Tag: Travel

Cold and Wet

It is cold and rainy. Cyprus desperately needs the rain, so no complaining here. I just can’t warm up though. I need to start moving.  I am in the mood for homemade chicken and noodles, and it is a perfect day for it. Maybe I’ll warm up in the kitchen…

The Rules are Different

  After traveling for about 24 hours with flying time and layovers altogether, I was glad to board the last flight into Larnaka, Cyprus. To my knowledge we were the only Americans on the flight. And this is when you really leave your culture, homeland, and flannel comforts behind… You forget about being an American at all, or a…

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A New Journey Begins

We are in Frankfurt with a 12-hour layover which has allowed us to rent a day-hotel and catch up on a little sleep. This place is nestled in a quaint German suburb of Frankfurt. There are so many things I love about Germany. It is great to be here. Currently the three of us are…

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Preview

Here’s a little preview of our view from the house we have rented in the mountains of Cyprus. It was just taken from a phone: so after we arrive, I will post better. Still, I think you get the idea. Nice… huh? I’ll be drinking my Ethiopian coffee at this cute little table in the…

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Homing Instincts

I just had to go home. We were in Colorado for a short time, but I had to go back… This is the home of my childhood. My parents don’t live there anymore, but this is where they raised four children. This is the place where my folks say the hardest years happened, and they also…

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Snow!

My parents celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary! We traveled from the balmy beaches of Florida, to the mild and sunny climate of Texas, to a blanket of winter white snow in Colorado. We awoke this morning to about six inches. I pulled the kitchen curtains back to see such a wonderful sight. This is so…

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Breakfast in Bed?

Since I am a morning person, it is really hard for me to stay under the covers and enjoy breakfast in bed. I like to get up before dawn, sit in my big zebra chair by the fireplace where I can see the dawn arrive from my front door. In the spring and summer, I sit under…

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Black-Eyed Peas

Black-eyed peas are a Texas tradition on New Year’s Day. We ate ours yesterday at a little Texas, home-cooking cafe called Jake and Dorothy’s. This Mom and Pop place gained national attention in the Texas Monthly Magazine for their wonderful food last December. And by the way, that plate also has boiled cabbage and chicken-fried steak on…

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Wide Open

My husband and I are on a two-day trip for the New Year. We will stay in a bed and breakfast tomorrow. Last night we were in a small, off-the-beaten-path, Texas town. We love road trips. With the highway wide open before us, it is fun to hop in the car and just take off…

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