Galapagos Islands, Part 1: Where exactly are they?
My journey to the fabulous Galapagos Islands via plane, Zodiac and ship.
Brodie the Snowman Killer
My Darling Daughter built a snowman in our backyard after our most recent snowstorm. Brodie “helped”, chomping on the snowballs as she rolled them, etc. When the chilly fellow was finished, my D.D. came inside and called me to the window to admire her...Fraternizing with the enemy
Okay, it’s a slight exaggeration. However, while visiting my daughter in the wilds of Ohio, I attended a Columbus Blue Jackets game. Lest you think I abandoned my beloved Devils, it was not so. I wore my Devils hat proudly, as is evidenced by the photo below:...Life’s Little Gifts
I’ve been feeling a little blue since my Darling Daughter went back to college. Today, life seemed to be trying to cheer me up by dropping small treasures into my day: 1) Today dawned sunny, warm and with NO HUMIDITY, something unheard of at this time of year...Vacation Report: Wildlife viewed from a houseboat
How do you find a manatee? Look for clumps of people staring down into the water at a marina like this: We were hugely excited when we saw our first manatees surfacing at the South Seas Plantation Marina. They’re an endangered species so we figured it was pretty...Out of the mouths of babes…
My Darling Daughter brought home a literary magazine from Kenyon College called Hika, An Undergraduate Journal of Arts and Letters. Following is my favorite poem from the journal. The poet speaks of a truly universal truth. Procrastination Takes on Newton’s...Follow Nancy
