It’s melting….
I was lucky enough to visit Ireland several times, always with my wonderful husband William. My soul mate is a-ma-zing-ly romantic. However, his whimsical ways pale when compared with the Irish’s kindness, as this story will demonstrate. In November 2013, William and I landed in Dublin and stayed there for a few days. Then, […]
Things we find when we get lost

N.B. True story! If my friend Paula—the experienced traveler—could have seen me on Oct. 23rd 2000 at about 5 PM, she would have cried with laughter. I had just sat back behind the steering wheel of my rented car in Edinburgh’s busy city centre and I was wiping my face and twisting my hair, drenched […]
Why I always approach my car from behind

Whenever I must leave my car in a parking lot, I do my best to always back it into place. That’s because I was in the army for nearly thirteen years and you get in trouble if you don’t do this. But whenever I return, I always try to approach my car from behind, and […]