by Francie | Aug 20, 2015 | Family, Travel
Our family vacation of the summer: New York City. The play, “Act of God” with Jim Parsons drove the trip, a funny must-see. Being it was our second trip in the last few a few years, our tourist to-do list was much shorter. We stayed on the Upper West Side, while most...
by Francie | Apr 21, 2015 | Travel
Hubby found Amelia Island while searching for an airport with Southwest Airlines service and good fishing in the southeastern United States: Jacksonville. From there, availability and ratings led him to the Omni Resort on Amelia Island. It was beyond our...
by Francie | Jul 29, 2014 | Food, Travel
Doughnuts and LA go together about as well as candy bars and diet pills, at least that’s what I used to think. To me, LA conjures up images of beaches, bikinis, movie stars and Malibu Barbie. A recent trip to LA was anything but a suntanned and slender experience. We...
by Francie | Jun 30, 2014 | Family, teen scene, Travel
A family reunion on the Oregon coast drove an eating frenzy across the state a couple of weeks ago. My family of four is all about the food so we planned our trip by the menu. Road-tripping was the way to go so we could combine it with a college tour at the University...
by Francie | Oct 2, 2013 | chocolate, Fashion, Food, Travel
I wish I could eat chocolate every day, a lot of it. I wish I could wear workout clothes every day of every month. I wish I could sit on my computer and write and write and write. Or like the song says, “I don’t wanna work. I just wanna bang on these drums all...
by Francie | Jul 9, 2013 | Family, Travel
Do you have a list of fun things you’d like to do or try? I must get to Paris. I really want to see Pearl Harbor. I want to play guitar. I want to try escargot. I’ve never written down my list but I have a few items resting in the back of my mind. I don’t really...