Easter Sunday: A Reflection from Jack’s Story On Easter Sunday in 1945, Jack paused to reflect during a quiet service held near the front lines. His thoughts turned to the men around him and to home. This passage from Jack’s Story captures that moment of faith, just weeks before the […]
Exploring Lisbon’s Alfama District with Salvador, Our Tuk-Tuk Guide After a more relaxed downhill stroll compared to the previous days, we arrived at the base of Lisbon’s historic Alfama District, just below our apartment. Determined to see the city in a fun, unique way, we decided to hop on one
Dateline: November 28, 2024 – Tour Lisbon By Tuk Tuk Read More »
2024 Travel, Europe
After a great night’s sleep, we were ready for our tour to Sintra, a charming village about a 40-minute drive from our apartment in Lisbon. John, Janice, and Kieran met the tour operator and, along with four others, set off in a spacious SUV toward the Pena Palace. Stories from
Dateline November 27, 2024: Sintra, Roca and Cascais Portugal Read More »
2024 Travel, Europe, Wine
Off on Another Adventure: Lisbon, Portugal Our latest adventure has taken us to another corner of the world. We drove just 45 minutes from our home to Fayetteville Regional Airport in North Carolina, where parking is a breeze—you can leave your car just 30 steps from check-in. Our destination for
Dateline November 25, 2024: Portugal and Transatlantic Cruising Read More »
2024 Travel, Cruising
Janice has played in many of the Canadian Senior events over the last 20 years. They move the tournament from Province to Province in a rotation. This year the tournament was in The Ontario Province at The Club of North Halton, in a small town just outside of Toronto, North
Dateline August 25, 2024: Canadian Women’s Senior Amateur Championship Read More »
2024 Travel, Canada, Golf
We decided, based on Jag’s recommendation, to drive to the winery that made the sauvignon blanc we had with dinner, Adamo Winery in Mono Ontario Canada. It was about a 45 minutes drive through some foothills. Adamo Winery History Mario Adamo, originally from Calabria, Italy, remembered the vine-covered hills of
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2024 Travel, Canada, Wine
It has been a while since we last went on a trip since our adventures in the Middle East but we are back on the road doing a trip to visit family, and of course play golf. Janice is going to play in the Canadian Women’s Senior Golf Tournament in
Dateline August 20-24, 2024 New England Read More »
2024 Travel, Family, Golf