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 …
Florida – Exploring New Smyrna Beach
May 7, 2026 My first full day in New Smyrna Beach (Aka NSB)began with a beautiful sunrise from the deck of Kim and Ernie’s deck! The soft sound of the ocean waves and the colorful display the sun put on made for a perfect start to the day. we sat and talked about our travels …
Florida – New Smyrna Beach
May 6, 2026 Today we make the long drive (8 hours) from Key West, the southern most point to New Smyma Beach on the Atlantic side of Florida near Daytona. I did a bit of a walkabout to revisit my favorite places before loading all our gear into the car. The only way out of …
Florida – Key West Bars, Pie and Sunset
May 5, 2026 On my early morning walkabout I walked though the tourist area of the city that is normally crazy busy with cruise passengers who are all hurrying about in do everything in the few hours they have on shore. The streets were so peaceful as I strolled only encountering a few locals on …