Category: Rose’s Blog

​Our adventures in Russia concluded in Moscow, the nation’s capital and a city of more than twelve million people. In very chilly weather, we disembarked

​ ​A yellow birch on The riverbank reflects on The dark, still water ​We left St. Petersburg with memories of the cold autumn wind blowing

​Golden Autumn had already settled on St. Petersburg when we arrived in this glorious city at the end of September. The fluttering aspen along the

​The impulse to offer generous hospitality is one of the most ancient of human motivations. The Greek Classics are filled with stories of kings welcoming

​The scents of pumpkin And cinnamon waft over Birds of paradise. ​Everyone has a reason to be thankful. If you have good food to eat,

​Autumn in Central Europe is breathtakingly beautiful, and we were fortunate to cruise the Danube from Budapest to Passau and on to Prague just as

Be careful what you put on your bucket list. You might end up visiting a place that feels a lot like staying at home—fifty or

  ​There are many reasons for North Americans to travel to India. Food is one of them. The fact that India is one of the

  Shave Ice or Shaved Ice? (July 4, 2016) Now that I am retired from teaching, I have taken a vow never to correct anyone’s English

My niece and co-author, Kathleen Pedulla, and I recently completed a comprehensive book on Afternoon Tea entitled Sharing Tea: The Road Back to Civilization. This