This is Part Two of our Disney Day. For Part One read here. After our bellies were warmed, we headed over to the Peter Pan ride since the sign said the wait was just 35 minutes and the Fast Pass would have conflicted with our lunch. And 35 minutes later . . . we got to have the charming ride… Read More
Archives for November 2012
How to Survive Euro Disney
If you have a Mickey Mouse hat in your closet, dust-free, and ready to don for your next foray into the Magic Kingdom, this post is not for you. For the rest of you who would like to know how you can survive – just survive twelve hours of Disney hell, read on. “Give me your tired (yes – most… Read More
Dining in Tranquility
Eight-year old Young Lady is sprawled along the dinner table, her head on her outstretched arm, her untouched plate shoved to one side. “Who wants to be my servant for the rest of the year?” she asks languidly. “Moi!” pipes a cheerful voice next to me. Petit Prince has taken on the role. “Go get me a glass of water,”… Read More
Carrot Ginger Soup
Have I ever showed you our outhouse? Thank goodness we now have a very different usage for it. I dragged myself outside on this gorgeous day to reluctantly deal with the carrots before the first frost comes. I don’t like growing carrots because you have to thin them out when they are tiny sprigs, and that takes forever. So I… Read More
Havens from the Storm
Even though I’m not in the thick of the battle regarding the storm devastation in my old stomping ground, I rejoice every time I hear that a friend got their power back or gained a working toilet, or had a hot shower and a meal (even if it was at someone else’s house). My one regret was not taking my… Read More