The image is borrowed from: triplegoddesscoven.com Please check out their post, it gives decent info on Samhain history. October 31st is a big day for Pagans, it is New Years Eve for us. According to the old calendar that follows the moon cycles and harvest seasons of the year, this day marks the turning over of … Continue reading Samhain – Halloween – Debacle
Yesterday we went to check out a local area about 30 minutes from our house along the coast. Baia and Bacoli are rich in history, many 40-ish volcanos and ancient Roman ruins both on land and preserved under water along the coastline. Baia - We were on a tour to see Baia including a glass … Continue reading Baia and Bacoli
When we knew we were heading to Europe for three years we started a sort of wish list of places we wanted to go. Fairly high on the list for me was Norway. Getting there was a full day of flights because I went above the Arctic Circle to Tromsø. Why Norway? I have a … Continue reading A Quick Nordic Journey
A disclosure and apology, I did this quick trip without a thought in mind of blogging it really, I didn't think it would be very noteworthy and we were there to relax so we did not take a lot of photos. With 4th of July being in the middle of the week we only had … Continue reading Paestum Beach
The first half of the year yays and nays. Yays: Good travel! Paestum(*see below), Scotland, America for a wedding and gathering of family, Poland and Slovakia. Marriage is in good shape, still going strong after 15 years. Health has not noticeably deteriorated. Finances are holding strong. Housekeeping has not suffered but I still need … Continue reading Mid Year Reflection
This will be a long one. I normally pick and choose photos but I'm including almost all of the photos I took so my parents will see them. This post will be about a travel adventure but also a genealogy tracking for me and for my Dad as it's his bloodline. The first year in … Continue reading Slovakia via Krakow
Even with my failing memory and Nonna status fully setting in, this trip to the states will be one that sinks in. The following is the drama-free version of the trip. 4:00 am Wednesday we should have been in line at the airport waiting to check in and drop our bags at the counter but … Continue reading Five Days I Will Likely Never Forget
I have seen so many videos and stories over the years about kids being bullied and just out right harmful shenanigans going on at or around schools in America. Every time it comes up, including school shootings, there has been one response in my mind: If I were a parent in this generation I would … Continue reading On Bullying in Schools
...To the trip we are about to embark on is taking it's toll. I'm so excited I am having a hard time falling asleep and haven't picked up a book in a couple of days because I am so distracted there's no point to trying to read. My blood pressure is probably sky high right … Continue reading The Lead Up
It has been a quiet, relaxing couple of months while we replenish our funds a bit after a heavy travel season through the end of 2017. Not a lot to report from January/February and that is a good thing, we have a system of travel then save before travel again, it's keeping us debt free … Continue reading Some Things On My Mind
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