As I sit down to write my year-end post, I have much to reflect and be grateful for. While 2024 brought major changes with my household move and merger with my boyfriend E and the birth of my first grandchild…
Tis the Season: My 2025 Holiday Gift Guide and 2026 Calendar Giveaway
November 19, 2025
Each year, I have good plans to get my gift guide out before December and this year I’ve actually done it! My list includes some picks from the 2025 Summer NY NOW Lifestyle and Gift Show and other appealing items…
Road Scholar Expands Its Free “Age Well” Online Lectures My friends at Road Scholar announced that its “Age Well” lecture series, provided online for free, will become an ongoing offering among the organization’s online course curriculum. I was interested to…
Savoring the Tantalizing Tastes, Tales, and Traditions at Seattle’s Pike Place Market
October 21, 2025
In August I had a chance to go to Seattle to visit my boyfriend E’s family. I hadn’t been to Seattle in many years so was excited to return. Being a foodie, I was especially looking forward to exploring Seattle’s…
Vibrant Vernazza: Discovering Cinque Terre’s Most Picturesque Seaside Town
September 29, 2025
It was our last day in Cinque Terre. We had booked an AirBnB Experience Tour of Cinque Terre with Emilia. It was a private tour just for my sister N and me. Emilia suggested that we take the train to…
Discovering the Beauty and Charm of Cinque Terre, One Town at a Time
September 11, 2025
Ciao! It’s Cinque Terre time. Ooh, ooh, ooh, how can I describe this gem of five towns located within the Liguria region? It is the aquamarine waters that make you want to bask by the sea. It is the magnificent…
