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  • Welcome!
  • About
  • Food
    • Cooking
    • Meal Prep
    • Travel Food
  • Gardening
  • Travel
    • Australia
      • Sydney
    • Canada
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia
      • Saint John, New Brunswick
    • Iceland
    • Italy
      • Sicily
    • New Zealand
      • Queenstown
    • Saint Maarten
    • south africa
    • United States
      • Maine
        • Bar Harbor
        • Portland
      • Utah
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  • New Zealand,  Queenstown,  travel

    Queenstown – Nevis Swing

    October 21, 2019 / No Comments

    Queenstown, New Zealand is known as the adventure capital of the world and boy did it live up to that for me! Before I get to the adventure part I would be remised if I didn’t mention how beautiful of a city Queenstown is! From the moment you step off the airplane you encounter the beauty that is the Remarkables…

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  • Saint Maarten,  travel

    St. Maarten

    July 17, 2019 / No Comments

    The tiny island in the Caribbean Sea is an idyllic vacation spot. The small island in the Caribbean Sea is the ideal location to lay on a beach and let the real world melt away. Saint Martin is French on one side and Dutch on another. When you arrive to the island, either by cruise ship or plane, you will…

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  • Canada,  Halifax, Nova Scotia,  travel

    Halifax, Nova Scotia

    January 24, 2019 / 1 Comment

    The capital of Nova Scotia is a beautiful city that seat on the Atlantic Ocean coast. Halifax has quit the maritime history that was a large trading port. Our trip to Halifax started with a drive around the Citadel Hill. We drove up the large hill to drive around the fort that was built to overlook the harbor for defense.…

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  • Maine,  Portland,  travel

    Portland, Maine – The Forest City

    September 3, 2018 / No Comments

    I have been to Portland twice and have had different experiences each time. My first trip to Portland was during a road trip I took with friends that started out in Boston and ended in Portland. Since we had many stops during that trip we didn’t have the time to properly explore Portland. On this trip we explored some of…

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  • Italy,  Sicily,  travel

    Siracusa & Ortygia

    June 16, 2018 / No Comments

    We booked a tour to Siracusa and Ortygia from Taormina. Siracusa is about an hour or so south of Taormina. When we were planning our trip we asked around about the ‘must see’ places and Siracusa was one that came up over and over. I’m glad we decided to do a Siracusa and Ortygia tour. The first stop was the Archaeological…

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    Palermo….More Than The Godfather

    June 9, 2018 / No Comments

    When you say you will be visiting Palermo while you are in Sicily most people will say ‘Oh, The Godfather! Will you be doing a Godfather tour’? The answer to this question was no, but we did book a Palermo and Cefalu tour. Palermo was about a 2 hour (or more) drive from Taormina where we stayed for the week.…

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I am in the accounting field by day and an amateur explorer, gardener, chef and baker by night.

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  • Happy 50TH Anniversary mom and dad! You may not be able to head out to celebrate it doesn’t mean you
  • Taking advantage of the beautiful weather and getting some fresh air during the #quarantine. Starting the garden while I’m at
  • When there’s a retirement at work and you are asked to bring something - of course I baked a cake!