Blow It Out Your Wazoo!
On the way to the Kazoobie Kazoo Factory in Beaufort, South Carolina, my mother said, “I don’t think it’s a good idea to give Michael a kazoo.” Michael is my […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
Wave To The Mermaid!
WheresMyBackpack’s weekly photo theme (statues) is the perfect segue into our Spring Break vacation this year. We’ve returned to Tybee Island, Georgia for the second time. As you arrive in […]
The Pink Blur of Pigs Racing By
WheresMyBackpack challenged bloggers to post something this week that touched on the theme of ‘pink.’ With the arrival of spring, I had no problem. Spring and summer mean festivals and […]
March Madness Means Maple Around Here
During our trip to Canada a few summers ago, we went home with a great, big bottle of pure maple syrup. It tasted so delectable that we used it all […]
Take a Trip with Andrew McCarthy (from the comfort of your chair)
In 2010, the Society of American Travel Writers named former Brat-Packer Andrew McCarthy their Travel Journalist of the Year. Who knew? Apparently McCarthy ventured away from Hollywood and out into […]
Slavic Village
My hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio has a strong German heritage. Many of the family names you hear in Cincinnati are German, and there is even one elementary school still conducted […]
If You Go To Sokolowski’s…
When I visit a city, I want to immerse myself in that city’s culture and try the local food specialties. I wasn’t sure what that might be in Cleveland, but […]
Cleveland Rocks!
Ian Hunter first said it in 1979, and I’ll say it again: Cleveland Rocks! Home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the place to go if […]
WPC: Threes – Americans in Paris
I was so taken with the Weekly Photo Challenge theme this week that I couldn’t wait to look through my photos and try it. The theme ‘Threes’ is described as […]
Ice, Ice, Baby
Okay. Toboganning isn’t an Olympic sport. But it was in the spirit of the Olympics that we trekked out in 17*F (-8.3*C) weather to slide down the ice like the […]
Browsing The Atlas 