Paris Calling

I suppose I am serious about visiting Paris this September. I just put a deposit down for a Paris vacation from September 10th through 18th. I’ll be tracking airfares carefully, and this time, I won’t buy too early (I could have saved several hundred dollars last year by being more patient). This trip will be…

Je vais retourner a Paris

I had thought to plan a trip to New York City this fall as my annual solo travel pilgrimage. However, after looking at costs of hotels and things in New York, I was less than pleased or thrilled about the prospect. Today, the idea got into my head, somehow, that I would much rather return…

It’s a zoo around here

I spent the last day of 2011 with my brother, his girlfriend, my niece and her daughter at the zoo. We had an amazing time and have photos to prove it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragmentsgallery/sets/72157628657889205/show/