July 19, 2026 After a 10 hour flight we arrived at London Heathrow Airport at noon on Sunday, cleared passport control then took an uber to our hotel in central London. The Grand at Trafalgar Square has been converted from a private aristocratic mansion, to one of the grandest hotels in Central London. Housed in …
NYC – Governor’s Island
July 5, 2026 I leave for home today but I had the morning for a bit of adventuring. We decided to go to Governors Island. Governors Island is a 172-acre, car-free oasis in New York Harbor, located just a short ferry ride from Lower Manhattan, It is special because it blends a rich, preserved military …
NYC – Celebrating America
July 4, 2026 Today was the main event of the Sail4th 250 celebration as the Class A Tall Ships Paraded up Hudson River from Verrazzano Bridge to George Washington Bridge. I am so blessed to witness this spectacular display of beautiful tall ships from all over the world working together to bring joy!!! Before the …
NYC Tall Ships
July 3, 2026 Early this morning I headed to Maison Fleuret to learn how to make Paris-Brest. Created over a century ago to celebrate the Paris–Brest, Paris bicycle race, this wheel-shaped dessert quickly became a beloved staple of French family baking. With its delicate ring of choux pastry, toasted almonds, and signature praline cream, the …
NYC – Speed, History and Culture
July 2, 2026 This trip to NYC was unexpected! My friends Kim and Ernie texted me a couple of weeks ago that they were going to be in NYC to celebrate our county’s 250th birthday and asked me to join so of course I said yes!!! I am so excited to be celebrating in this …
Exploring America – Planes, Trains and Automobiles
April 4 – May 11 Sorry that the recap of the trip is a bit late. When I walked in the door to my home after the trip I was hit with a virus that kept me in bed for 4 days!!! MY trip across America was incredible and so beyond expectations. A trip that …
Florida – End of the Road
May 11, 2026 I was sad when I went out on the deck and found that we were totally socked in and there would be no sunrise!!!! A couple of hours later the clouds cleared and we went for a 3 mile beach walk before we had to head to Daytona for my flight home.. …
Florida – Cruising on the Beach
May 10, 2026 The day began with a 3 mile walk on the beach where I enjoyed the sunrise and spent time capturing the early morning on the beach!!! Our first adventure of the day was to Canaveral National Seashore. We took Ernie’s Mustang for the adventure with the top down enjoying the wind in …
Florida – It’s all about the beach
May 9,2026 After the thunderstorm last night the air is a bit dryer today (only 4000% humidity) so watching the sunrise from the deck was a bit more enjoyable. We hadn’t had our feet on the beach so we decided to go for a walk. The san here is soft for walking to the water …
Florida – Kennedy Space Center
May 8, 2026 We are going to Kennedy Space Center today!!!! I have been a space junky since I was 9 years and Kennedy gave his infamous speech about going to the moon! When I was 16 we landed on the moon and I as sure I would become an astronaut! I did interview with …