The Grotto: Christmas Festival of Light, Portland, Oregon
by Linda Laughter, Guest Blogger Portland, Oregon never ceases to amaze me. We love to visit family there and they...
Author Posts
Norway’s Lofoten Islands
by guest blogger, Kate Dernocoeur I had never heard of the Lofoten Islands until I read this: “Take in the...
Michigan Museums burst with new exhibits
   For some unknown reason I have gone to more museums lately—maybe a function of not traveling and maybe that...
Heading downtown LA to explore dramatic architecture
I am a self professed Frank Gehry junkie.  Do I love his work? The swoops and the swirls. Not so sure I do, but...
L A Beaches delightful to Midwesterner
LA is filled with beaches…..now that statement is a DuH. If you look at any kind of list about the massive West...
LA on my mind
Two places topped my list of places to visit on my L.A visit last winter.  Actually there were more….but there...
LA: Expect the Unexpected.
When we reached out to our friends in LA and said we wanted to visit, they immediately responded with, “Well, we’ll...
Halloween: A Journey in the Past
The Halloween Bunny Ears by Guest Blogger, Linda Laughter. It started over 45 years ago. I was looking for an...
Wildlife Jackpot in the San Juan Islands
We hit the Wildlife Jackpot in September on a four night sailing trip on the Diminuendo, a 43 foot Jeanau sailboat...