It has been such a chilly, dreary Sunday made even worse by an early winter cold that seems to have settled in my head.  The weather man predicted rain for Sunday night but it is…

I had planned to run this weekend, a short, flat run.  After all, I have been side lined since early September when the onset of pain in my hip and butt hobbled me.  At first…

Almost every year for the last 15, we have taken an October trip to Carver’s Orchard and Apple Barn in Cosby, TN. Carver’s, located at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is…

We are home again after two weeks in Italy.  We spent 3 days in Cinque Terre, 1/2 day in  Pisa, 3 days in Florence and 4 days in Rome.  We flew into Genoa and out…

Our trip is finally coming together.  After a rough and rocky start of trip planning to Nepal and Tibet, we discovered 17 days was just short of doing justice to these beautiful  countries.  With much…