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...

Scenes from the Scottish highlands

June 15, 2010

Off to the Scottish Highlands & Loch Ness

June 15, 2010
Inverness is a gorgeous town on Loch Ness with lots of old stone houses, very charming. Didn't see Nessie, but we're here two nights, so anything can happen.We were all...

Gloaming means twilight

June 14, 2010
Twilight has a whole new meaning here, where, at 10 p.m. last night, I was still waiting for it to get dark. And it gets light at some crazy time like 4a.m. Thank...

Wilde on love

June 14, 2010
A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.-Oscar WildeOk, so, not that he would know first-hand. But it's a brilliant...

Castles, cows, scotch, sheep: just another day in Scotland

June 14, 2010
Well, that's enough to scare the crap out of you, no? Foreboding.Stirling Castle sits up on a volcanic rock. It's got great views --a good thing, as it was one of the...

Just gorgeous

June 14, 2010
This stunning display in our hotel storestopped me dead in my tracks.The tartan is beautiful.The way it's worked into the gownis just stunning.The photo doesn't do it...

Man in kilts

June 14, 2010
More proof they look hot.Even if they aren't.In case you had any...

Wilde on consistency

June 14, 2010
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.-Oscar WildeIf I could sit down for lunch with a historical figure come back to life, it would probably be Oscar...

I left Ireland but just can’t leave him behind

June 14, 2010
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.-Oscar...

If they’re good enough for Sir Sean…

June 14, 2010
We were greeted at the airport by a Scotsman in kilts and I defy anyone to say they didn't look both masculine and hot. Maybe it's the confidence with which they carry...

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