Enjoy the Simple Things ~ Dad’s Vegetable Garden

Do you have a vegetable garden? To witness the joy my father receives from creating and tending to his vegetable garden warms my heart. He spends time creating traps and concocting methods to out smart the varmints in the yard. The damn squirrels ate the cucumbers and the bunnies are nasty too. Dad and his wife …

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Don’t Miss the Surfing in Tamarindo, Costa Rica

Surfing in Tamarindo, Costa Rica! Lots of people do it and I highly recommend it, but not for us, we just watched… Craig and I are not surfers, however I wanted to tell you about this amazing surf spot in this quaint little kick back town. Rolling surf, warm temps, beautiful beaches, salty air, ice cold …

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A New Empty Nester Adventure: Filming an Infomercial

filming an infomercial

Our newest Empty Nester Adventure! Great news! It seems that empty nesters are quite popular and in demand. I was contacted by a Toronto production company to see if I was interested in testing and working with a product that would be a great fit with the lifestyle of an empty nester. As you may know, …

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What is on your Summer Reading List?

  So what is on your Summer Reading List? My reading habits go from voracious to non-existent. Partly because I get busy and partly because I will read a book that I don’t particularly like and it sours me on reading for the time being. However, then someone recommends a great book and I am off …

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What is it like to stay in a Presidential Suite?

What is it like to stay in a Presidential Suite? Two words: Fab-ulous! Have you ever wondered what a Presidential Suite might look like? What does Presidential mean exactly? Do you envision watching Secret Service agents speaking into their shirtcuffs? Are the rooms decorated in red, white and blue? Are there stars and stripes on the pillows? No, not …

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I was nominated for the Liebster Award!

I was nominated for the Liebster Award! The Liebster Award is an award given to bloggers by bloggers. The blogger who is nominated answers a set of questions provided by the colleague who nominated them and then pass the fun on to other bloggers. The purpose is to give some well deserved recognition to newbie …

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Kennebunkport and the Adirondack chair

  I have recently returned from visiting the picturesque town of Kennebunkport, Maine which is just a 90 minute drive from Boston. This adorable vacation spot captured my heart. I wrote several other posts sharing some my experiences and frankly there are lots more ideas swirling around my brain that I could write about. Take a step …

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The Evolution of the Empty Nest

  One more change in the Empty Nest Graduate from high school, move out, go to college, graduate from college, get a job – rinse, repeat. This is all happening again. Now, five years later, our second and last child has left the nest and graduated from UCLA just a few days ago.   I knew …

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Find Adventure luggage tags are all the rage!

We are having lots of fun with the new Find Adventure Luggage tags. The goal is to spread the #findadventure spirit wherever you go! They make it easy to spot your black bags at the airport… This was my bag at the Seattle Airport   I hope you will join the other adventurers who have …

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