Here’s the scene: you are in a hotel room and for some reason you are stuck there. It gets worse. You are stuck in the room with a child or (shudder) children who have tons of energy and nothing to do. Using only the materials provided by the hotel, how do you keep the kids busy and yourself from going…
Read More
~This photo of East End Historic District is courtesy of TripAdvisor~ Driving slowly along the streets of Galveston’s East End, it is almost possible to hear the clip-clop of the horse drawn carriages as you pass the wrought iron fences, towering pillars, and ornate wood-carved porches. These architectural details hark back to the the “Gilded Age” in Galveston. For years,…
Read More
One of my favorite female power quotes is the one about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers where it is declared that Ginger did everything Fred did, but she did it backwards in high heels. The premise, of course, is that she took all the same mesmerizing steps, but she did it with a greater degree of panache and difficulty. I…
Read More
Beautiful Lake Coeur d'Alene Spending the day in Lake Coeur d’Alene is bound to work up an appetite. Try one of these family friendly restaurants, most within walking distance of the lake or the downtown area of Coeur d’Alene. Dockside Restaurant: Located inside the Coeur d’Alene Resort, this family friendly restaurant has a lot to brag about. It is perched…
Read More
Camping is hard. Compared to going to a hotel, or staying at home and taking a nap, camping rates pretty high on the effort meter. There’s the gear to pack and unpack, and whole different way of cooking, plus the challenge of surviving without modern conveniences. Camping is definitely a labor of love. If you are the kind of person…
Read More