Happy Mardi Gras everyone! This is your day to indulge before…well, if you practice it, then it’s the last day to indulge before Lent. But if not, then it’s a way to indulge in spirit. It’s become my tradition to make spicy, vegetarian jambalaya in honor of New Orleans. And…speaking…
The trek to Avalanche Lake nestled within Glacier starts off deceptively simple: a wooden path snaking around beautiful, lush cedars with the sound of water somewhere off in the distance. The going is slow, just ambling on and enjoying nature while quotations from Thoreau dance through the mind. But then…
Over the weekend I went with friends to two vineyards in Virginia, fairly close to DC. Virginia, in the event you don’t know, actually has some very decent wines and beautiful vineyards. For one thing, Virginia is a beautiful state. Something that always strikes me each time I leave the…
In a word: Delicious. And that goes for all kinds. My first night in Cambodia, after getting settled in the hotel and checking in with the world back home, my friend came to pick me up to take me to dinner with friends at an Italian restaurant they wanted to…
I recently spent a week in NW Montana, visiting Glacier National Park four times in the several days I was there. The first stop was one of my favorite places: Kintla Lake. It’s through what we consider the back entrance of Glacier, up very close to the Canadian border and…
It is easy to vacate in a place like Montana. I woke up with the morning light and took my cup of coffee outside with a book, and even later took my laptop out to work on the novel. After all, it’s also easy to be inspired when your scenery…