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Girls Weekend has been a longstanding tradition that started with my cousin and I getting together for one day to do our Christmas shopping the first Saturday of November. It’s morphed into an overnight, then two overnights, then (why the heck not?) three overnights. Because my goodness, the important women in my life need some […] Read more…
You know it’s a fantastic trip when your mom texts you while you’re in Ireland and asks “Are you coming home?” The answer is, of course, yes … at least this time. Truth be told, Teacher Man and I have this crazy secret dream of living in a cottage somewhere close to Cobh (pronounced “Cove”), […] Read more…
Oh my, where to start with the second leg of our Europe trip? Normandy – and especially the picturesque town of Bayeux – captured my heart. At every turn, I saw a beautiful photo enfold in my mind and I had to stop and take it. And then the people! Incredibly friendly and quick with […] Read more…
I keep promising myself I’m going to write about our trip to France and Ireland but then I get completely overwhelmed thinking abut it. Because: I’m not a travel writer. I have abut 2,687 trip photos (roughly) so how would I even pick a few to post? What would be useful and/or fun for you […] Read more…
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a couple of weeks now, but life keeps getting in the way. You guys! In July I was asked to represent the National Turkey Federation at the “Flavor, Quality, and American Menus Conference” at the Culinary Institute of American in … (wait for it) … Napa, California! […] Read more…
In my previous post, I wrote about the fun we had in the Black Hills, the first stop on our very American family road trip. We continued on to Montana, where we visited the Little Bighorn National Monument, stayed in Billings for the night, and then pushed on to Yellowstone for the day. Little BigHorn […] Read more…
We’re in the midst of a very American road trip west this week … we just left Keystone, South Dakota and the Black Hills area, where we visited Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, and Deadwood. Today we’re traveling through part of Wyoming and Montana, with Little Bighorn National Monument, Pompey’s Pillar, and eventually Billings, Montana […] Read more…
If you follow my blog (and my Facebook page), then you probably couldn’t miss the fact that it was Girls Weekend 2015! I met up with my sister, sister-in-law, cousin and mom and we all descended upon picturesque Red Wing, Minnesota for our annual litany of shopping, wine drinking, eating, and catching up on life. Which […] Read more…