Quilting was my number one priority today over the written word. Since I was entrenched all day between my long-arm sewing machine and my...

Yes, I am paying homage and praying to one of the most beautiful places on Earth, Lahaina, Hawaii. Our family was lucky to travel to...

Cemeteries Part 2 Of course, our visit to the American Cemetery in Normandy in Northern France was solemn and sacred with its 9,387...

Going to a visitation/funeral/burial/luncheon for an extended family member recently, and looking closely at how the cemetery was...

I was too pooped to write yesterday in this space. I have a bit more energy to write tonight, though not much! Ha! Many experiences were...

It’s interesting when you’ve been going to the same place for nearly 40 years and never been to something quite large - like a quarry...

Can you imagine what it must be like to return to Earth after being in space for a while? I think it compares a teeny tiny bit of what...

Polish customs can be surprising. Take, for example, late this afternoon when my cousin Renata announced that we were going to a...

An outstanding array of cultural experiences seized the day! If you know that I love art and history, especially WW11 history, you can...

The morning came early, and I was giddy about being on the road to one of my favorite medieval cities, Kraków, Poland, about a 4+ hour...

Treblinka’s death camp is sobering, located about 10 km from my relatives in Ostrów Mazieweicka. In 1995, I went to pay my respects...

Not golf...ART. Nope, there wasn’t a golf tournament in these parts, as in Masters, but oh, do they have the art! It’s France, for gosh...

The little town of Nîmes (pronounced Neem) is really not so little. It spreads beyond the bustling city center and the thin, narrow...

Trips like this one are all about experiences, immersing in the culture as much as possible, and learning much of European history. It’s...

I had more time to write today since we got home earlier than the last several days of sightseeing. Shoe leather and one Bus helped me/us...