Merry Christmas with a Major Award!
A Christmas Story House Every Christmas Eve, we return from our family gathering and I turn on TBS to catch part of their 24-hour marathon of “A Christmas Story.” It’s […]
Category Archives: Ohio
American Lights
I was just in Singapore with a group of 22-year-old Chinese and Singaporeans. As we walked along Singapore’s famed Orchard Road admiring the lights, one of the Chinese girls asked […]
The Lady in Green
The Hilton Netherland Hotel was constructed in 1930 as one of the most luxurious hotels of its time. The architects later used the same design for the Empire State Building […]
Roadfood & The Floridian
As soon as I received my copy of Roadfood by Jane and Michael Stern, I knew I had a dilemma: should I keep the book in my car, or in […]
Here and There – Belgium vs. USA
Today/tonight is the big match: USA vs. Belgium. As it happens, I’m in Belgium while my family is back in Cincinnati. They are watching the game from Fountain Square where […]
Mud, Sweat & Tears – The Warrior Dash
On a Saturday afternoon in the middle of Ohio, my husband, son, two nephews, brother-in-law and sister-in-law gathered together to run a 5K obstacle course known as The Warrior Dash. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Browsing The Atlas 