Quilters come to Grand Rapids
Last August a huge quilt show came to Grand Rapids. Apparently making guilts is a big deal because the turn out...
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Happy Halloween
How Halloween has changed from...
Sharing some sights of Chicago
What a treat: A gorgeous sunny warm fall day to meander around Chicago with Iphone in hand. Here’s a few...
Highlights of Napa Valley Tasting Tour
I had been to Napa Valley before, but in early September I “really” went to Napa. Wow. What an amazing place....
Art Prize 2012 A First Look
Another year…..ArtPrize has taken over Grand Rapids. Some call it a carnival. Some a grand experiment in...
Travel Photography: Connecting People to Places
I’m still thinking about the wonderful National Geographic/Lindblad Expedition we went on last May/June to the...
Memorable Moment in the Arctic Circle
The last day of our Arctic Circle Expedition turned out to be one of my favorites. Yes, I loved visiting...
Spotting Polar Bears in the Arctic Circle
When I woke up on Day 8 of our Norway/Arctic Circle cruise on the National Geographic Explorer, I pulled up our...
Tromso–Paris of Norwegian North
The guidebook descriptions of Tromso, a major city we visited on our Norwegian journey last spring, were a bit...