Our Cincinnati Chili Blind Taste Test
If you’ve ever been to Cincinnati, someone has probably insisted that you try Cincinnati chili. It’s what we’re known for, like barbecue in the south or lobsters in Maine. Cincinnati chili is […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
I cannot resist entering this photo in the Weekly Photo Challenge. It’s me, sitting in a jail cell all by myself, writing in my journal. You may recognize the cell […]
Signs, Signs, Everywhere are Signs
It wasn’t until I visited the American Sign Museum that I realized how little attention I actually pay to signs. I was fortunate to travel there with a group of […]
Today I Saw the President!
When my husband was younger, he saw Reagan. My son’s marching band performed at a George W. Bush rally. But today it was my turn to see a president. My […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Everyday
When I look around my own neighborhood for the “everyday,” I almost can’t see it. There’s too much of it. I can’t focus in to take a shot. Instead, I […]
Beer, Beer, Thank God for Beer
Beer. Beer. Thank God for beer. It’s my way of keeping, my mind fresh and clear — These are the words to a song my cousin Vance wrote and produced […]
The Big Pig Gig: A Pig-torial
Cincinnati’s Connection to Pigs Cincinnati, once known as “Porkopolis,” is a town that prides itself on its history with pigs. In 1818 the first slaughterhouse opened in Cincinnati, and soon […]
Misano
Lately, I’ve been chatting on Facebook with Thomas, the German exchange student who stayed with us for a month in 2006 and 2007. It made me think about my own […]
Victory at the Vevay Grape Stomp!
I’m a huge I Love Lucy fan. So when I learned that there was a Grape Stomp at the Swiss Wine Festival in Vevay, Indiana, I had to go. Here was […]
The Places I Laid My Head in Canada
Our trip to Canada was more logistically diverse than many of my trips. We moved around a lot and stayed in a variety of places: a mystery hotel, a haunted […]
