A conversation this afternoon reminded me that it’s time to swap out handbags; something I’ve not done since returning from my holidays so it’s really…
Across America, people are going green. Not to be more sensitive to the environment but rather to get in touch with their inner-Irish. Regardless of…
Growing up I was told to drink my milk because it was good for building strong bones. I attempted that at the weekend by purchasing…
Sixteen years ago I became an aunt when my eldest sister had her first child. I can’t believe that my sister has a kid old…
I don’t “do” makeup. It’s too much of a hassle and I just can’t be arsed to mess with the junk. However, I do own…
I have a guilty confession to make. When I was on my holidays in the UK, I let my niece convince me that “jeggings” and…
Mum and I travelled to England and Scotland to visit some of my family and friends for two weeks in winter 2010 and this is a small…
Over the years, I’ve determined that I’m really not a Widmer Brothers fan, except for their amazingly delicious Hefeweizen. It’s not that I don’t like…
Oh my goodness gracious me! My parents sent me home with an old scrapbook of mine and I just had to share this awful picture.…
As much as I hate to admit my mistakes and mishaps, I feel that it’s only fair to share a bit of my humility – and it…
Our time in the UK has sadly come to an end and we are now back in America after leaving Edinburgh in the early morning…
We arrived in Scotland yesterday afternoon to bright sunny skies. We had planned to spend the day winding up the English coast and stay somewhere…
After a lovely couple of days in Yorkshire, we made the trip to Teesside on Sunday by way of a few small, back-country roads where…
My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…
I’m well into my second full day in the UK now and while I know I’m just on holiday, I feel as if I’ve come…
And we’re off! Actually, we’ve been on the go for about 10+ hours now and are now waiting in Amsterdam for our connecting flight into…
We’re at SeaTac now. We’ve checked in. We’ve gone through security. We’ve checked our gate number. We’re all ready to go… and are just waiting…
Remember when you were a kid and on Christmas Eve you were so very excited for Santa to arrive that you couldn’t sleep? You’d wish…
As I turn on the “Out of Office” reply for my work email, I have to giggle. I’m so excited to be on two weeks’…
It’s Monday night and I’m busy getting ready for my holidays: Doing laundry; packing; cooking up “leftover stew” with the contents of the fridge to…