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I Think Santa Had Too Much Wine….

Oh. my. goodness.  Yes, Santa had too much wine and put on his suit upside down.  Please see the blog below and have a good laugh on me.  Ho, ho, ho…  I don’t know what I was thinking.  Hopefully, Santa will think I have been a good girl now and bring me more wine…  Here is the […]

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‘Tis the Season!

  Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to start with some Christmas decorations. How cute is this?  It was one of the many treasures I found while in California a couple weeks ago.  Every wine bottle needs a Santa suit, right?     I also found some cookbooks, as I always do while traveling.  […]

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Adventures in Snoopyland

I’ve been gone way too long from my blog and all my loyal and faithful readers.  And yes, the Italy blogs are coming soon!  I promise.   In the past month, I have traveled to Italy, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco; and have a short cruise leaving from Miami coming up in a couple […]

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A Sneak Peek of Italy

Ciao! Amico!  Mi sei mancato molto!  That means hello, friends – I have missed you so much!  I returned from Italy last week only to have picked up a bug of some kind and have been sick since we returned.  I promise the blogs are coming!  I have so much to say and endless photos.  […]

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Tuscan Sun, Wine, Prada, and Pasta

Yes!  I am going to Italy!  My daughter Kristina and I are off on a culinary adventure tomorrow, and of course I am not all packed yet.  Those of you who know me will not believe I am going to fly somewhere for 8 or more hours.  My furthest trip so far has been to […]

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Salmon Every Way

  This was the first cookbook I bought at our first port-of-call in Alaska, where I traveled with my daughter Kristina this past June on a week-long cruise beginning in Seattle.  We arrived in the beautiful little town of Ketchikan early in the morning.  We were hungry for breakfast and found a quaint cafe called “Sweet Mermaids.”  I […]

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Bounty from the Sky

  Geese fly over my house all the time.  They are abundant in our local parks and lakes.  I enjoy their conversational honking and V-formations, and even though they are migratory marvels, they are also very messy and not especially friendly.  I was chased by a goose while taking a walk at one of our forest […]

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Up North (and everywhere else!)

  I know, I know….  Emails have been coming in asking where have my blogs been lately, seeing if I am okay, and my favorite-  “I can’t drink my morning coffee without your blog in front of me!”  You are all so sweet.  I am madly trying to get my culinary cellar rehab project going, both […]

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