If you like pumpkin pie and/or have excess pumpkin puree, this blog's for you! I recently was gifted 6 cans of pumpkin by a friend, so...

I don't know about you, but I barely paid attention to the greatness that is the US Postal System until we happened to visit the Postal...

This post on facebook reminded me of a time when I felt totally spoiled by luxury, while able to read to my heart's content. That was the...

What comes to mind when you think of Hawaii??? Warm beaches, clear water, breezes blowing through palm trees...it was all that and much...

More garden learning and my gardening friends have encouraged me to post Part 2 in my garden lessons, building on this blog written a...

Since this is our 5th park on this trip, I think we're finally getting the selfie thing down. It helps to wear dark glasses so you can't...

Next up on our hiking adventures after Zion, Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef was Arches National Park. As you might guess from the name,...

Capitol Reef was one of the most surprising parks of our trip! So many hidden treasures, from the scenery to the food. I am so glad we...

In early April, Rick and I decided to travel to Utah on our continued exploration of National Parks. I had always thought the desert was...

Zion was the first national park we visited, and as you can see from the graph in the overview, it is the most frequently visited. We...

Our trip to Bryce Canyon was pretty uneventful, so I'll tell you a little about that, but first, let me tell you about HOODOOS! The...

With our interest in hiking that started in 2021, Rick and I have begun exploring the National Parks. While we've been to several parks...

One of my favorite childhood memories is doing jigsaw puzzles with the family. Most of us kids got our start doing the "state puzzle", a...

When I was a kid, we always knew where we could find worms when getting prepared for a fishing trip. My childhood home, "The Ranch", had...

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is the Christmas tree. Beginning with obtaining one and especially with decorating it. I...

As I've been making my trip down memory lane lately, one of the thoughts that occurred to me is how much pleasure I've derived from the...

A recent discussion group I joined posed the question "talk about your favorite childhood memory" and that sent me on a trip down memory...

While I haven't done a "cookie bake-off" for chocolate chip cookies like I did for brownies in this blog, we have had the occasion to...

When we moved to this house 25 years ago, I swore we'd get to know the neighbors. This was based on my experience living "in town",...

I first heard about this hike on the Facebook group "Sonoma County Hiker" and I am so glad I did. My first trip there was in March 2021...