On Living Near Water

The tide was out late this morning when we headed down to Lincoln Park. It takes about 15 minutes to get there from our front door, though because it’s uphill on the way back, it takes a lot longer to get home. The rocky verge at the edge of the sound was full of giant …


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No to Jewelry and Yes to Peanut Butter

The Travel Channel sent a couple of preview discs from Samantha Brown’s new series, Passport to Latin America. Shopping for bikinis in Rio, learning to tango in Buenos Aires… it looks to be a great series. Sam is an enthusiastic traveler who makes contact with the locals and seems to score great hotel rooms at swanky places. What a way to travel!

I did a Q&A for BlogHer, but it occurs to me that you might like to read it too, it’s kinda fun.


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