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Post-Pandemic Family Travel. Have You Ventured Out Yet? We Had a Small Window for Vacation Travel and Decided on a Quick Trip – FLYING – to San Francisco. I was nervous. It’s been such a long time since the World could travel. We are All Vaccinated, So, Ready to Go! No super planning. Just 3 …
9 Best Tips for Post-Pandemic Family Vacation Travel!Read More
The Traveling Teacup, Tessa Rose, is Here in New Mexico! I am beyond excited! Thank you Barbara Leone of the blog, Mantel and Table – Easy Elegant Entertaining! for sending Tessa Rose to Visit Us. We have a special adventure planned for Tessa Rose. A Tea Party on the Rail Runner Train from Albuquerque to …
The Traveling Teacup Train Adventure Edition…Hello Santa Fe!Read More
One Year of Shelter-in-Place. No Travel. Stay-At-Home. Work-At-Home. School-At-Home. Scary. Weird. Tired. Stressed. One Full Year. And Now We’re in Year Two. Sigh. Right Now It’s Time to Take a Moment. Get Out of Dodge. And Visit Our Own Backyard. Safely. With Clorox Wipes and Hand Sanitizer Packed. Masks Always On. We Venture Out for …
Are You Ready for an Ultra-Mini Vacation to Your Own Backyard?Read More
For the past 20 years, I’ve lived, worked, married and raised a family in New Mexico – The U.S. Southwest – a breathtaking, awe-inspiring place. But I have moments when I miss Home. Home for me is New York. Long Island and Brooklyn, specifically. I feel the Pull from Both the Ocean of Fire Island… …
Missing Home? There’s always Mama’s Old World Spaghetti.Read More
Hollywood/Netflix has come to Albuquerque in a Huge Way… Ariel view of Albuquerque Studios (Roberto E. Rosales/Journal) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Netflix in a multi-million dollar deal took a massive leap last year in its commitment to becoming a major movie player by purchasing Albuquerque Studios and making it the streaming giant’s U.S. production hub. Albuquerque …
Three Days. No Work or School. We’re Free to Go Anywhere. No Thanksgiving cooking this year. Let’s Just Go and Share an Adventure Together. Did you ever want to do that? My Mantra…Don’t Wait, Just Do It. And so the plan is to go to Canada. An international trip without long travel time. That is …
I am a Mermaid Mom… To Lovely Teenage Mermaids. Both In and Out of the Water. Mr. Doodle is the Merman. He was Born and Raised Far from the Sea, but Happily Goes Along with the Crazy, Fishy Antics of His Mermaid Family. So when there was an opportunity to Be Part of a Mermaid …
Albuquerque, New Mexico has a Castle on the fringes of downtown. It’s not old. Not even close. Built in 2011 by a fascinating woman, Gertrude Zachary; an inspirational antiques and turquoise jewelry dealer. Gertrude was inspired by the grand estates of Paris. She created the Castle as her Home and to showcase her extensive collection …
China. We Tried it On. I’m Glad We Did. Strikingly Beautiful. Fascinating. Steeped in History. But Difficult, if You’re Not Ready. Our limited Mandarin was Not Enough to Breeze through China. Hello. Good Bye. Thank you. And Wo Ai Ni…I Love You. That was it. We couldn’t converse with the people we met. This is …
Our Next Leg. Beijing to Guangzhou. 1000 Miles. 3 Hour Flight. Temperature Change from Frigid 10 Degrees to Balmy 60 Degrees. It Feels Very Much Like Going Home. And in a Way, We Are. Sun Peeking Up. We’re Off to Guangzhou. A City of 16 Million. For every China Adoption, Guangzhou is the mandatory destination. …