The final chapter of the longest Saturday ever was a stop at my cousin Scott and his husband Seann's lovely home in Three Mile Bay, New York. Their home overlooks an expansive lakefront and is about as serene a place you can find. The place, combined with the people, made for the perfect end to [...]
Tag: Travel
Negligence per se…
My entire family was travelling in two cars on 416 South out of Ottawa on Saturday on our way back to New York. It was a few minutes before 12 PM when we passed a red truck carrying a queen matress, box spring, and headboard in its bed. As we passed the truck it was [...]
The Ugly American…
Saturday was our last day in Canada. It was a long day that got off to a bad start and got worse before it got better. The complexities of the day were so great that I need to share them in three separate blog posts. There simply is too much to tell to cram it into [...]
Tonight I am grateful…
I don't have the energy to say much today. Some days just kick your butt. This was one of those days for me. The day went from bad to worse and then back to better, but now I am about as tired as a person can be. Hence, The New Forty will be uncharacteristically short [...]
The road taken…
Today is our last full day at the cottage. As is so typically the case with vacations, the days seem to fly by. Hence, this is our last trip to Tim Hortons – the coffee shop we have visited for our daily hour long sabbaticals. I will miss my daily iced caramel cappuccino and the [...]
The Misadventures of Oprah, Gayle, and Crew
It was established on my first trip to Canada with Noah that he is an “Oprah” and I am a “Gayle” - as he assumes the role of diva and I assume the role of friendly, happy-go-lucky traveler. He complains, gripes, sighs heavily, and rolls his eyes. I smile, chat, laugh, engage, and enjoy other [...]
Delta made me giggle…
Delta has a new safety video. I saw it for the first time on November 1, 2012 when I flew home from Orlando. I love the new video and I think you will too. It is filled with the standard information, but has humorous inserts throughout it which will keep you watching. As far as [...]
THE NEW FORTY 