Go fly a kite. Well, why not? When my boys were in grade school in Gainesville, Florida they became infected with a bout of kite fever. As a result we constructed diamond-shaped kites using the color Sunday comics from the…
Garden Statues Salute Saints & Sinners
Garden statues – There are saints and sinners along with some surprise winners sitting in my back garden. Let’s start with saints. Next to the fish pond stands a metal angel, hands touching in prayer, wings serenely open wide…
Four Travel Journalists Find Great Food on the Open Road
Lunch in a river outside Puerto Vallarta By Lucy Beebe Tobias Our bright yellow 4×4 grinds higher up into the Sierra Madre Mountains. The high peaks rise like jagged green jewels above Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Under a canvas canopy…
Art and Food Go Together in Puerto Vallarta
The smell of salt air hits our senses like a savory spice. We are at the edge of downtown Puerto Vallarta. Does the name sound familiar? This is the small fishing and pearl-diving village that became famous due to a…
Mount Up – Horseback Riding in Florida
In his seminal book A Land Remembered published in 1984 author Patrick Smith traced three generations of a family homesteading in Florida. Life was tough. Mosquitoes were relentless in their pursuit of human blood and bad guys burned down their…