I’m always amazed at the creativity when I discover unlikely food products that have been joined at the hip (usually, only to enhance our hips) to create a new, more convenient, more tasty and more indulgent product. But last week, when I saw the marriage between PEEPS brand marshmallow candy and Prairie Farms milk, I was aghast.In the spirit of full disclosure, I am an unabashed lover of milk, straight up, plain and simple - you know, the stuff that comes from cows, and I have the Continue Reading
Blaming Barbie for My Hoarding Tendencies
I think I’ve become a hoarder. Ok, maybe I just fall on the hoarder spectrum because I am very well organized, and maybe I’m just stuck in the addiction phase. And who gets the blame for this? Now understand, I never owned a Barbie doll – I suspect she was too racy for my mother. No, I had a Tammy doll, marketed as "more wholesome and less curvaceous" than Barbie; I’m sure Tammy wore sensible shoes, had only one piece swim suits, was home early every Saturday night and went to Sunday Continue Reading
The Arrogant American – Africa, Part 2
I always enjoy the sights and scenery when I travel, but what I really love are the people, especially from cultures so different from mine. As much as this trip was about spotting and watching the movements of magnificent animals in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Conservation Area, the safari was also a huge lesson about culture for me. It was the prospect of visiting a Maasai village and the city of Arusha, Tanzania that made my heart skip a beat before we even left Lansing.ArushaOur tour Continue Reading
Time for Some Sun and Sand – Africa, Part 1
At the warmest part of today, with the sun beating down on my car, the temperature still registered zero. We are deadlocked in bitter cold, and I can’t think of a better thing to do than travel to some place warm and sunny. Not Florida, or the Caribbean, Arizona or California. Instead, it’s time to revisit Africa – specifically, the Serengeti and surrounding area in Tanzania. From April, 2012, my Safari Adventure - I hate getting up early for anything. But more than hating that, I love a Continue Reading