Skyline Chili I first encountered Skyline Chili in Florida, not Cincinnati, Ohio, from which it hails; it took a good long while to be motivated sufficiently to try spaghetti with chili, a quirky, regional specialty, which is actually rather tasty and an experience worth having. We happened to find ourselves in...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Washington D.C. “In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression – everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God...
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Navy Bean Soup I love hearty soups, any time of the year. I find a certain comfort in knowing there is a pot of soup sitting on the stove, ready to feed any hungry soul, who might stop by unexpectedly. Like all great recipes, in my humble opinion, this bean soup is forgiving...
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Cherry Blossom Festival Washington D. C. I have always wanted to see the famed Cherry Blossom festival, in Washington D.C., but until this year, our trips to D. C., did not coincide with the magnificent trees blooming schedule. Even this trip, I am told is a few weeks...
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Velella Velella By-the-Wind Sailor Jellyfish “About half of them are ‘left handed’…their sails are set opposite to the other half…so that during violent storms, half will be carried to shore to provide food for beach creatures while the other half will survive to continue drifting.” ~Kathy Katz~ On a bright, South Florida type...
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Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation In Remembrance of those who perished and in celebration of those who survived, stroll through one of the finest Holocaust memorials I have ever born witness to. Located at 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139, it is open daily with free admission. http://www.holocaustmmb.org/ From the...
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Stuffed Corned Beef and Cabbage During various holidays, I tend to buy a little extra of whatever is on sale, to have on hand for the future. For example, an extra turkey before Thanksgiving, which can always be eaten in December, or a Ham for the freezer, at Easter, and around Saint Patrick’s...
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The Gardens at Santa Clara The California coast is dotted with twenty-one missions that were built by the Catholic Spaniards, of the Franciscan order. Each mission was supposed to be a day’s walk away, from the next; they were used to spread the Catholic faith and to help establish the Spanish crown in the...
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John F. Kennedy Library and Museum My Mother was not a huge fan of history; she always said she was much more interested in the present than the past – the older I get, the more I understand her point. However, I still love history. Recently, I came across this ticket stub,...
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Snowy Squirrels Yes, I understand they are closely related to a family, of less than desirable, pest; but how can you look at scurrying squirrels, and not find them adorable? These are all enjoying bounty provided by both God and man! He found a perfect perch Feasting on red berries ...
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