Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

Magic bus, magic bus

June 21, 2010
It wasn't the Merry Pranksters' Magic Bus, which probably would have made it a better way to travel. I mean, Ken Kesey was a great travel agent.This was our first...

Home, sweet home

June 21, 2010
Awakened at 4a.m. Edinburgh timeChugged coffee at 6:30amClimbed aboard our transport at 7amArrived airport 7:30amBoarded flight 9amSpent 7.5 hours Edinburgh to NewarkA...

Comin’ home

June 19, 2010
We've had a fantabulous time on this trip, yet another milestone in our life, which is one ongoing honeymoon.But M has started humming the theme tune he wrote for Riley...

The Royal Yacht

June 19, 2010
It's our last day in Edinburgh and we struck out on our own with an Australian couple we met to visit the Royal Yacht Britannia. It was decommissioned in 1997 after...

Flowers also grow in Edinburgh

June 18, 2010
They grow in abundance everywhere and I love seeing...

City of arts, culture, education

June 18, 2010
Edinburgh is a wonderful city with more Georgian architecture than...Georgia. Really lovely.But dirty. Apparently the Edinburgh stone used to build is soft and porous,...

A few more highlands images

June 18, 2010

Tartan scrunchie

June 17, 2010
This post is for a specific girlfriend of mine, and when she sees this, she will know it's for her. Immediately.You see, I spent a week with her at her vacation home. ...

Scottish moods

June 17, 2010
The Uses of Sorrow (In my sleep I dreamed this poem) Someone I loved once gave me A box full of darkness. It took me years to understand That this, too,...

Edinburgh!

June 17, 2010
We arrived around 5pm and found our room in the beautiful Balmoral Hotel, which looks like a palace. Since we've only just arrived, I don't have much to say yet. The...

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