Happy Holidays!
Please enjoy these scenes from New York City during the Holidays! Wishing all Peace of Mind and Joyful Times during this holiday season.
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More New York Discoveries
I spent a couple of gloomy, rainy gray days in New York City recently. Not what I have often enjoyed in the Big Apple in December. No “Elf” like scenes of Central Park or Santas brushing snow off their Coke-a-Cola red suits. That combined with a bad case of tendonitis in my foot...
Five Great Things to Do in San Francisco
Last September we went to San Francisco for the wedding of our son to our beautiful daughter-in-law. While we were there we learned about some great things to do from them. I’d like to share their favorite places and some insider tips. 1 Visit the Japantown Mall You step into...
Thoughts about Travel
“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard– Norway “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ― Marcel Proust “The traveler sees what he...
St. Petersburg, Russia–a city to see.
Don’t you just love it when someone gives you a great travel recommendation! It’s the best. This happened last summer when a great friend and wonderful traveler, Kathleen Golden, emailed me saying, “You have to do something on St. Petersburg, Russia on your blog. It’s fabulous.” Kathleen...
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 to attend to see the more than 900 quilts on display was one of the largest in Grand Rapids area. Thousands thronged our streets to enjoy not only the massive show, but also...
Happy Halloween
How Halloween has changed from my childhood——we were thrilled with a home made costume and a paper bag for treats of my childhood………a hand carved pumpkin with a toothy...
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 of the sights I captured. Just to enjoy. I never tire of the plantings along Michigan Avenue. They are changed every season and always different. This streetcape packs a visual...
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. I had no idea. My earlier trips were related to business or visits with friends. This time we went to “taste” wine and that we did. From morning to night. What I […]
Art Prize 2012 A First Look
Another year…..ArtPrize has taken over Grand Rapids. Some call it a carnival. Some a grand experiment in public taste. Some, like me, are happy to enjoy the creativity and energy that the Art Competition with the largest monetary reward engenders. It transforms our city. My...