2024 Archive

Food recall…We already ate the tainted food…Oh dear…

This morning, I received an email from Whole Foods as follows: Product Recall Alert BrucePac, a Durant, OK establishment, is voluntarily recalling...

How much are we spending to eat…Hurricane Milton left a path of destruction but our friends and family members are OK….

It's been another busy morning prepping for tonight's dinner. We cooked and seasoned six pounds of organic free-range ground beef using the...

It’s hard to talk about anything else right now…

It would be easy to focus on some travel industry news right now when Florida and other states in the southern part...

We’re back!!!…Wildlife and other animal myths…

Since commencing our world travels in 2012, we have experienced over 200 safaris, including trips to Africa, India, Alaska, and Antarctica. We...

No post today…We’ll be back tomorrow…

Impacted travel after horrific Hurricane Helene ravages Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee….

We apologize for failing to discuss the horrific loss of life and property resulting from Hurricane Helene, making landfall in Florida on...

Ordering delivered food online while traveling…

  Over the past several years, when we stayed in well-populated cities in certain countries, we've been able to order meals online...

Do we need travel insurance if we already have Medicare and a supplement?…

  When you have Medicare Parts A and B and a supplement and are planning to travel internationally, it's essential to know...

Four pumpkin pies are in the oven…Happy to be baking…

  Here were my eight less-than-perfect pumpkin pies, made on a 104F, 40C day, for a Thanksgiving dinner celebrated in the bush...

Craving a special treat…

This morning, I awoke thinking of pies. Usually, I don't spend much time thinking about pies. Still, after dreaming about cooking for...