While planning our family vacation to Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico I was haunted by images of Hanging Lake on Pinterest. OH PINTEREST, it gets me everytime! The beauty in the images made Hanging Lake quickly crept up to the top of my must see list. We stayed in Glenwood Springs, CO at the Residence Inn by Marriott. Marriott hotels are the way to …
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Are We There Yet Road Trip Binders For Kids
Jeff and I have always loved a good road trip. While we were dating we would often drive around hoping to get lost. We’ve had some of our greatest memories taking road trips. Once we had kids I was afraid our road trip days would come to an end. Honestly, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. We have had some great road trips as …
Engine Room ~ Mystic, CT
My husband recently turned 35 and I was looking for just the perfect surprise. He always seems to one up me in the surprise department. Over the past few years he has become a whiskey lover and he had mentioned a few things that he wanted to do for his birthday and of course they all involved whiskey. All of the things he mentioned just …
Homemade Orange Marmalade
I have had Orange Marmalade on my “to do” list for a long time. My mother and I finally got some time away from paper work; we own a family plumbing and heating company (McGuire Plumbing and Heating), the men do the plumbing and we do all the paper work. I make a tasty chicken dish with orange marmalade and dijon mustard and I wanted …
Spicy Peach Stuffed Beer Pretzels
Five years ago my grandmother bought me two small peach trees. I stumbled around my yard looking for just the right spot for them to call home. Once they were planted I watched them grow. The first year they produced fruit I had a very hungry deer or two eat all of the peaches, thankfully they haven’t been back since. This year I had so …
The Florida Keys
I had always heard great things about the Florida Keys but I had never been. To be honest they never really made it to my “must see list”. Recently I found myself looking for a family getaway and I didn’t want to spend a ton of money. I searched flights first and found great prices on flights from my local airport in Providence, Rhode Island …
Barn Island~Stonington, CT
Today we had a great day walking around Barn Island. Barn Island is located in Stonington, Connecticut. It was the perfect way to enjoy Mother’s Day. The paths are nice, wide and pretty flat. Our boys enjoyed walking the 4.5 mile loop. We walked past tidal marshes, through hardwood forests, open fields and we even walked past an old cemetery. While walking through the field …
Fish Tacos with Mango Avocado Salsa
Fish tacos….Well all I can say about fish tacos is that I never liked them. To be really honest I never tried them until recently. Fish and tacos in my mind just didn’t go together. One night I was invited to a local caterers 30th anniversary party and they had fish tacos. I tried one and OH MY!!! I FELL IN LOVE!!! I couldn’t stop …
Blind Wine Tasting Party
It’s the holidays and you know how that goes……..shopping, shopping………eating, eating……….wrapping, wrapping………….. As the years have gone on the list for those that I buy gifts for has gotten larger and larger. My friends now have children and of course we have to get them something! I mean you can’t leave the kids out at christmas, right??? Well the list was just getting too long …
My Aunt’s Blueberry Muffins
Looking for the best blueberry muffins? Look no further! While at a local farmers market I caught a glimpse of a beautiful pint of blueberries. They were calling my name, so I picked them up and brought them home! I got up early this morning while everyone was sleeping and made my favorite blueberry muffin recipe, they are the best blueberry muffins!. As a kid my …