July 22, 2026 I love Downton Abbey so a trip to see Highclere Castle was what I planned for celebrating my birthday!!! Yes, I am going to be Lady Mary for the day!!! Very early in the morning we headed to our pickup spot to go on our Downton Abbey, Cotswolds, and Highclere Castle Tour. …
July 21, 2026 I have been a Beetles fan since they first appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. I remember creating a drum set from cardboard boxes an along with neighborhood friends playing air guitar holding concert in the garage for the other kids and charging them a nickel to attend our concerts. …
July 20, 2026 We were picked up at our hotel by our private guide Sandra Jack and departed via a chauffeur driven Mercedes for a drive along the river Thames Embankment to the City of London, London Bridge and ending at the Tower of London to visit the Beefeaters and Crown Jewels. The private guide …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
