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  I am normally not a proponent of recommending travel clothing. But a little ditty caught my eye that I thought I’d share. I was recently leafing through my Magellan Travel Supplies Catalog. (And if you are a traveler, why…

I got to thinking about some of the funny travel-related things I have seen, heard, read or done over the years.  I have been known to classify myself as anal, especially where travel is concerned! Though, I think I have…

It has been a long, cold, snowy Winter here so far in the Northeast.   This past Saturday was one of the first nice sunny days, showing perhaps a glimpse of Spring. And not a moment to soon.  Especially since the…

  Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic is another perfect recipe for that Dutch Oven that I am now so in love with. I had been waiting to make this dish that looks ever so delicious on the pages of…

  I like to proclaim myself the Queen of the Carry-On.  But that didn’t happen overnight.  I am a reformed over-packer.  I used to drag every beauty product known to man with me on the plane….just in case. In case…

I must admit, this was not the original post that I had planned for today. But when life hands you olives….you make olive oil! One of my new blog buddies, Nanette, from The Gourmet Worrier, let me know of a…

Today, I am inserting my own travel photo. Carnevale is happening now in one of my favorite cities in the world.   Venice.   I searched through all of my photos of Venice to find one that really captured the…

This past weekend, we celebrated Valentine's Day by taking a little trip to Hudson, NY. Hudson is only about an hour, due north, from where we live.  You can take Amtrak, which we really, really wanted to do- but they…

Continuing with our TTT theme from last week, I thought I would round-out my Canadian destination recommendations from my recent trip.  Well, if October is recent.  Seems like it was just yesterday! There is so much more to do, so…