Conveniently located right between me and my oldest daughter, the Grand Canyon stands as both a perfect meeting point for two people who really, really needed to see each other and an age-old monument to Mother Nature's majesty. I mean, really! We drove up on a brisk morning a few weeks ago and initially had [...]
My son and daughter in-law Vinnie and Danni share a love of adventure, a palate for good wine and an affinity for hard work. As level one sommelieres, they understand that, when stressed by the elements, fruit can either grow bitter or more robust. Just like us. In the face of COVID-19 challenges that stymied [...]
I saw the 1945 version of the Enchanted Cottage several years ago and its message stuck with me. In fact, it's one of my favorite love stories and I may have written about it before. The premise is that a couple believes that each is only beautiful within the walls of a magic cottage. I [...]
Nestled comfortably off the beaten path, just south of a dead-end road, the Oxbow is the kind of Northern Wisconsin establishment you really have to want to find when you set out looking for it. I think you will. Traveling from Appleton, we needed a verbal description, hand-written directions and a spotty GPS to make [...]
My family’s typical Thanksgiving involves about 15 family members in a New Jersey dining room. This year, tradition was thrown to the wayside when my sister moved to South Bend, Indiana to work for Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign. We’ve been excited to visit her for months, but with a family’s worth of crowded schedules and [...]