TODAY’S POST
Travel Day…We’re off to Auckland for an overnight stay…A two hour drive…An early morning flight…
By the time I glanced at the clock and saw it was edging toward 11:00 am, the house in Kaiwaka was ...
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Packing once again…One day and counting…
Note: Until we change the design of our site, paragraph spacing may be an issue. At this point, 90% of my ...
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Happy Super Bowl Sunday!…More new local photos…Two days and counting!!!
Today’s post will be short, and not because there isn’t plenty swirling through my mind. It is short for two very ...
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Do you have favorite winter destinations?…Our perceptions are different…Three days and counting…
After living in Minnesota, often referred to as the “tundra,” with its fleeting summers and painfully long, snowy, and icy winters, ...
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A story from ten years ago today…Four days and counting…
A simple life in the country… on February 7, 2016 Note: It’s ironic that we’re back in New Zealand ten years later. ...
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Last evening’s dinner out with Dave and Eing…Five days and counting…
Last evening unfolded in one of those quiet, meaningful ways that travel sometimes gifts you when you least expect it. Our ...
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Historic properties worldwide…Out to dinner with our lovely property owners/new friends….
Visiting historic properties has become one of the quiet anchors of our travels, the steady thread that stitches together countries, climates, ...
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Valentine’s Day is on the horizon…Travel gifts as an alternative to candy and flowers…
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon on February 14, my thoughts drift, as they often do, to places rather than presents. ...
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For those who haven’t checked in lately…Those annoying ads on our website are gone!…
After a grueling month spent untangling maintenance issues on our website, I finally feel comfortable placing this chapter gently behind me, ...
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Ten years ago…Have we changed much in ten years?…
The following is a slightly revised (I corrected numerous errors) copy of a post from ten years ago, found here. “When ...
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