Today is the last day of my art show at Oriole 9 in Woodstock, New York – “Route 66 Revisited”! It’s been such fun to share some of my paintings from our trip last January in Arizona and California. That trip ignited a true passion for this treasured route and I have made a commitment to explore the entire road within the next few years. So, the new plan is to do the first leg of Route 66 from Chicago [...]

As much as we loved Holbrook, we knew we had a lot of ground to cover in one day if we intended to cross the whole state – so we opted to take the Freeway (#40) from Holbrook to Flagstaff, and figured THEN we would drive only on Route 66. Sadly, we were cruising at such a high speed on this very desolate stretch of road and must have been gabbing – we missed the turnoff to Winslow, Arizona (“such [...]

Several weeks ago Richard and I finally pulled off our annual summer getaway to the Jersey Shore. A must-do for anyone who lives in the Metropolitan New York area! New Jersey is a state blessed with hundreds of miles of pristine coastline! Prime beaches for all the folks from every walk of life that want the same thing: a summer beach experience! There’s nothing like it! We have our favorite “easy drive” beaches at Sandy Hook National Seashore, but weren’t [...]