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We’re Off Again Across The Pond

We woke up early to finish our last-minute packing, straighten the house and send our garbage over to Stans so he could dispose of it next week. I contacted Lyft, I get 5 x chase points and saved $8 by waiting 10 minutes for a ride. I bought that wide brimmed hat to cover myContinue reading “We’re Off Again Across The Pond”

Who do I Admire

List the people you admire and look to for advice… Throughout my life, I have had many people that I admired. Often for very different reasons. I have a husband who I admire for his intelligence and his ability to weed through the BS. I often look to him to get feedback on my actions.Continue reading “Who do I Admire”

Vote or Not To Vote

Do you vote in political elections? While I’ve been told all my adult life that to be able to vote is a privilege, I have not always taken advantage of this privilege. My feeling has always been if everyone stopped showing up at the polls, that would be the most powerful message of all. MyContinue reading “Vote or Not To Vote”

Hilton vs Hyatt on Points

I’m learning a lot through trial and error what hotels are better on points. For example, if you want to stay at a five-star Hilton hotel in London such as the Trafalgar, it might cost $900+ a night or 480,000 points. The Waldorf which is now under the Hilton umbrella may be $500 a nightContinue reading “Hilton vs Hyatt on Points”

Spiritual Life

What gives you direction in life? When you see that you are probably thinking religion but for me spirituality is much, much different. The religion part is the pomp, the tradition, the structure. So when I say spirituality gives me direction I may be talking God, Allah, the Earth, Buddah or my spirituality which isContinue reading “Spiritual Life”

Writing 500

I wrote a post this morning that was less than 400 words. Chatting with another blogger about 500 words, I sort of committed to writing at least that many words. So what do I write this afternoon? I’m packing for a month’s trip. First a 15-day cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Southhampton England. Then aContinue reading “Writing 500”

Quotes I live my life by

Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? Or at least I try! Life is a Journey, not a Destination. This fits in well with Stop to Smell the Roses. Sometimes we live life so hard and fast, we miss the now. And life is in the now. AsContinue reading “Quotes I live my life by”

Holidays! I love most of them

What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite? I will start with Valentine’s Day! It’s the day I became engaged to my husband so it will always be special because of that. This year we went to a dance and my husband and I danced away the night. St. Paddy’s Day. Although inContinue reading “Holidays! I love most of them”

Another Camping Trip

I think this topic triggered some funny and fond memories. As I mentioned. In my last post, I traveled around the US camping in national parks. One night while camping in Yellowstone, our group of four sat around our campfire planning the next few days of our adventure. Without warning we heard this noise almostContinue reading “Another Camping Trip”

My Last. Camping Trip

Have you ever been camping? Back in 1976, I traveled around the US for two months camping in many National Parks. From Shenandoah to Mount Ranier, my two-man backpack tent was all I needed. So skip to 50 years later, I have this great idea to go camping again. We bought a two-man tent andContinue reading “My Last. Camping Trip”