“What do you keep in here? It weighs 20 pounds.” This is my son’s remark, as I instruct him to grab some lunch money from my purse. “Everything we need.” I retort, having answered this question...
We’ve all done it at this point, haven’t we; angled that way, twisted the other, held the camera higher, backed up - whatever it takes to get a good photo. For those of us on social media, nabbing the...
I like walls. Not the kind that prompted a government shutdown, but walls that hold up your roof and define rooms. I like them because they offer privacy and quiet, and because they provide space to hang fancy artwork and...
The night before our return home from Las Vegas, was spent being tourists on the strip. For months, I had looked forward to seeing the famous Bellagio fountains, so we ventured over there to catch the...
Of the people traveling in our group to Las Vegas, my husband and I were the only two who hadn’t been there before. So after an incredibly full day of sightseeing and more than one sociable...
Our first full day in Las Vegas can best be described with the phrase, “When in Rome.” We all decided we should get up as early as we could manage to make the most of our...
Our flight to Las Vegas was scheduled to depart early in the morning on what was forecast to be a miserable day in Nova Scotia, weather-wise, with that dreaded term no one traveling in February wants to hear –...
I recently returned from Las Vegas. Let me tell you about it. Anyone who knows me, knows I love Britney Spears, I always have. She’s was one of very few remaining stops on my concert bucket list, but I didn’t...
In a few hours from now I will turn 40. Forty. Years. Old. While that isn’t as scary a prospect as it used to be, I still find it hard to reconcile that I could possibly be that far out...
Everybody admits to a quirk or two, and mine happens to be a predilection for dollar stores. I love browsing their aisles. I like to tour them whenever I’m in a strange city, or just an obscure shopping plaza...




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