December there are many “Best Of”...
View ArticleVitamins and Supplements: Manage Your Pills On the Road
It’s time to talk menopause. Men – you’re welcome to stay, but if this kind of conversation makes you uncomfortable, feel free to check out one of my posts about football instead. Last January I missed...
View ArticleLet it Rain: 5 Places to Get Wet This Spring
It’s a fact. We need spring showers to get beautiful summer flowers. But no one wants their long-anticipated vacation ruined by torrential downpours. Paris in April is supposed to be magnificent, but...
View ArticleTime to Rediscover these Popular 80’s Travel Destinations
Are you watching the new CNN series about the 1980’s? Bad hair. Sad outfits. And the music was either very, very good (The Clash, Madonna, Michael Jackson) or god awful (remember Chris DeBurgh’s “Lady...
View ArticleVisit Iceland in the Summer? Why It’s a Great Idea.
Immortalized in Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” as the land of the ice and snow, Iceland comes to mind as a winter destination because you want to snowmobile on the glaciers and hunt for the Northern...
View ArticleWhen in Edinburgh: Scotch Tasting at The Balmoral Hotel
I subscribe to the “When in Rome…” approach to travel. Why go to Memphis if you’re not going to eat BBQ and sample late night blues, right? So, when planning a trip to Scotland, I included an Edinburgh...
View ArticleStop Waiting. Achieve Your Bucket List Goals Today!
What’s keeping you from achieving your bucket list goals? For most people, it’s a lack of time and money. But that doesn’t mean you need to set aside your list and hope for the best. Here’s a strategy...
View ArticleGoing in Circles? Take the Exit Ramp in Madrid.
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.”-Herman Melville Do I turn left or right at the big baby head? Not the kind of question I ask myself on a regular Tuesday. But when I’m traveling,...
View ArticleCocoa Powder: What it is and How to Use it
What did you find when you cleaned out your kitchen pantry? A half-empty bag of walnut pieces? Expired boxes of beef bone broth? How about cocoa powder? Wondering how it got there? Before you pitch it,...
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