Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
When I was studying aboard my friends and I visited Pisa on one of the few free weekends we had. Most weekends had trips scheduled like to Siena. My visit did not do justice to the city. The day was really hot and I did not drink enough water. I’m pretty sure I ended up
We aren’t actually under quarantine but we are under a shelter-in-place order. Wednesday was my birthday and it was an odd one, not only because we couldn’t go anywhere but because everyone asked what I was going to be doing since I couldn’t go out. In preparation for being stuck at home I bought a
Before the current chaos started I was able to meet my mom for brunch and some how we got on the topic of sweet potato pancakes and I decided to make them as breakfast for dinner a few days later with thyme-rosemary honey syrup. It was quite ambitious for a week night dinner and we
Since none of us can travel at the moment I am going to go back a few years and discuss my study abroad trip to Italy that I took to Florence and some of the other Italian cities. I have discussed most of this trip before and you can see the links to those posts
Title: JinxAuthor: Meg CabotPublication Date: 2007Publishing House: Harper Teen Being stuck at home has me going through my to-read stack and getting through some of the books that I have had for a while. I picked up Jinx a couple of years ago at a big Half-Priced Books sale. It is a book I had
This being stuck in doors with little idea of the end is rough on all of us. I love to travel and my daily walks are not a substitute for a good long hike. They do help me not go too stir crazy though. Thankfully the internet is a wonderful thing and it gives us
A couple of years ago I found a fresh herb cookbook. One of the recipes were these beautiful Chamomile Cakes. A few months ago I started growing chamomile in my herb garden and recently managed to dry enough to make these adorable cakes! Not only do these have crushed chamomile flowers in the batter, once
After visiting the Grapevine Museum we headed across the road to visit the Grapevine Vintage Railroad. From here you can take a train to the Fort Worth Stockyards. At Christmas time the Vintage Railroad turns into the Polar Express! If you like trains check out these other train related posts! Colorado Galveston Frisco I hope
Title: The Near WitchAuthor: V.E. SchwabPublication Date: 2020Publishing House: TITAN BOOKS I have read a number of V.E. Schwab books and I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I discovered it when wondering Barns and Noble a few weeks ago along with Walk the Wild with Me. A note on the publication date: this book
Near the end of the fall of 2019 I did a Goodbye to Fall Colors post and I really enjoyed stopping for a moment to really take the time to look at the beauty and the colors around me. In the last few weeks I have begun to notice the amount of new blooms on
McGee Travel Tales 