The Adventures of Travel Penguin

Why this photo, I parallel parked on the first try. I had the top down, it is easier with the top down.  I have to start with saying that th...

1: How are you at remembering the name of someone you have just met?  2: What is the funniest story of you forgetting someone's name?  3...

Vermont is in northern New England, it is somewhat wedge shaped, next to New Hampshire. I have been there once.  I was speaking in New Hamps...

Happy Birthday to my Sweetie Bear! So many wonderful years So many more to come

I am a planner, I start thinking months ahead about what comes next. This comes in handy when planning travel, while I can make plans at the...

Sailboat cove at Dyke Marsh, across the river is the MGM Casino at National Harbor in Maryland Where have I been this week? Mt. Vernon, Dyke...

 

I talked with John, a wonderful neighbor Saturday morning that I had not seen much of recently. He has been sick, terminally ill to be blunt...

1: Were these left on the bench by accident or intentionally?  2: Was it a happy occasion or a sad occasion?  3: Will someone come back look...

Utah is in the far west, between Colorado and Nevada, north of Arizona, south of Wyoming and Idaho. I have been there a couple of times, cha...

This belongs in Doc Spo's Office  Every tree should have flashing purple eyes. Fear not the dead, the ghosts of the past, it is the livi...

I was listening to a friend the other morning, waiting for water aerobics to start.  A few years ago he was diagnosed with a stage four canc...

What is the Photo? Someone asked to see the arts "Showcase." We ended up with a full house again, the items are numbered with a p...

I am fascinated by glass making and glass blowing, taking simple ingredients and lots and lots of heat to make something stable and beautifu...

I will finish the year having read probably about 80 books, fewer than last year, more than my goal.  Most of them were good, a handful real...

1: When was the last time you saw live turkeys (feathered or political)?  2: Would you roast, or deep fry a turkey?  3: Should stuffing or d...

  Texas is in the middle and bottom of the continental United States, when you look at a map, Texas is the weird pointy part center at the b...

I enjoy playing in the kitchen, and we keep a well stocked pantry. We could eat well for a couple of weeks with what is on hand at any given...

If we are lucky enough to live long enough,  we are all going to get old someday.  I spent the last 25 years of my working life, at the inte...

Where have I been this week? Mt. Vernon for a long walk, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the National Symphony Orchestra, Cr...