OOOHHHH–I’m so proud! My girl, Roxanne, is on the cover of a calendar! No, she’s not a pinup model, and you don’t need to turn out the red light, she’s my “hybrid” rescue dog. Roxie and I are members of Happy Tails, an animal-assisted therapy program. Once a month, a group … Continue reading
All the political pissing and moaning has got me down. So last night, honeykins and I decided to lighten up a bit and go see Religulous, the new Larry Charles (Borat) movie starring Bill Maher. If you’re devout and thin skinned (which i doubt you are if you read my … Continue reading
Honeykins and I love adventure travel. We’re also notoriously tight with a buck, so here’s how we’ve managed to travel to exotic places on a shoestring budget. I get those wilderness travel magazines (you know the ones, $12,999 to go on a walking tour of Ireland, ADULT BEVERAGES included!!!) Well, … Continue reading
Meet willy and the boyz, our mascot that travels the world with us. I picked him up at a local art shop in Kaikoura, NZ. He was created to be a napkin holder, according to the artist, but he makes for an entertaining conversation piece, don’t you think? … Continue reading
This weekend, honeykins and I attended our semi-monthly Neighborhood Diner’s get together. It’s a group of 175 people, broken into groups of 16 or so, that meet every other month for a year to “break bread” and socialize. It has been a great way to meet new people in the … Continue reading
Ok, my husband, Jeff, whom I lovingly refer to as “honeykins”, and I have just returned from the “Tour Du Mont Blanc,” a 120 mile trek through Italy, Switzerland and France. So now I am home, unpacked, and almost recovered from the dreaded but unavoidable airline respiratory crud that … Continue reading