Travel. Explore. Smile. There's a whole world out there just waiting to be explored.
Greg and I have spent the last few weeks obsessing about a decision we’ve made. We’re a few years from retirement, but we found where we want to retire and we’ve decided to build our retirement home there. It’s a big step that means we will either carry two mortgages, sell our current home or… Continue reading Yes You Can!
From my earliest days, I wanted to fly. As a youngster, I was fortunate to fly commercially before airliners became nothing more than airborne buses and coats and ties were de rigueur. Flights in Lockheed Electras, Convair 440s, Boeing 707s and DC-8s had me glued to the window as the earth fell away during takeoff.… Continue reading Why I Fly
August 19, 2017 is National Aviation Day. For me, it's a reason to celebrate. I grew up around airplanes. I remember as a very little girl, going to pick my dad up at work at Griffiss Air Force Base and him letting me sit in the Link Trainers he worked on. From that base we… Continue reading Celebrating National Aviation Day
A friend recently posted a blog about her lists. She's one of those people whose incredible organizational skills mean she not only writes lists, but remembers where they are! I write lists, too. In fact, I write lists all the time. My problem is I stick those lists somewhere then I either can't find them… Continue reading Friends, lists and going with the flow
Five years ago today I was on a trip for work. It involved a trip (by TRAIN!) to Stamford, Connecticut, a short walk to the hotel and a meet-and-greet style evening where coworkers from the northeast and mid-Atlantic would connect and spend some social time over dinner and drinks before a full-day event kicking off… Continue reading What do a Kiss and Exploring the World Have in Common?
Travel is often about the people we meet on your adventures. Our brief trip to Los Angeles last week brought that home. Here’s the setup...Judy and I are gregarious by nature; extroverted and always willing to make new friends. So naturally, we have a tendency to “talk up“ everyone we meet...especially bartenders and food servers… Continue reading Getting to Know You
We're not New Year’s Resolution makers. We’ve both done it once or twice with great results, but both Greg and I believe resolutions should be made when you’re ready to change your life – not just at the beginning of a new year. 2017 is no exception. We welcomed the new year without a real resolution… Continue reading 2017 – Trimming the Fat – A Life Reset – Getting Rid of What We Don’t Need
In the past six months, Greg and I have had the sad fate of having to attend three funerals for men who made an impact on our lives. Dale Litzsinger -- June 28, 1933 - June 16, 2016 George Wiltsey -- October 13, 1934 - December 7, 2016 Clark White -- May 6, 1938 -… Continue reading The Measure of a Man
I realized the other day I haven’t been back to the blog in a long while. We’ve been so busy, I just never took the time to sit down and write anything. Since our big winter trip to Venice (O is for Orseolo) and Prague … and moving into our new home … we’ve been… Continue reading Catching Up!
Literally, pied-à-terre is French for “a foot on the ground,” but Wikipedia says the phrase implies usage as a temporary second residence (but not a vacation home), either for part of the year or part of the work week, by a reasonably wealthy person. I’d love to say I am “reasonably” wealthy, but my husband and I… Continue reading Pied-à-Terre
The World A to Z 