What are your two favorite things to wear? Ok – let me start with my feet. I live in Florida so I mostly wear sandals. My favorites are Oofos. I like them so much that I have them in many colors. My feet are happy in Oofos. I also spend a lot of time byContinue reading “My Favorites”
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Thanksgiving Dinner
Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? I always entertain at my house on Thanksgiving. My family loves all the traditional foods which were passed down from my mother and grandmother. I make a sausage stuffing with apples that I put in the bird right before it goes in theContinue reading “Thanksgiving Dinner”
Easy peasy
Name your top three pet peeves. I have difficulty dealing with people who are chronically late. To me the message is “my time is more important than yours.” but I’ve learned to deal with this by knowing who those people are. Now I just show up a little late. I cruise a lot and it’sContinue reading “Easy peasy”
Family and Friends
Who are your current most favorite people? My husband is my best friend. We do a lot together and he is always ready to follow me in our travels around the world. My daughter is funny, charming but also has the practicalities that make her successful. My granddaughter is amazing, achieving goals like playing varsityContinue reading “Family and Friends”
I love primates
What are your favorite animals? If I had to do my life over again, I would live with the mountain gorillas. I know it wasn’t a great thing for Dian Fossey who was murdered in the mountains of Rwanda, but I admired her life. I once had the opportunity to get up close and personalContinue reading “I love primates”
Not So Easy To Choose
Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? When I think of the beach, I think of the warm, clear waters we have in Florida or the aqua waters of the Caribbean. I think of the soft sand and walks along the coastline looking for sea glass, shells, and sharks’ teeth. Now when I thinkContinue reading “Not So Easy To Choose”
Family Favorites
What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? The holidays are approaching and my sister and I were reminiscing about the foods we ate at Christmas. Being if Swedish heritage, Christmas Eve we had Swedish meatballs and lingonberries. But as kids, we hated the pickled herring and lutefisk which was a white fish in aContinue reading “Family Favorites”
Heading Home
On our last day in Cairo, we relaxed by the pool. I indulged in a 90-minute massage with hot stones that was amazing. The best part, it was only $100. And she was great! For dinner, we ate Thai with Green tea. In the morning we woke to the cleaning person coming into the roomContinue reading “Heading Home”
The Grand Egyptian Museum – GEM
Our afternoon was spent at the amazing GEM which officially opened last weekend to much fanfare. What can I say about this museum? First, it is the largest archeological museum in the world and holds over 100,000 artifacts. Upon entering the Grand Hall, a 36’ statue of Ramesses II holds court among the many visitors.Continue reading “The Grand Egyptian Museum – GEM”
A Very Busy Day In Cairo
We started early this morning touring old Cairo with a Coptic Church and Synagogue on our schedule. Our first stop, but not off the bus, was the front of the oldest mosque in Egypt the Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As. Our next stop was the Coptic Church of Saint Barbara. It was originally built inContinue reading “A Very Busy Day In Cairo”
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