My first experience with Chicken Divan was when a friend talked me into trying it. We were having lunch in a restaurant that specialized in a variety of crepe dishes, so my encounter was not the usual presentation. I was intrigued but still skeptical when my dish...
While on our trip up the Pacific Coast Highway, we joined our friend Vicky Akins in a walk across the Golden Gate Bridge to check one more thing off our Bucket...
The Daytona 500 Guest Post: Vicky Akins I don’t understand the love of racing. I watch it on TV and this is what I see: Go very fast, turn left and repeat. I just don’t get it. But because my husband is a HUGE fan, and a very thoughtful young man, who...
Quaint, Quirky and Colorful … The Madonna Inn shatters the illusion that all hotels look alike. The Madonna Inn’s humble beginnings started in 1958.with only 12 rooms but quickly expanded. Sitting on 2200 acres, the architecture and construction encompassed all...
While we came to the city by the bay in search of the elusive San Francisco treat, “Rice or Roni” we found so much more! We stayed at the Five Star Four Seasons San Francisco is located in the Yerba Buena cultural district in downtown San Francisco, two...
What better way to celebrate National Pie Day than with a BIG slice of Homemade Apple Pie! This recipe is the love child of Vicky Akins, who for years has taken these sweet offerings to the employees of her local pharmacy, bank and other offices enough times that THEY...
Meet Vicky Akins, We’re #nuts about her! This week’s #NUTS Guest Therapist is Vicky Akins. Vicky’s been part of the #NUTS conversation since it began a little over two years ago. With her quick wit and amazing sense of humor Vicky is always the life...
Diane Julian doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t love music. She began writing songs in her 20’s and dreams of writing and singing professionally became her passion. But like a lot of us, her life took another direction when she fell in love,...
One of the great things about social media is that no matter where we travel, our online pals give us great tips about what to see and do. That’s why, when they told us about a place in Buellton, California, called Pea Soup Andersen’s, we just had to stop and see...
DISCLAIMER: We didn’t actually attend the Royal Wedding. But if we had, we like to imagine that it might have gone something like this. Kate and William LOVED the Midlife Road Trip stickers that we gave them for a wedding gift and had them placed on the Royal...
