I once again have led my long-suffering husband to new treasures along the highways and byways of this great country. I never tell the poor man where we are going, I navigate us to the address, telling him to be on the lookout for anything “unusual.” Mister Rain is not…
Category: Travel
Don’t Be A Fool, Cover Your To . . . Er . . . Toiletries
Look, I realize this is family website, sort of, but I know no other way of starting this story except to say this: It has been a very long time since I used a condom. Now that that is out of the way . . . In my recent revamp…
A Trunken Sailor
Traveling along the shore in Port Orchard, Washington, heading to the rental home we love, I noticed something new. “Is that a statue back there?,” I asked my husband. He quickly glanced in the rear view mirror, “I can’t tell. We’ll look when we come back this way.” It was…
Phone Alone
Every day, all over the world, phones are stolen out of airport security bins because they are sitting solo in the TSA tray. Help prevent this from happening to you by stowing your phone in your backpack, tote or purse, instead of placing it in a bin by itself which…
Extending Your Stay: #4 The Stories
Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…
Extending Your Stay: #3 The Souvenirs
Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…
Extending Your Stay: #2 The Photos
Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…
Extending Your Stay: #1 The Diary
Once you return to reality after a trip, it doesn’t take long for the vacation to disappear from view, much like the sun you watched set over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. There are several things I do during and post travel that help keep the memories and…
Misc Kit
Something I always take with me on a trip is a kit consisting of two sets of plastic utensils (in case of take-out), a few grocery store plastic bags, several Ziploc, a couple sandwich bags, binder clips (for open snack bags), rubber bands (needed them once, didn’t have), scissors, safety…
The Morning Was Foggy, The Memory Is Not
I have experienced fog living in Pennsylvania, but on our most recent trip to the Seattle area, the fog there put the fog I know to shame. Waking up while it was still dark, I put the coffee maker on and stepped out onto the large deck above the Puget…
