We decided on Friday to drive across the border to have dinner in Niagara Falls–the American Side. It is an hour drive and we wanted to pick up some mail at our post office box. We have been traveling and using Trip Advisor to pick restaurants and have found it to work fairly well. We… Continue reading Restaurant Brand is Shifting: Red Coach Inn
Sugaring Off
They all come together to the “bush” as they call it, to collect the sap and boil it down in specially made pans over the fire. They are all strong and carry the sap, and they all work together to do it.
Lighting the Fire
My family has a cabin that my great-grandparents built in the pine forest in New Mexico. It has a beautiful rock fireplace with a large, deep place to build a fire. We keep a fire going in the evenings for both the beauty and the heat—and occasionally to roast hot dogs and marshmallows. I was… Continue reading Lighting the Fire
Piggy-back Ride (Emerson, age 7)
Emerson drew this picture and brought it home. I thought it should be on my bookii. It is just great art!
Falling In Love with Venice Beach and Los Angeles
I felt so incredibly free. I can’t tell you the last time I was on vacation by myself in a city other than my own. It was an explorer’s dream.
Dinner Was Too Slow
We had a meal recently that went too long. I wont tell you where because it isn’t about that. It was interesting for my brain to contemplate the idea that even amazing slow food can actually be too slow. Eventually at about 8:00 pm, we got the appetizer which was an absolutely gorgeous single scallop.… Continue reading Dinner Was Too Slow
Green Chile Burger vs. Green Chile Burger
Owl Cafe Green Chile Burger vs. Buckhorn Tavern Green Chile Burger I stopped in San Antonio, New Mexico for lunch the other day. I wanted to go to the Owl Cafe, which is famous for its green chile cheeseburger. Now, it is in the middle of nowhere on the way to nowhere (apologies to the… Continue reading Green Chile Burger vs. Green Chile Burger
Brand Review: Kim’s Dead Stock
As my family was traveling along a crowded stretch of highway, we came across a most interesting brand. My first impression was shock and a bit of disgust… not reactions I’d normally associate with good marketing. But it worked.
“So, How Did You Meet Your Husband?”
The next day I was looking in the mirror feeling disappointed in myself. I actually, really looked at my face in the mirror and I realized I didn’t want to be the person who was afraid to explore the world in any way I chose.