Archive for the 'Travel' Category

Second Visit to Heidelberg, Germany

Friday, February 12th, 2010

My husband and I visited Germany to see our new grand daughter, Katie,  in August, 2009.  The plane flights were uneventful, thank God!  Katie was the main reason  we travelled to Germany and it was worth it!!  My son and his wife were and are so enthralled with her,  it made me feel good. 
We all [...]

Doldrums after the Holidays

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

I am finally getting back to a normal life after the holidays.  It’s a let down, but then again, it’s a relief.  It’s time to start looking a vacations for the next year and relaxation.
My family went to Heidelberg, Germany, this past year to visit my son and his wife.  She is a doctor  serving in the [...]

Midway State Park Not Slowing Down

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Midway State Park has started it’s 110th year on the sunny shores of Chautauqua Lake in Maple Springs, New York.  Originally established  in 1898 as a trolley  park after the Jamestown & Lake Erie Railroad introduced a trolley stop at the popular steamboat dock.  Midway Park is the 16th oldest continually operating amusement park in the [...]

Day Out with THOMAS-The Great Discovery Tour

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

My grandson (2-1/2 years) went on the Thomas the Train tour and was totally enthralled.  He toured in Medina, NY.  Thomas will be travelling all over the country and elsewhere.   If you want to see a smile on a childs face, try this tour.  It is not an all day affair, so parents and kids [...]

Cruise with the Soap Opera Stars

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Would you like to mix and mingle with some of the hottest stars of daytime television? We can help you make it happen, on an unforgettable 4-day cruise from Miami in January.
It’s called the Soap Cruise, and heartthrob Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery on All My Children) will serve as host on this unique voyage of [...]

Great Vacation Spot in Western New York State

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Holiday Valley is adding 2 million dollars of improvements this summer.  It is one of the areas premier resorts with ski slopes, health club/spa, a year around heated pool, an 18 hole golf course,  the Tamarack Club (a 78 unit, four star condominium-hotel), and restaurants.  There is the Ellicottville Brewery that makes their own beer which [...]

Casino Trips

Friday, April 4th, 2008

 I don’t know about you, but once or twice a year I like to go to a casino in hopes of winning the BIG prize and retiring from work.  HEE! HEE! There is a casino  close to my hometown of Jamestown, New York.  It is in Salamanca, New York.  The casino is fairly new and expands [...]

Do you love Lucy?

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Lucy fans will have some new memorabilia to admire when the Lucy-Desi Museum opens its expanded exhibit in August.
The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center received a shipment of items on March 28, 2008,to add to its collection of Lucy memorabilia.  The items are on indefinite loan to the center from the Arnez family, and include items [...]

WHO DOESN’T WANT THE SPRING BREAKERS

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

A “story idea” on the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitor’s Bureau website reads:
“SPRING BREAK NO MORE””What do Cancun, San Padre Island and Daytona Beach have that South Florida once had, but does not want again? The six week ritual known as ‘Spring Break.’ Fort Lauderdale is no longer ‘where the boys are’ but where [...]

FUN WEDDING and RECEPTION SITES

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Weddings are a lot of fun, especially for those that don’t have to plan them.   My three sons got married within a four year period, and their weddings were planned by themselves and their future wives.  The weddings took place in Cleveland, Ohio, Amherst, New York, and Erie, Pennsylvania.  If you want to know about   [...]