The Adventures of Travel Penguin

  A couple of nights in Toronto gave me a fresh perspective on the world.  People were nice, kind, and understanding.  Toronto l...

1: I have a t-shirt that says, "I'd agree with you, but then we would both be wrong." Is it funny?  2: Who was your favorite c...

New York City is what most people think of when they think of New York. I was 50 years old before I first visited New York City, and honestl...

Bread, cheese, sausage, olives, tomato, herbs, simple core ingredients, that create one of the most amazing foods. Pizza is not hard to make...

This is not the ship we are booked on, her newer sister will be a part of next year's grand adventure. A lot of people are afraid of ret...

  Where have I been this week?   Aldi, the farmers market, out to lunch at our favorite Vietnamese place, Sur la Table for a new pepper grin...

In early May, we stayed in a Hampton Inn just south of Waterloo Train Station in London. In searching for directions to the Thames River Boa...

An old friend posted on Facebook late last week that "the father of her children had died" and that she was helping her sons throu...

1: Tell us about your latest Selfie?   2: When was the last time someone asked you for a short biography, or introduction?  3: Tell us about...

I was first in New Mexico as a very young child, passing through on the way to and from Arizona. I returned as an adult back in 2009 or 2010...

Today I am taking part in a hanging. Helping Kevin hang the next art show for the local arts group. The community has four high rise towers ...

Driving home from the Dentist last week, I passed a crew lifting a new transformer into place.  It reminded me of 40 years ago.  As I have m...

Where have I been this week? The farmers market, the gym, the pool, the Library and Aldi. I really should get out more. (I have long bony f...

My father died 8 years ago today, in Titusville Florida. When I was in High School my parents rented a condo in Titusville a couple of winte...

Yup, the bolts were added to help hold the bridge together.  I emailed Doc Spo recently that making plans both terrify me, and give me hope ...

1: What blog made you laugh this week?  2: What blog made you think this week?  3: What have you read this week?  4: What was the best thing...

My first visit to New York City, was really a visit to New Jersey, the conference was held in a hotel on the banks of the Hudson River in Ne...

I have many fond memories of eating in France. Once again, it is a food culture based on seasonal, fresh and local.  While we think of the t...

Last Sunday's stage of the Tour de France, finished in Carcassonne France, just hearing that was the destination my mind lept to connect...

Where have I been this week? An arts meeting, the pool, the gym, Target, the Dentist, the farmers market.   Who did I reach out to this wee...