I was very happy with Amy’s selection of Sun-Dried Tomatoes as our feature ingredient for week three. I thought it would be a slam-dunk, because I could just post my Sun Dried Tomato Liqueur recipe. After all, I serve it … Continue reading →
It’s human nature, I think. We don’t consider the mortality of those we love. We somehow just expect them to all outlive us. Even when our family members are older than we, we are still capable of living our daily … Continue reading →
My last post was about the boring churchyards of Scotland. But, I really should clarify. True, there isn’t much of artistic interest in the design of the stones themselves. But every churchyard we visited seemed to be able to present … Continue reading →
Those who’ve read some of my previous travel posts already know that we consider cemeteries to be major tourist attractions. Ornate marble tombs and over the top life-sized weeping angels are what we crave when we visit. (See blog entry … Continue reading →
You may remember that when we were planning our trip to Scotland, I excitedly posted this blog entry about the trip planning service we found. Secret Scotland. As we planned our trip, we developed a lovely email relationship with Aurelia … Continue reading →
Our cottage rental for week two was near the Carin Gorm and the small picturesque town of Boat of Garten. As a complete package, this was without a doubt the best of our four rentals for the month. Balvattan Cottage … Continue reading →
It was Ida’s turn to pick the “featured ingredient” for our SlowTrav Small Bites challange. She chose crab. I am going to continue to try to create an original recipe for each ingredient. So here’s my effort for crab. THAI … Continue reading →
As some of you know from my tweets and facebook posts, I’m feeling a little sorry for myself. Dan is going to Phoenix next weekend for a few days of golf with a buddy, and leaving me at home alone. … Continue reading →
SlowTravel friends were here last week for the St. Louis GTG. Friday evening we went to a local Italian restaurant. Of course, I insisted that those who had never tasted them had to try the St. Louis tradition — “Toasted … Continue reading →
There were a couple of iconic things about Scotland that we were looking forward to. We wanted to do a whisky tasting. And we wanted to see the Highland Cows. Scotland’s famous, shaggy, red cattle with the long horns. We … Continue reading →