Burgh House Hampstead

Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.

Wicked The Musical

Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens

London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.

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Again in Cozumel

Again in Cozumel

How many times have we visited Cozumel? Quite a few, but actually we’re not quite certain how many. We’ve had some great adventures in this particular port of call but today we must be saving our enthusiasm for coming attractions. Our buddies have all opted either to...

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Shuffleboard!

Shuffleboard!

Times change. When we were kids growing up in St Petersburg, Florida, shuffleboard was a past-time reserved for the old folks. Well sorta. As youngsters we sometimes played at playing the game but it was the retirees that took the game seriously. Then about a dozen or...

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Ford’s Garage

Ford’s Garage

Ford’s Garage is the newest establishment to occupy the location at the southwest corner of 1st Avenue and 2nd Street South in St Petersburg, Florida. When we were downtown residents this was Midtown Sundries and we were regulars here. Now it’s a craft burger place...

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On the Dance Floor

On the Dance Floor

Twenty years ago the two of us began a new chapter in our lives when we presented ourselves at a place called Right Step Dance Studio not far from our home at the time in St Petersburg, Florida. Not only did we learn the basics of swing dancing but we began developing...

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Welcome to Gigi’s

Welcome to Gigi’s

Way back in our courtship days, the two of us loved to go to Gigi’s for pizza, it was the only place we knew of that offered green olives as a pizza topping. Since then the original Pasadena, Florida location has closed but lucky for us the Newberne family still runs...

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Over the Rail

Over the Rail

There are many reasons why we love our little mountain house on three acres. With no really close neighbors and trees all around the edges of our property we have a little more latitude in how we landscape our yard. We keep the area around the house trimmed but not...

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Around the Tree

Around the Tree

Although it may be rooted in some early marketing activities, the model train around the Christmas tree is a treasured tradition in many families. In Steve's family however the American Flyer layout was permanently installed on the underside of the ping pong table in...

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A New Year Begins

A New Year Begins

If the whole year goes the way it has begun, we may well be spending the coming year seeking out small adventures. Rather than sit at home quietly welcoming waiting for midnight and the new year, we decided to head out for a New Years street party in Franklin, North...

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Phở and Peas

Phở and Peas

Today was a good day for just hanging out with family, playing with Christmas goodies, and baking an Apple Pie - could that become a St. Stephen's Day tradition? We mad s request for Phở for dinner and offered to walk to Phở Hòa to collect some of what we consider the...

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