Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Who doesn’t like a little noir? This most recent of my FREE review books, “Sister Eve and the Blue Nun” by Lynne Hinton, is a murder mystery with a sense of urgency but no fear. Sister Evangeline runs into a distraught monk right after his sister is murdered at the monastery. Between her inside knowledge…
I didn’t bring home any colorful skull souvenirs because I’m pretty sure my kids would be creeped out by them. I love the fun colors though. “Are we finished?” I asked the border patrol officers after a line-free, lightning fast border crossing. “I don’t know, we just met!” The three guards laughed uproariously, and I…
My hard hat clunked against the bus window as I watched Chris, his eyes closed, lounging under a tree, drinking Mango Boing. My coveralls and borrowed work boots were way too big, and wondered if Chris’ food poisoning was a fair trade for not having to visit another industrial factory in beautiful central Mexico. This…
For my birthday, Chris said he wanted me to take a day off. “I think I’m gonna go to Mexico,” I said after thinking about it for a few days. Chris paused. “…you’re coming back, right?” I went on a Turista Libre tour of Tijuana’s artisan and farmers’ markets. Lots of colors, lots of smells. By…
I bought this new Michael Kors perfume called Wonderlust. I guess wonderlust is the new wanderlust, but more seeking out the adventure and romance of the journey itself, rather than the destination. Which pretty much defines this year. And, now, the way I smell. La ti da. Today we switched hotel rooms again, making 22…
Military Spouse of the Year (2015) Corrie Weathers wrote this book about walking a mile in her husband’s shoes. Except instead of a mile, it was a week-long trip with Sec Def Ashton Carter and staff around military bases in the Middle East. Weathers intentionally immersed her heart into the joy and life-altering tragedy her…
The kids and I are car-less most of this week so we set out on foot to discover, if possible, signs of fall around the Navy Lodge on this, the first day of Autumn. We found: tropical flowers, a big mound of dirt, palm trees, beach signs, a nice spot for lunch, and candy corn….
