Travel

Summer Cooking — Get Me Outta This Slump!

July 11, 2012 Maine

Hello, friends near and far! Very sorry for the radio silence. I am finally back from the Land of the Lost. We had eight glorious days on coastal Maine shores with nothing but beautiful sunny days, quiet beaches, and old-fashioned Maine cuisine. Check out this gorgeous rainbow we caught our first evening there – It [...]

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I Ate NYC! (My Wallet May Be Empty, But My Heart is Full)

March 19, 2012 Restaurant review

It’s Sunday a.m. and the whole family is snoring away, still recovering from our whirlwind trip to NYC. Not me. I seem to be genetically predisposed to rising early no matter what exhausting activities might have taken place the day before. Thanks to the blogging app on my phone, I can write this without even [...]

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Murals and Monterey

October 8, 2011 Restaurant review
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Day 2 of our San Fran adventure awaited! Early in the morning, while everyone slept in, I got outside for a quick walk in the colorful Mission district. It was a busy Friday, with construction going on, kids on their way to school, and folks commuting – by bus, car, foot, and scooter. This walk [...]

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San Francisco Treats!

October 6, 2011 Travel
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San Francisco!! A quick trip to the West Coast to visit family has started off simply great. After a long flight we all crashed for a solid 8 hours to rest up for a day on Alcatraz Island! First, it was a bowl of energy for me to get me going – Go Lean Crunch [...]

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Simple and Delicious in Denmark

August 24, 2011 Fish

Vacation log: 08/21/11 Destination: Moose Pond in Denmark, Maine Objective: Relaxation and good, clean fun Mission accomplished here in quiet Denmark, Maine. While guests of our friends, Sean and Dee, together we’ve paddled, hiked, swum, fished, splashed, played, walked, read, and biked. Each night we all collapse into bed to restore for another day of good, clean fun. The pace [...]

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Hello, Michigan!

May 25, 2011 Food

Planning a kid-free getaway for me and my husband brings equal measures of glee and anxiety. While the reward is great, the planning required to make it a reality is riddled with stress. There are endless details to work out, underlying feelings of guilt at leaving the kids, not to mention the sense that we [...]

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