B&B Mini Vacation

Have you ever stayed at a bed and breakfast?  Every now and then my husband and I get the itch to get away from reality for a couple of days.  All we want to do is relax and eat delicious food.  For us the perfect answer is to stay at a B&B.  We’ve been to a few in VT and CT, but this time we headed to the Deerfield Inn, in Massachusetts. We stumbled upon Champney’s Restaurant & Tavern by accident last year, on our way home from Quebec City.  We were looking for a place to eat and didn’t want …

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Colorado Vacation – Part 2

Last October my husband and I vacationed in Colorado.  We spent 10 days visiting Denver, Colorado Springs, Aspen, Vail, and a few spots in between.  Since we had so much fun stuff to share with you, I split it up into two parts.   If you missed Part 1, click here.  We talked about our adventures in and around Denver and Colorado Springs. Today our travel story moves on to the lovely Aspen and Vail.  Here’s our itinerary and a list of our recommendations: Aspen Hotel: The Gant The hotel is located about 5 minutes walking distance to downtown Aspen which we loved and totally …

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Colorado Vacation – Part 1

Do you remember back in October of last year when I told you that my husband and I vacationed in Colorado?  Well, I’m finally sharing all the deets with you.  Better late than never, right?  It’s quite a bit of information so I’m sharing this in two parts (stay tuned for Part 2). If you love the mountains or have never experienced seeing them, then we highly recommend visiting Colorado.  There are so  many wonderful cities to visit so we decided to do a 10 day road trip.  We visited Denver, Colorado Springs, Aspen, Vail, a few spots in between, and then …

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Quebec City Vacation

Hi ya!  I’m back from a mini-vacation.  My husband and I went on a road trip to Quebec City.  This was our third visit to the city.  The first time was in 2011 and the second time was in 2013.  Needless to say, we love it there which is why we keep returning.  We had a blast and of course I’m sharing what we did and giving a list of restaurant recommendations. Hotel This is our third visit to Quebec City and all three times we stayed at the Four Points by Sheraton Quebec Resort.  It’s located about 15 minutes …

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Cucumber Quinoa Spinach Salad and Lake George Vacation

Salads are a great way to recover from a food coma. Last weekend was our annual vacation to Lake George, NY with my family.   My family and I used to go when I was kid and now we’ve made it a tradition to go once a year as adults with everyone’s families.  We eat, swim (or in my case lay out by the pool), shop, and eat some more.  It is great to get away from reality and relax.  No agenda.  No calorie counting. Every year I bring a variety of homemade goodies, which always includes cookies of some sort like these …

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