My Life On Board Ship

My husband and I traveled for twelve days in July aboard the Celebrity Eclipse on a cruise through the Baltic Sea. I didn’t really know what to expect. I’d never been on a large cruise ship before, only the Viking River Cruise in 2014. Well, that’s not quite true. I […]

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More Beaches to Write About

As I’ve written before, any year is a good year when I get to walk on the beach. This summer, I’ve walked along two beaches and seen several others. The first beach was in California—on Balboa Island in Newport Beach. My husband and I took his mother to visit in […]

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On Glaciers, Goats, and Change

I’ve written before about the family hike we took in Switzerland in 1998 when my kids were teenagers.  It was a good experience, but far more strenuous than I enjoy. My husband and (now-grown) kids recently took another hike in Slovenia and came back raving about the scenery. I had […]

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La Jolla, California—A Jewel of a City

My husband and I were fortunate to spend a recent weekend in San Diego, California. One afternoon we drove through La Jolla, a suburb to the north of the city. According to the La Jolla visitor’s website, the origin of La Jolla’s name is not clear. It either derives from […]

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