A short jaunt north of Santa Barbara is the valley known as Santa Ynez. The communities of Solvang, Los Olivos & Santa Ynez dot the valley floor as well numerous…
Its called the jewel of the California missions. Missions Santa Barbara sits up on a bluff above the city. The history & the architecture of this fortress are a big…
Each fall over the last several years, several of my girlfriends go on our annual “girlfriends trip”. This year we headed for Santa Barbara, the “Riviera of California” These annual adventures…
Photographers like to pull out their cameras during that magical hour called “The Golden Hour”. During my recent trip to the Oregon Coast, we pulled into Boiler Bay when the sun…
We had a few days to get away, my parents & I, so we headed for Lincoln City, Oregon. The weather was grand, the crowds were few & we were once…
Its harvest season in the Yakima valley. Not only are the apples coming off the trees, the grapes are also being harvested, getting ready to be fermented into a variety…
Early this past weekend, I traveled an hour south of my home to the Great Prosser Balloon Rally. I have to admit, I wasn’t sure this was going to be…
The Stocker family had reason to celebrate on August 5th as my niece Samantha married Tommy in Minnesota. Not only were we there to honor Sam & Tommy but the…
Where in the Bahamas are over a thousand golf carts set in a picturesque setting without many people golfing? The answer: Harbor Island, located on the northeastern end of Eleuthera, my…
Island life at least the Eleuthera brand usually consisted of making those big daily decisions of what to eat & drink and then the biggest decision of the day, which…
