Chaa Creek Resort in Belize is Proud of their Organic Gardens and Eco-Consciousness
A glorious cacophony awoke me around 6 am this morning at the Chaa Creek Resort in San Ignacio Belize. It was the sound of thousands of birds, each with their unique sound, telling me to wake up. There are so many birds here it’s hard to keep track, along with […]
Portland’s BBQ, Blues and Brews A Great First Night in the City
We arrived in Portland around 7:30 last night, and wasted no time–we wanted to get over to the BBQ and Blues tent on the harbor. There were 500 people and we were told that five of the restaurants expected to serve samples of their grilled meats were no shows. But […]
Harvest on the Harbor Festival: In Portland, it’s Time for a Taste!
We’re heading Downeast tonight, as soon as we can get ourselves packed and depart. We are heading to a wonderful event that apparently is so popular it’s sold out altogether–the Harvest on the Harbor Festival in Portland, Maine. We should arrive in time to listen to blues, munch barbecue, and […]
A Good Day for a Final Paddle
Today one of my Facebook friends reported that she woke up at 6 am in her home in Cleveland, looked out the window at six inches of snow, then decided to go back to bed. Another friend posted a highway en route to Elmira New York, covered with a white […]
Red Sox Fever Goes Back a Long Time
It’s World Series time! I have a mixed relationship with the Big Fall Game, because of the many years that it’s interfered with my birthday celebrations. I remember many years when the game would happen just the night we decided to celebrate my birthday and it would always be interrupted […]
The iPhone Search Makes Me Wonder…What Does Apple Do with All of This Cash?
Tonight I really felt like I’d drank the Kool-Aid. I drove 40 minutes down to the mall, and then visited four separate stores only to find that none, NONE of them had the iPhone 5S in stock. I know I’ve been needing a new phone since my model 4’s home […]
The Sisters Are Coming–And I’m Trying to Get Ready!
Whenever we are having guests for the weekend, I often fall into this funk–there is so much to do, so many things to clean, put away, fix, paint and cover up, that I am lost and don’t know where to start. This is the day, the much anticipated day, when […]
