by Nancy Herkness | Jul 18, 2011 | Adventures, Daughter, travel, Uncategorized
If truth be told, my favorite critters in the Galapagos were not the blue-footed boobies or the great frigatebirds, as cool as they were. Nope, it was the totally unexotic sea lions because they were cute and highly entertaining. And our presence didn’t bother...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 11, 2011 | Adventures, Daughter, travel, Uncategorized
My journey to the fabulous Galapagos Islands via plane, Zodiac and ship.
by Nancy Herkness | Jun 6, 2011 | Home, Uncategorized
Now that it finally has stopped raining for a few days, I can see the benefit of having a stormy spring: my flowers are blossoming like nobody’s business. They’re like me: so happy to see sunshine that they are exploding with joy. Here’s my...
by Nancy Herkness | May 30, 2011 | holidays, Home, Marching band, Uncategorized
You know me: I’m a big believer in Memorial Day. It used to be just a day off for a cookout. Now I find myself more and more thinking about what the holiday is really for: remembering the brave people who have given their lives in the service of their...
by Nancy Herkness | May 3, 2011 | Adventures, travel, Uncategorized
Jane Austen! Georgette Heyer! They started my love affair with the romance genre. So, of course, I love the city of Bath. It’s their territory. Darling Daughter told me I simply must take the tower tour of Bath Abbey. So I did and got this very picturesque...