Add caption This post is for everyone who thinks they can’t make Puff Pastry Apple Roses– If I can do it – and I am not known as “Ms. CraftFail 1959” for nothing- you can do it! I am NOT Read more
Elkhorn Inn ATV Guests! ATVing from the Elkhorn Inn! ATVing home to the Elkhorn Inn… Believe it or not, one of the main reasons Dan and I chose to save and restore the historic “Coal Heritage Trail” building we would Read more
Gnocchi on the paddle! Gnocchi al forno! Gnocchi a la Elise! This is the first “Guest Post” on my blog- and I am SO seriously excited! Say what you will about Facebook, it does create wonderful friendships between people Read more
Wangfeng Hanging Restaurant Our Balcony Stateroom Cruising on the Yangtze River! When I planned out our month in China I HAD to find a way to include a cruise on the Yangtze River! For the 40+ years I’d dreamed of Read more
Pandas! THE Steam Train railfan photo! The Leshan Buddah Steam Train excursion in Sichuan! In planning our month-long trip through China, I worked for several weeks via email with Seven from Absolute Panda Tours, and she helped me craft two Read more
Chef Dan flambes! Baiju in Chengdu! The Greatest Noodle Chef… As the six faithful readers of my blog know (yes, that’s an LOL), my chef husband and I recently spent a pretty amazing month in China, eating our way across Read more
Tea with the last Cave-Dwellers of Xi’An A Terracotta Warrior and his trusty steed… Our month in China started in Shanghai, and then took us to Beijing. From Beijing we took a Deluxe Sleeper on the night trip up north Read more
At the Tang Dynasty Show Tang Dynasty Show A Dumpling Banquet! Jing Jing teaching us to Properly eat soup dumplings! Tang Dynasty Show As our month in China was largely a “foodie-centric” trip, this post is about two, fun “foodie” Read more
Mark Twain and dinner guests at the Elkhorn Inn! Mark Twain and Elkhorn Inn Guests Mark Twain at the Elkhorn Inn Doug Riley as Stonewall Jackson MAY 18-20, 2018: MARK TWAIN – STONEWALL JACKSON DINNER THEATER WEEKEND AT THE ELKHORN Read more
Harbin Ice Festival At the Tiger Park! Jewish Synagogue Museum, Harbin When I was planning our trip to China and realized that Dan and I would be there at the end of the world-famous Harbin Ice Festival I knew we Read more