Food & Travel

Ever had a party with your neighbors, each on your own space age terrace?

Austin is always colorful.

The Chihuly Garden. Do not miss it.

Did you encounter any travails during your summer travel? Or were the skies always rosy for you?

Our kitchen crew for the one meal we cooked.

How rewarding would this be!

What do you cook when you are away from home (and not at a hotel)?

Sail away!

What can you do that your younger friends, or children, can’t wait to do? A trip to Paris, perhaps?

Wheee!

A patriotic feast! Happy July 4!

Family is at the center of everything.

This is how we look our age.

Nice. Hard to imagine a more beautiful setting.

A year of weekly wine-fueled scheming-and-planning dinners, and in 2011 my next career began.

Do you know where to buy the best banh mi in town? Were you the first to find a new niche bookstore? Are you a fan of a small, free museum that isn’t yet on TripAdvisor? Then you’re the perfect person to become a Greeter!

There is a coffee culture in Rome and it can confuse the uninitiated. No one wants to stand out as a tourist, right? Seven tips.

We were so happy when we made out first successful French onion soup.

Old Jaffa. A must-see in Tel Aviv.

Sharon is a writer and a traveller.

Are you free to live anywhere you like, now that you are retired? Do at least fantasize about such freedom.

I did retirement in my own time and on my own terms.

Our youngest had just graduated college and was engaged to marry. My husband and I ran a company making money for the owners. We asked to buy in but were told that wasn't possible. I was 47, my husband 56. We looked over our finances and realized that if we worked ten more years, we would be ten years older but not much richer.

Karen on the Seine..

Another option: make this cake!

Set a lovely Thanksgiving table. For your stuffing!

Perfect.

Us By the Blue Lagoon

This pool looks just fine.

What a trip!