La Scala Santa, is a sacred relic located in Rome that pilgrims from all over the world come to visit. As I mentioned my sister is going on her first trip to Rome this year and we have been talking about “must see” places, the Vatican, the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps and the Trevi fountain…
Happy Friday! Happy Weekend! I am excited it is the weekend, and even better it will be snowing here in Milwaukee, perhaps a last little bit of winter before the end of the season. In addition, I am going on a road trip, and I love an adventure. I love to see the sights, try…
I love snow! If you have read my posts for any length of time you know that Fall and Winter are my favorite times of the year. I grew up where we experienced four seasons, and I even lived in Alaska for a two years, perhaps that is where my love of the snow comes from…
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! Although I did not get to spend the day with my husband he sent me a huge bouquet of my favorite flowers, white tulips and of course sent me lots of chocolates, from Belgium. My evening was spent listening to several talented musicians, to include my…
Shaunna at Perfectly Imperfectblog is having a fun link party today, you are supposed to write 25 random things about yourself. Image by me 1. I love Winter. 2. I hate Summer, both random things that will make people think I am crazy. 3. I love that it gets dark early in the winter. 4. I…
Image by me Happy Birthday Charles Dickens! Considered by many to be one of the greatest writers of all times Charles Dickens is known by almost everyone for The Christmas Carol, in which Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. In fact he wrote 15 other major works, the Old Curiosity Shop…
Simple beauty. Nature is filled with so many beautiful things, if we just open our eyes and see. Pine cones and acorns happen to be one of my favorite “treasures” from nature. Each time I go walking and find one I feel like I am finding a piece of gold! I felt the same way…
Photo Notre Dame by Pine Cones I hope that in the hustle and bustle of the holidays, that you manage to find a little time to stop and enjoy a few moments to yourself, either by candlelight or by the light of the stars. I am still enjoying my holidays with family and this is…
I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas holiday! I did and am enjoying my time with family, eating many sugar laden treats, and relaxing. Did you rush out to the stores? Were there lots of bargains? I am staying in, I think I just need to relax, reflect and do some reading. Whatever you are doing,…
A Visit from St. Nicholas Clement C. Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While…
Wow! The holidays are coming fast, I am starting to feel as if perhaps my baking aspirations were a little too ambitious this year. Oh well, if everything doesn’t get finished, just more things to try next year. This is a fabulous, easy recipe for the holidays. You can make the dough ahead, put in…
In addition to the museums, churches, cups of chocolate chaud and kir royals, and of course eating everything from eclairs, crepes, sandwich fromage and any other thing that took to my fancy we did manage to do a little shopping both window and otherwise. The windows in Paris run the gamut from really fabulous, to weird,…
