Recipe: Curried Cheese Spread with Chutney
This simple yet elegant recipe harkens back to the snob-central days of the Junior League in Chicago circa 1974. It is one of my favorites and one of very few […]
Category Archives: Journey to Joy (J2J)
RIP, Kiwi Mary
Kiwi Mary made a dent in the Universe. My book review followers will remember her as the host of the World’s Best Book Club (WBBC) which is based in Auckland, […]
Bitzie & Blizzards: 17 Years
Bitzie captured my heart during a brutal blizzard 17 years ago. My hunch is that a “man” in her home was shooting her litter mates, and she escaped into the […]
Don’t Be Mean in 2017
Be kind. We’ve all been blessed with random acts of kindness from time to time. These actions cost us nothing and can make a huge difference in the lives of […]
Spooked: Claiborne Pell Bridge
The Claiborne Pell Bridge is named for the guy who brought us Pell grants. It evokes memories of lazy summers spent in coastal towns and spans the Narragansett Bay in […]
Celebrating Navigating Uncharted Waters’ 7th Anniversary
Happy V-Day, y’all! How did you celebrate? Shannon Wilson and I went on a whirlwind two-day bucket list trip to the Oregon coast. My love for the Oregon coast began […]
Happy New Year!
This year I was determined to be home for the holidays for the first time since I started my blog in 2009. With a little help from my friends, I was […]
Thanksgiving’s History: Who Knew?
We are steeped in the tradition that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621. Today’s my birthday, and I’m a history geek in terms of […]
11-11: Single’s Day!
It’s Single’s Day! Celebrate your single self! Single’s Day is a Chinese import I like. It is like Valentine’s Day for single people. It is a day to celebrate the […]
Recipe: Cranberry-Blackberry Christmas Tart
Have you ever tasted something that made you swoon with delight? Janie Hibler brought this sinfully delicious tart to the Oregon Women for WineSense Christmas party on December 2, 1993, […]
Anne Caroline Drake 