Mangiare Venezia
… or Eating Venice. At least eating our way through Venice. The history, the architecture and the beauty are [...]
Venice for Christmas
Our anniversary falls during Christmas week, and we like to plan a getaway to celebrate. This year, knowing we [...]
And the Party Continues
You all know I’ve been celebrating my 60th birthday since about mid-summer. The actual date was Thanksgiving, 11/23 and [...]
Wicked, In a Good Way
Yesterday was my mom’s birthday. She would have been 95, but she left us at 87. Having a Halloween [...]
For the Love of Pumpkin
I keep reading articles about people being “pumpkin-ed out”. That’s just heresy. Fall wouldn’t be fall without pumpkin. I [...]
Irreverence and Sarcasm
Some of us were lucky enough to see the humorist David Sedaris at the Zeiterion Theater in New Bedford [...]
The Official Invitation
Anyone going to be in New England over Thanksgiving? I'm celebrating and I want everyone to come. Turning 60 [...]
Big Head Todd and the Monster Mussels
Actually, the band’s name is Big Head Todd and the Monsters. But we dined at Red Stripe restaurant in [...]
World’s Largest Paella Pan
I now own the world’s largest paella pan. Well, technically, not. There are bigger, but I don’t know how [...]
The Sights of Southern Spain
The Costa de la Luz in the Province of Cádiz (in southwestern Spain) has beautiful Atlantic facing beaches; wide, flat with [...]