We were invited to Charleston, SC for a weekend of food & fun with friends a couple of weekends ago. We enjoying a visit there a couple of times a year since it’s a short drive. We park the car once we arrive, walking to our destinations and dinner, hopefully walking off a few calories…
In celebration of Chinese New Year and The Year of the Horse which officially began January 31st, I thought you might enjoy a repeat stroll through a Chinese garden, enjoying a little spring green instead of a blanket of snow :) In addition to a garden stroll, there is a recipe included for Long Life…
For those of you covered in snow, I’m taking you to Charleston, South Carolina, a city filled with historic charm and where the average January low is 43 degrees, downright balmy compared to the current conditions in the Midwest and Northeast! While I’m not digging out from snow, I am snowed under with several long…
We were fortunate to be invited for a weekend getaway to the North Carolina mountains with some friends in June. Enjoying some beautiful scenery and cooler temperatures with no humidity . . . Just the weather alone makes me want to abandon ship and head for the hills! A return visit to Grandfather Vineyard and Winery…
We took advantage of the long Memorial Day weekend and made the 7 1/2 hour drive to Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks. After our trip to Harkers Island and Cape Lookout last fall, we were looking forward to another visit. Enjoying a little fun in the sun and a little fishing time with friends~ No fish for me,…
We were fortunate to visit Puerto Rico in April and enjoy some fun in the sun. Besides a little barefoot & boat time we visited Old San Juan. Soaking in some of the colorful scenery~ Even the cobblestone pavers were colorful! Their shiny blue-gray hue developed over time as a result of weather, traffic and from their…
We had the good fortune to visit Puerto Rico recently and enjoy a little barefoot and boat time while we were there. A day of fun in the sun on a catamaran sail~ A little refreshment and fruit after an afternoon on the beach~ A pair of kiwifruit mice were hiding in plain sight garnishing the…
We had the Good Fortune 造化 to visit Vancouver, BC last year! In addition to visiting the breathtaking Butchart Gardens, we walked through Chinatown on the way to Vancouver’s Chinese Garden~ to see the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. In tandem with Chinese New Year and The Year of the Snake which officially began on February 10th, I thought you might…
We had the good fortune to spend the weekend in The Holy City~ Charleston SC, with friends in early December. Besides the Southern charm, architecture, and beautiful Christmas decorations of this historic city, Charleston’s main attraction for us is the food! In searching for a recipe this year for Christmas brunch, I found a recipe for The Grits…
We spent the weekend in Charleston, SC~ where it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas~ even if it doesn’t feel like Christmas with 75 degree temperatures. Charleston is known as The Holy City, due to the numerous church steeples that can be seen rising above the otherwise low-rise skyline. Religion is deeply embedded in Charleston’s culture~with over 400 places of…