Since 1985 I have come to Orlando yearly to vacation with my family. In the twenty-five years, I have seen a lot and done a lot. With the years came inevitable changes. The one family reunion was sweet; the next a disaster. Put it down to different interests, different priorities, and different times. My four [...]
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SkyVenture Orlando Indoor Skydiving Review
Hubby is no Peter Pan. His feet have always been solidly on the ground until he booked an indoor skydiving flight at SkyVenture Orlando for himself and middle son. You should have been there to see their faces and hear the comments. Hubby, (it’s like pulling teeth to get anything out of him) kept repeating [...]
SeaWorld, Orlando, Florida
About a year ago (see November 19, 2009 blog), I last visited SeaWorld Orlando. Today I got to visit it again this time with hubby, two sons, and one significant other. Gone are the Clydesdales, removed when Anheiser Busch sold the marine-life zoological/amusement park to the Blackstone Group. Ironic they were my favorite, my must [...]
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
I never understood what Marlon Brando was saying about Indians until back in the 90′s when I visited an Indian reservation out in the West. As my sons observed, “Mom, our shed in the back year is better than those homes.” Wisdom from the mouth of babes, I say no more. Our country took away [...]
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut
I know that times do change. That is one of the reasons why I love revisiting history and peaking back into life of bygone times. I have wanted to visit Mystic Seaport since I saw signs advertising it on a road trip north 25 years ago. Since I was rendezvousing with my daughter about wedding [...]
Sharpe Hills Vineyard, Pomfret, Connecticut
Sharpe Hills Vineyard is housed in an old historic building that dates back to 1844. It boasts two fireplaces and is a showplace for 18th century antiques. Although its Fireside Tavern’s gourmet dining was closed when I arrived, its tasting room (open year round Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11 A. M. to 5:00 P. [...]
Mystic Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut
Hubby and I drove up the East Coast starting at the New Jersey shore and ending in Mystic, Connecticut. The weather was great-temperature in the 70′s, bright and sunny. We have driven that route for twenty years, always in a rush, on the way to one destination or another. I always wanted to visit the [...]
