Category Archives: Travels with Linda

Singles Tennis Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry!

By Linda | August 1, 2013

I go both ways, that is on the tennis court. I still enjoy both singles and doubles play.
Most women my age are avowed doubles players. Doubles, they say, is a more cerebral game, requires less running, and is more social. That may all be true. But the one thing that singles has way over doubles [...]

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Drunk on Martha’s Vineyard–Roses, Hydrangeas, and Honeysuckle, Oh My!

By Linda | July 11, 2013

One of the highlights of my summer is spending time at our summer retreat on Martha’s Vineyard. This year we went for a few days around July 4th. The rains of the preceding two weeks had stopped and the greenery was more lush than it usually looks in August, when we usually visit.
While the many [...]

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The Perfect Re-Union: Bowdoin College, the Kismet Inn and Me

By Linda | June 11, 2013

I have a confession. Although I am not a Bowdoin graduate, every 5 years I love going as the spouse to my husband’s reunion. A once sleepy liberal arts college tucked away in the pines of Brunswick, ME, Bowdoin has grown into a top rated and highly sought after school for the smartest young minds [...]

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Adventures and Misadventures in the Negev (Desert) in Israel

By Linda | May 26, 2013

Israel is a place of surprising contrasts. Let’s take the desert, called the Negev. As we drove south from Jerusalem, compared to our last trip in that region 8 years ago, much more of it had been transformed into agricultural fields of wheat, vineyards, and groves of fruit and olive trees.
Along with the agriculture, new [...]

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Artist Ellen Steinfeld Is a One Woman Show at the Burchfield Penny Art Gallery–Not to be Missed

By Linda | February 6, 2013

Suspended Motion: Sculptures and Watercolors by Ellen Steinfeld
This coming Friday, February 8, 5:30-7:30 pm it’s happening at the Burchfield Penny Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY. Artist Ellen Steinfeld will exhibit her work–the first time they have ever had a single artist show. Ellen is an incredibly versatile artist; and this exhibit promises to show off [...]

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Christians Who Don’t Celebrate Christmas and Jews Who Do?

By Linda | December 4, 2012

Arriving late Thursday night to Charleston, SC, I grabbed a taxi to the hotel, quite tired and not in the mood for conversation. But that wasn’t the taxi driver’s agenda, so wanting to be polite to this very eager to please woman, I entered into the conversation.
The 20 minutes passed quickly and when we arrived [...]

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Unexpected Harvests–What 48 Hours on Martha’s Vineyard Can Yield

By Linda | November 15, 2012

Twice yearly, from all over this very strongly female island (named for a woman, kept by women as their whaling husbands who sailed most of the year, and with a beach name for a woman–Lucy Vincent), scores of women gather to listen to each other and then share stories and insights. Women’s perspectives is not [...]

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What You Need and What You Want Are Strong Determinants for Societal Success: Two Must See Movies

By Linda | August 10, 2012

Cryptic headers for blogs are risky. Two documentaries seen this week made me consider the flip sides to what is to me the same question. What are the values by which we live our lives?
The Queen of Versailles, written and directed by Lauren Greenfield chronicles the “American Dream”–upward mobility through the acquisition of money which [...]

Also posted in Telling Stories | Tagged Consumerism, Israel Inside, Queen of Versailles | 1 Comment

A Last Look at Italy with Love

By Linda | June 14, 2012

This post, as you will soon realize, will be more visually stimulating and use fewer words. The images still evoke the incredible feelings I enjoyed while pedaling along through Puglia, or climbing the high cliffs on the Amalfi coast.
Here we are all set for our first full day of riding. Check out the cool riding [...]

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Cycling In Puglia, Italy: The Five Senses and Then Some

By Linda | June 6, 2012

Just above the heel of the boot is a region in Italy known as Puglia. Save for Backroads, I never would have thought to visit this kingdom of the olive on my own. The characteristic “trulli” structures stood white against the colors of the sky and field, enhanced by the aromas of flowers and olives. The sounds [...]

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