Pechins Mill Holiday Punch
Serves 8 Ingredients: 2 quarts eggnog 1 quart vanilla ice cream 1 cup rum 1/3 cup brandy 4 black cats plus 1 gray tabby cat 1 beige Shepherd-Husky dog ground…
New Orleans
Low hotel prices in New Orleans in December prompted a last-minute vacation in the cresent city. Katrina left the tourist areas alone but significantly reduced tourism. We returned encouraging everyone…
Using Video from the Samsung Sports Camera
The Samsung Sports Camera is a handy solid-state camcorder that produces MPeg4 video that does not work well with many video editors. The camera produces DIVX/XVid MPeg4 with a different…
Ridgway and Pennsylvania Wilds
We discovered the lightly touristed town of Ridgway while attending a wedding in nearby St. Marys, PA. The Towers Inn is a Victorian-era mansion loaded with charm and history and…
Dippy’s miscelany of the England excursion
Insertion of a wrong power adapter disabled our camcorder the day of our flight. I have complained about the thing for years so the error may have been subliminally intentional.…
A small tale from the small island of Britain
This first day of June finds us in England's Cotswolds region, a lush area of old stone mansions, antique shops, abundant hiking trails and Winston Churchill's childhood home, Blenheim Palace.…
seasons greetings from the Czech Republic
Another pre-Christmas vacation, this time to Prague. Part pleasure, part business (I am writing an article on "Christmastime in Prague" for a culinary arts magazine), the trip is proving to…
Dippy eyes Prague
Kathy will post a more eloquent story shortly but Sean needs to use up some time at the internet cafe too. In short, Prague gives Paris some competition in the…
