Some writers spring out of bed at 5:00 a.m. and attack their daily work with vigor. I can't do that. I'm a night person. The Muse won't have anything to do with me until after 9:00 p.m. and quickly vanishes between 2:30 and 3:00 in the morning. Since my daughter has a bedtime of … [Read more...]

I discovered Uncle Joe’s while traveling a scenic route to Knoxville. I needed a pressure stop. My cramped body so welcomed this chance for stretching that I decided to drink a Royal Crown (as they still call it down there), and munch on a banana Moon Pie. It appeared to be a … [Read more...]

There’s nothing like seeing an RV flipped onto its side in a median to really set the tone of a road trip. Until then I’d thought this journey would be about grooving to good tunes and watching trees roll by. Now I was beginning to feel that this trip was going to be a little … [Read more...]

Jasmine had always been our daughter’s favorite princess. And during our trip to Disneyworld this past winter, the Jasmine we met was particularly spectacular, if you know what I mean. It must be that since there is so much water in Florida, the survival of the fittest dictates … [Read more...]

My husband, Michael, and I recently splurged at a luxury hotel in Miami, but, to our dismay, while checking in we found that one of our bags was gone. After checking our remaining bags, we found out that the missing bag contained Michael’s clothes. We told the concierge, … [Read more...]