On out way home from Acadia National Park in Maine @donvee, the nephew, and I stopped at the Funspot in Laconia, New Hampshire. The Funspot bills itself as the world's largest arcade. This was our third

Last weekend @donvee and I made our way to Odessa, New York for the Finger Lakes Cheese Festival at Sunset View Creamery. We've been getting so much rain, so it was so nice to spend a warm summer day outside.

There was a farmer selling some produce and flowers and I thought these tomatoes looked so I had to share! Still waiting for the tomatoes in my garden to ripen...

Today a friend and I attended the Kitty Kit-Tea at the Mary Stegmaier Mansion in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The event was a fundraiser for a local cat rescue and seemed to be a great success. The event

@donvee and I had planned to go to Glacier National Park in Montana this summer, but our plans changed so we decided to make the trip to Acadia National Park in Maine instead. We've been to Maine before,

I recently signed up for a bread making class at a local farm. The owners run a farm to table restaurant on most weekends, and @donvee and I purchased organic vegetables from their CSA in the spring. They

Last week was rough. First, Kate Spade's suicide on Tuesday. On Friday I woke up to the news that Anthony Bourdain also committed suicide. I didn't know either of them. I never personally met them, but

One of my favorite hikes on Oahu was hiking Makapu'u Point trail on the southeastern coast. If you're traveling around the island, from Honolulu it's just past Hanauma Bay off of Rt 72. There's a long

These were taken in Waikiki during my trip to Hawaii in October. I wish I took a surfing lesson while I was there, but there's always next time. I get anxious in the water sometimes, even though I snorkel

Little Gertie did not behave well today so we had to cut our evening walk short. Today she barked at every other dog, person, and bird she saw. @donvee and I had to drive her home and then drive back to

Hello Steemers! Today I thought I'd share with you one of the coolest things I will never see again - Pakakolea - a green sand beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The sand gets its green color from olivine

Hey Steemers! Today I thought I'd throw some weird shit at you. When @donvee and I travel, we look for some of the best local places to eat and we look for oddities and strange attractions. While searching

One of the many highlights of my visit to Vancouver, BC was an afternoon in Stanley Park. @donvee and I walked from our condo to Brockton Point inside Stanley Park to see the famous totem poles. I'm pretty

A few photos popped up on my phone today reminding me that two years ago @donvee and I were at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver, British Columbia. We had driven across the United States, stopped

It's been an incredibly hectic week, but I'm happy to say that my Dietbet is over and I met my weight loss goal! My initial bet was $35, so I got that back, plus I split the pot with the other winners

It's now the final week of the Spring into Shape Dietbet. My target to win back my $35, plus split the remaining amount with those that reach their goal was to lose 8 pounds in 4 weeks. I was doing really

Today I booked a trip to New Orleans in October for @donvee and I for our anniversary. I had a credit with an airline since I missed a flight to visit a friend in February due to a snow storm. I only had

It's the end of April and the beginning of car show season. Tonight I thought I'd share some photos from the last car show I went to. Last September @donvee and I attended the New England Shake-Up for

@donvee and I had our plans set. I took two weeks off from work and he cleared his calendar. We were going to Las Vegas for the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend! ^the last time I saw Brian Setzer We were

Today Gertie and Rosie graduated from their Basic Obedience class. @donvee and I adopted both girls from a no-kill shelter in July. They're both adults, so they came with some bad habits that we wanted