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Majestic Vienna
I’d passed through Vienna, the capital and largest city of Austria, a couple of times before in my European travels. I remembered it as a place of majestic buildings and ornate statues. My most recent trip there with my husband … Continue reading
Budapest at Last
My husband and I saw the Hungarian Parliament Building up close this time on our recent trip to Budapest. Hurray! Almost five years ago in the aftermath of Covid, we were denied entrance to Budapest and had only an across-the-Danube … Continue reading
How to Save at the Grocery Store: Paper Products
“Please don’t squeeze the Charmin!” Mr. Whipple used to tell us in the company’s ad. Don’t buy it either, I say, unless it’s one of the small luxuries you allow yourself. There are better deals on toilet tissue. I’m perfectly … Continue reading
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Azalea Season in Rocky Mount, NC
Our broke town couldn’t afford to light up City Lake for Christmas this year, but Mother Nature has taken care of spring decorations. Look at the azaleas. I love azalea season in my Greystone neighborhood. I have a yard full … Continue reading
Money-Saving Tips for the Grocery Store
Do you experience sticker shock these days at the grocery store? I know I do. I’ve learned some strategies, though, to save money, starting with the two staples we all run out to buy when the storm’s a-coming, milk and … Continue reading
What’s Happening in February
Yesterday marked my 49th wedding anniversary. Flowers from the husband greeted me as I entered the kitchen for my morning coffee. What with my anniversary and Valentine’s Day, I get spoiled in February. I just enjoyed a box of assorted … Continue reading
Three Nights in London that Turned into Four
From Tromso, Norway, we’d planned to fly to London to spend an extra three nights on our trip before returning home. We had two items on our agenda: a visit to the Churchill War Rooms and a guided tour of … Continue reading
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Northern Lights and Northern Norway
Our goal was to see the Northern Lights. Why else travel to a part of Norway within the Arctic Circle in the bitter cold of January? We saw the aurora borealis in all its glory, but the lights turned out … Continue reading
The Twelve Days of Christmas
On this December 30, five days after Christmas, you may have already taken down your tree and boxed up all the decorations. Not me. I cling to the twelve days of Christmas, the time that begins on December 25 and … Continue reading
No Marshmallows Allowed at My Thanksgiving Table
At Thanksgiving, my mother made the best oyster dressing with a recipe I never pinned her down on, and her home-cooked collards were seasoned just right with country ham. Her cranberry, however, she slid straight out of the can, plopped … Continue reading
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