Our son was snorkeling last week at Roatan Island, Honduras, and was noticing the same thing happening
there. He said-If you don't respect the beauty of the coral enough to be careful not to damage it, you shouldn't be in the water.

Well...we let them buy their own airfare and car rental. But they don't seem to mind when they have a beautiful villa on St John waiting for them.

Thank you so much for the input. We usually give several options and let our family vote on their favorite. We have six on the list, each in a different area of the island- Mermaid Falls - Upper Peter Bay Peace and Plenty - Cinnamon Bay Heavens Gate - Coral Bay Casa de Sonadores - Virgin Grand Estat...

Nic~ We like Ranch Pizza and I think it would be good for a brunch too. Just use a can of refridgerated thin crust pizza dough. Pre-bake the crust. Then instead of pizza sauce use Ranch dressing (I mix up the dry Hidden Valley). Top with thinly sliced onion, chopped green pepper and Roma tomato to t...

Anyone have any experience with Mermaid Falls or Peace and Plenty?

We were wondering especially about the roads in Upper Peter Bay and Catherineberg, are they steep and are they paved?

I have visited all on both lists except Rev. King's church and Ground Zero. My Dad (an energetic tourist) took us to many of these places when I was a child growing up in the late forties and fifties. Twenty years of my Husband's military career and my own career as a travel consultant helped also. ...

Our grandaughter Zipline married her long-time boyfriend Smedley yesterday. The ceremony was held at the small non-denominational country chapel they attend. The reception was on the chapel lawn. There were seven bridesmaids and the matron of honor was also mother of the bride! One of the roomates o...

Our grandaughter's wedding is tomorrow. This is from a note in the invitation: "We hope you have all made space in your calendars to help us celebrate! You have all made an impact in our lives and we can't imagine taking this next step without the support of family and friends. If you would lik...

I learned to drive on my boyfriend's 1941 Ford. It was perfect for learning because the transmission was so loose that you could sometimes shift without the clutch being engaged. Most of the time he had to prime the carburator to start it, and the passenger side window crank was kept in the glove co...

I heard from a famous conservative radio host that Rep. Johnson is very ill and that blurs his thinking at times. The host would not criticize Rep. Johnson, but I think if that is true then the Rep. needs to retire.

My 89 yr old Mom suffered a spontaneous femur fracture when standing up from being seated on a sofa. The nurses in the ER said it was from taking a famous brand biphosphonate osteoporosis medication that she has been on for at least ten years. I researched this and the articles said meds usually hel...

We always have fun in Branson! Are you going to look at Thousand Hills? It is close to Hwy 76 and was very pretty when we stayed there several years ago. We found the downstairs neighbors very familiar-then we realized it was one of the Osmond Brothers when we went to their show one night. Nice folk...

We'll have to drag out the old 48 yr old percolator we got for a wedding present and give it another try. Well meaning people keep giving us flavored gourmet (ground) coffee for Christmas. We accumulated 7 pounds of it in the freezer. Right now we are working on the last package-Pumpkin pie spice! B...

Our 20 yr old grandaughter, Zipline, just got engaged to her boyfriend Smedley. There is no engagement ring only matching tattoos.

Is this a trend? This granny would like to see a ring on her finger!

We didn't stay up for the night shuttle launch this time, but many years ago (1972) my sons and I witnessed the last Apollo moon shot (Apollo 17) from our front yard in AF housing. It was a night launch and the vehicle was a Saturn V. It was a thrill none of us has ever forgotten. During the mission...