In advance of our trip to Scotland, I wanted to do some research on potential distillary, brewery, & winery tours we might be able to take. So, before we left home, I visited a few of our local liquor stores, … Continue reading →
This week Jerry picked Olives as our featured ingredient for the Sunday Small Bites challenge. For me it was like getting a pass. All I had to do was go to the pantry and pull out a jar of my … Continue reading →
Interesting PhotoHunt subject this week. I can imagine many ways to interpret it and stay true to the travel theme of my blog. I could do luggage pictures. I could do shopping bag pictures from other countries. I could even … Continue reading →
I got stuck in the Russian Aisle at Global Foods this week. It was because I noticed something for the first time. Even when a product doesn’t have a word of English on it, the shelf tags are in English. … Continue reading →
This is week eight of the SlowTrav Sunday Small Bites challenge. And it was my week to choose the featured ingredient. When I picked pumpkin, I was thinking that I’d like to do something with a Native American flavor. And … Continue reading →
While in Scotland this summer, I became obsessed with Ginger Beer. I drank one almost every day. And the most common brand in supermarkets and convience stores was the canned Idris Fiery Ginger Beer. When we came home, I immediately … Continue reading →
Notice to all my Facebook connections: This is *Un-friend Deborah Week. If for whatever reason you would like to eliminate me from your feed, this is your chance for a free pass. I’ll be totally cool with it. Won’t hurt … Continue reading →
This week just plain got on my nerves! Sheri picked Pecans. Sounds easy right? But not so when you are trying to make up your own original recipes AND you want to do only appetizers! Who knew that pecans could … Continue reading →
About three or four months ago, I received an ARC of a new book that would be coming out in October — Double Take: A Memoir by Kevin Connolly. As the CRM of a Barnes & Noble Bookseller, I get … Continue reading →
As I promised, here are a couple of videos we took while at the Old Man of Hoy. You will want to have your sound on to get the full effect. This first video was taken with me standing at … Continue reading →