April 16th, 2025 – A Couple of Things for Today


So a few days ago I made a trip to Lawrence, KS after seeing an article about a couple of stores there. One store was mostly British stuff, with a few things from other parts of the Isles. I picked up a few things and it’s nice to have a closer place to get things … Continue reading April 16th, 2025 – A Couple of Things for Today

February 26th, 2025 – Prague, Czechia to Killarney, Ireland


That’s right…we are headed to my homeland. Ireland! The rest of our original plan was to fly from Munich to Dublin on the 27th. The train strike was in Germany and that could have screwed us bad enough, but there was what they called “an industrial action” (work slowdown/stoppage) at the Munich airport the day … Continue reading February 26th, 2025 – Prague, Czechia to Killarney, Ireland

February 24th, 2025 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands and European Sleeper


As I said, this is a big travel day. We are leaving Amsterdam and heading east, but our train doesn’t leave until nearly 11:00 PM. We have a LOT of time to kill. Wait…is that a FEBO? Hahaha Coffee and a pastry/croissant are the first order of every day and this day was no different. … Continue reading February 24th, 2025 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands and European Sleeper

February 20th/21st, 2025 – Back to Europe!


Boston in the rear view mirror! I said I had a big post for my blogging return, so here ya go! (I did not write anything down while on this trip so I am going strictly by memory, and that could be a real challenge in Prague and especially Amsterdam!) I went with a friend … Continue reading February 20th/21st, 2025 – Back to Europe!

More Cooking; Trailer; Travel Thoughts; What’s Next?


I finally got the salmon on the smoker and it was worth the effort and the 3-day wait. First I sliced the fillets into uniform thickness in order to help with even cooking. Then, after brining in a dry rub overnight in the fridge, that was followed by another overnight in the fridge after rinsing. … Continue reading More Cooking; Trailer; Travel Thoughts; What’s Next?