The Adventures of Travel Penguin

Happy Easter to those who observe.  I was born in late summer, would I be less than a year old here, or about 18 months old?  I am guessing ...

The Eagles are staying close to the nests  In a hollow tree  You hear them before you see them  Any idea what kind of bird this is? On a fog...

  I suffered from a long term fear of pastry, and I am convinced it can sense your fear.  It is fickle stuff to work with.  I have largely o...

  Racism, implicit or unconscious bias, are hot topics, for good reasons.  One of the projects that I do training and write issue briefs for...

  This was taken in the early 1950's, before my time, cousin Nellie and her first husband - I think his name was Al.  All I know is the ...

A few years ago, a colleague and her husband went on a snow skiing  trip to South America.  When she came back she had a couple of hundred p...

I love this song, I am of the era, it was released when I was young.  The message can be dark, or depressing, but it can also be a welcoming...

Oh I know just how this goose feels, that clump of hair that stands straight up.  Hence this weeks Sunday five, Grooming. When was your last...

Maybe it is the arrival of spring, more hours of daylight, the early spring bloom, or maybe it is a post vaccine uphoria, but my mood has li...

A toaster, a coffee maker, and a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, three appliances that live on my limited kitchen counter space.  I have had a Kitc...

How am I feeling this week:   Don't take life too seriously, be silly, be funny, be fun.  Embrace your inner child.  We are never to old...

This was taken, probably in the mid 1950s, it is my maternal grandfather (my mother's father.) I think this was taken in Florida. My gra...

  Okay, I know, I really should know where this was taken, I was there, as was Travel, it is the lower level of a ruined abbey someplace in ...

Be Bold, Be You, you are the best you there will ever be.  Ignore the haters, the body shamers, those who would deny your perfection, your h...

  1: Do you go by your given name, or a nickname or shortened version of your name?  2: Do you prepare your tax returns (forms) or have some...

US tax returns are due in less than 30 days. My tax returns are done and filed.  I always dread doing them, but our life has become simple, ...

  A good number of years ago, we rented a "holiday let" with dear friends in Yorkshire for a week.  It was a two bedroom attached ...

  I am not sure why, but lately I feel like I am going in circles, struggling with what to say, even with being kind.  Life gets like this f...