Kiwis and Fairy Bread

28-30 March 2025 We just had to get away. It’s been a rough couple of months for Mike and I. Both our fathers passed away, and that took us to England for a week in October and to Bay Head each week for months. Upon the realization that there was something on the calendar for every single weekend from now until July, Mike and I decided to spend a weekend together. Someplace away from home where we would ignore texts, phone calls, emails, and the disheartening news media. We started our search in the mountains of North Jersey. Crystal Springs… Read more

25 December 2025 Many times this month have I sat down to write a post in honor of the one year anniversary of our New Zealand trip. But life has gotten in the way. It does that when one is not on vacation. Mike and I think often of our trip. We’ll say on this day we were in Hobbiton, or Tongiriro, or Able Tasman National Park or Milford Sound. A photo will come up on our screen saver. We will marvel that we were actually there. I think often of Juan and Marianne (who I owe a long over… Read more