We spent the day becoming acquainted with our little neighborhood.  Found a true Italian cappuccino café, a store that sold only its own handmade pasta, and another that specialized in bread. Visited the local farmer’s market which also featured a

 … finish reading Reliving Rome – March 12

As a rule I blog when I’m traveling.  It’s as much a diary of the trip for me as it is an update for readers.  But I didn’t tap a single keystroke the entire time we were in Rome, so

 … finish reading Reliving Rome – March 11

It’s been two weeks since my last blog. Two weeks and a lifetime.  I left Michigan for Rome thinking I would have time to read, which is why I brought my Kindle, and time to crochet, which is why I

 … finish reading Come and Gone

Tonight we move our clocks ahead one hour; tomorrow I move mine ahead another seven hours as I cross the Atlantic headed to Rome.  It’s enough to cause confusion.  And jet lag.

In the past, I’ve tried various approaches to

 … finish reading Time Warp

In forty-eight hours, I’ll be in the air headed for Rome, the Eternal City supposedly founded on seven hills by ancient twins Romulus and Remus. It’s an historic time, since Roman Catholic Cardinals (The original Red Hat Society) are gathering

 … finish reading Rome

We spent today exploring what The Villages has to offer from a golf cart point of view.  It was as if we’d entered an amusement park for go-cart addicts where every vehicle zipped right and zoomed left and pushed to

 … finish reading Go Cart, Go

A week ago today Earl and I boarded Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas for our seven day cruise to the Caribbean. And now we’re settled in a condo on Marathon Key, Florida.  Where did the past week go?

I

 … finish reading Come and Gone

We have driven almost fourteen hundred miles through Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. That’s a lot of highway, and I feel it qualifies me to make suggestions to the DOTs (Departments of Transportation)involved.

For example, some states

 … finish reading Memo to the DOTs

We pulled out of our driveway at 7:30 this morning and headed south. The scene was bleak, with icy roads, dark skies, and that awful mixture of rain and snow that promises white-knuckle driving.

“It will get better as

 … finish reading Getting Out of Dodge