Category TRAVELING BITS
The November Rambling Bit
Lately, I’ve been gobbling up a collection of recorded Rick Steves travel shows like I’ll soon be gobbling Thanksgiving dinner! Maybe it’s because even though this time of year I tend to dig in and stay close to home and loved ones, I still have this insatiable hunger for travel! A keen observation […]
The Journeys with Shakespeare Bit
Good morrow to ye! I’m still feeling slightly Elizabethan-y after a pleasant rendezvous last weekend with a couple friends – and with my all time favorite playwright! On a warm evening in Griffith Park, we took in the Independent Shakespeare Company’s charming outdoor production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre – and while there are questions surrounding […]
The Picture (Plu)perfect Bit
Ah, photo management in the digital age! Life is so easy now that we can fill the ether with edited and annotated snaps! Trouble is I still have a gigantic storage box full of hopelessly disorganized media from other ages. Included in this herd of Kodachrome cats are frayed photographs, 35mm slides, and negatives of […]
The Bit in “Plane” View
I just love a good view – from the higher up the better! Earlier this year when I flew from LA to New York, I took advantage of the opportunity to grab a few high elevation shots along the way! Afterwards, I was inspired to take a stroll through my photo collection in search of […]
The Travels With My Dad Bit
Yup – summertime is here! Time for barbecues, beach days, and from the days of my youth, time for hitting the road! I devoted my last post to trips I took with dear Mummy, so I thought it only fair to shift my focus for Father’s Day month to travels with my dad! Of course, […]
The Travels With My Mum Bit
Springtime greetings! For the month of May – Mother’s Day month! – I’ve been sifting through photos and memories from amazing trips I’ve shared with my mother over the years! It got me quizzing Mum about whether as a kid growing up in the Midwest, she ever imagined she’d travel to places like Australia, Greece […]
NYC: The Big Apple ‘Speed Date’ Bit (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of my “speed date” with New York City! The thing is I was barely in Manhattan 24 hours (a few of which were spent sleeping), so there wasn’t time for the proper tour of a museum, or the taking in of a musical or a play. Like a speed date situation, it […]
NYC: The Big Apple ‘Speed Date’ Bit (Part 1)
It happened! As teased in a previous post, I got to visit New York City for the first time ever! It was an all too brief encounter of just two days in Manhattan – barely enough time to get a few first impressions. So I guess it was kind of like a speed date! I’d […]
THE KEEPING IN TOUCH BIT
2019 greetings! Although we’re well into the New Year, afraid I only just completed my final holiday related chore – I cleared from my living room bookshelf all the delightful cards I’d received from family and friends over the month of December. Yes, I’m a notorious procrastinator. But I can honestly say I put off […]
The Pizza and Circuses Bit
A very happy and healthy 2019 to you! As I write, I’m resolving for the New Year to do absolutely nothing on Day 1 except kick back and watch the Rose Bowl and two hockey games – because no one can say I’m not ambitious! Okay, so beyond watching people scoring goals, I do have a […]
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