Allora
Missouri has changed the style of its licence plates. That means I have to get new plates in May. They tell me I can have my same personalized plate name in the new style. That’s good. They also are encouraging … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Hurry Up August
I’m sitting here on a cold February day, thinking back on August and the wonderful foods I enjoyed at the Festival of Nations. Sponsored each year by the International Institute of St. Louis. I wasn’t able to sample all of … Continue reading →
The Letter “L”
Kim tagged me with the letter “L”. So, now I must list 10 of my favorite things that begin with that letter. Number one on the list used to be one of the things I hated most, my middle name: … Continue reading →
YouTube of Last Night’s Valentine Party
Again this year, we went to Viviano’s Festa Italiano, our little local Italian Deli/Market for a very fun, funky Valentine’s Day party. This is NOT your average romantic evening for two. This is a rowdy, happy gathering of our little … Continue reading →
Reading Goal
The other day, all of the calendars in the store went on clearance for $1.00. There is one calendar in particular that I like to get every year. But I’m too cheap to pay even my employee discount price, so … Continue reading →
PhotoHunt — Nautical
nau·ti·cal : \ˈnȯ-ti-kəl, ˈnä-\ : adj : of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships In 1890, a British gunner ship, the HMS Serpent, on its way to Sierra Leone ran into stormy weather on Galicia’s Costa da … Continue reading →
Jean Anderson COOKS!!
It is no secret that I’m not a fan of a certain shrill Southern TV celebrity and her cookbooks. You can see that from my 08/27/08 blog rant about Gooey Butter Cake. But, hey, different strokes for different folks, right? … Continue reading →
YEAH! I’m finally an Italiana!
I got this from Kim who got it from Amy who got it from Blogthings.com I’m flattered to be considered from Italy, but very surprised. I don’t consider myself to be chic by any stretch of the imagination! And anyone … Continue reading →
Oh, No! They’ve Discovered Flippers
My favorite place to eat when we visit my brother on Lover’s Key near Ft. Myers Beach is right next door — FLIPPERS It’s casual & friendly. Great food coming out of a tiny kitchen to a not much bigger … Continue reading →
The Travel Personality Test
I took the Travel Personality Test from blogthings.com and here are my results. Spot on, I’d say. Your Travel Personality Is: The Adventurer For you, travel is how you learn about the world. And you like to learn the stuff … Continue reading →