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The Minimalist Art Haul - great for traveling

Although I love oil painting, it's not very practical for traveling (when the travel is not for painting).  I've been getting into urban sketching and visual journaling, which primarily uses ink pens and watercolor.  Despite these supplies being easier to carry than oil painting s…

7 Tips for the Christmas Cookie Exchange

This is another post from a blog I'm consolidating to one blog stream..... Our house has been doing a cookie exchange long before it was popular.  We've done it in huge groups of nearly a hundred and small groups of under 10.  I thought I'd share some tips. Check to see if…

Road Trip! What do you do to entertain your kids in the car?

Again, I'm working to consolidate my blogs: this one comes from the summer but thought it would be appropriate during the holiday season where car travel is prevalent. This summer we have taken a few long road trips and we have a couple of more coming up.  Keeping the kids at p…

Outsmarting my GPS

Have you ever cursed your GPS for sending you down a route that was clearly not the fastest. I signed my daughter up for a camp in the next county on a college campus.  I needed to travel through rush hour traffic to get there.   I set my GPS for the fastest time and gave myself an ad…

Choosing a pet sitter for the first time

We have a beagle mix for almost 10 years. When we go on vacation and cannot bring him we've put him in the kennel. The thought being the kennel is cheaper, there is someone always on staff and there are other dogs so that our dog would not be lonely. The last couple of times we …

Broadcasting Travel: Tour and Tea at Rosemont Manor

Will you be in Northern Virginia any time soon, try tea at Rosemont Manor, it's beauty and elegance. Broadcasting Travel: Tour and Tea at Rosemont Manor

Broadcasting Travel: On the Go: Backpacking Training, finding my indivi...

Traveling solo without the family was a surprising adventure for me: Broadcasting Travel: On the Go: Backpacking Training, finding my individuality :

Wild West Irish Tours

I sat down with Michael Waugh and Trish Jenkins to talk to them about how they got their first customers.  I just uploaded part one of the series, currently unlisted - would love your comments on the video.  Part 1 is basically an intro to their business.  Please enjoy.