* This is the long-overdue conclusion of my Taste of South America series. For parts 1 – 3, please click here, here and here. What do volcanoes, Middle European architecture, the Eiffel Tower, wild boars and penguins have in common? Before my South America trip in February, I would never have guessed that [...]
I stand before the mirror and see the reflection. It looks like me. I belt out a few notes of a song and the quiet is polluted by off-key singing. It certainly sounds like me. Pardon the mild disbelief–this self-proclaimed non-cookie baker is sharing a second cookie post in as many weeks. But I [...]
I have been back from Maui for two days. Mentally I feel recharged and ready to take on the new year, though I’m still a bit tired physically from the travel home and the errands that were waiting for me. It always takes a day or two to shake off the travel dust but [...]
