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The Great Pumpkin (Pie)
Long before the dawn of the pumpkin spice latte, there were pumpkin desserts that were only consumable with a fork or spoon. The French and English were the first to create pumpkin desserts in the 17th century. They hollowed out a pumpkin, poured in a sweet, creamy mixture of milk and honey. and cooked it…
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Finding Fit
I have spent most of my life trying to find my inner athlete. To be clear – “athletic” isn’t my natural state. In fact, it is a term that was probably never connected to my name in a sentence unless “not” or “trying” is in front of it. My brother was on the swim team,…
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Blue Angel
My mother passed away November 16th. Her life was long (97-1/2 years) and her illness was short. She was diagnosed on Thursday night and was gone by Saturday evening. Her family was there for most of Saturday and I think she enjoyed being the Belle of the Ball. We celebrated her life on February 22nd.…
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Final Adventures
We are back home now, recovering from the inevitable jet lag. I also managed to pick up a pretty nasty cold/flu in the last day or two. However, there are a last few adventures, to share and a few random snippets to note before I close this chapter. Our final day was spent touring the…
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Singing in the Rain
Last night was dark and stormy with howling winds and ferocious rain. It was very peaceful being tucked up in our comfortable bed. We woke to low overcast though the sky was slowly beginning to lift with blue patches appearing. With the fully sun, out, we took a short detour back to the Vatnajokull Glacier…
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The Herring Girls
While in Akureyri we took a day trip to Siglufjordur to visit the Herring Era Museum. It has won a number of awards which I regrettably doubted at first look. I loved the museum and especially the story of the herring girls. The entire journey was very scenic on such a beautiful day. Giants are…
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Ice Ice Baby
The day began cloudy and rain was threatening for the late morning. With raincoats at the ready we were off on one of our greatest Icelandic adventures. Part of the day would include a boat ride around the lagoon. Although I had been assured it was slow and smooth, I preferred not to take any…
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A Stones Throw
We spent the night at Egilsstadir and woke to morning rain. The forecast was mixed, so we packed the rain jackets back in our pack and were off to see the East Fjords before 9:00 a.m. The Eastern Region of Iceland is known for its extensive fjords, which are longer, with very different scenery than…
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And Then It Snowed
I know – I have missed on of our days in Akureyri. It was beautiful and sunny and there are things to say – but – today was so unexpected I will talk about it first then go back. (I actually must to go back because I feel compelled to share the history of the…
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Two Nights in Akureyri
Yesterday we travelled from Stykkisholmsbaer To Akureyri. (Kind of just rolls of the tongue right?) I spend a fair amount of time going backwards and forwards between maps and books and signs just trying to ascertain the actual name of the place I am in at any given moment. I have started to keep track…
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Adventures of a curious mind 