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Got a sweet gift Christmas morning, an email from my editor at Next Avenue/PBS telling me my article was one of the most-read this year and is being republished. Here it is, I’m very grateful. https://www.nextavenue.org/do-you-hurkle-durkle/

My piece shares love for New England, including some less obvious spots to experience the best season https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/parks/fall-in-love-with-new-england-this-season/ar-AA1LNZpB?ocid=BingNewsSerp

My story about noctourism recently went live on the PBS/Next Avenue site and was the Editor’s Pick. That was my last story for PBS/Next Avenue after many years. The whole team was let go because of the PBS funding that was stopped. My editors are amazing. So, this is a special piece. I have enjoyed every minute of writing and working with Next Avenue/PBS and am very grateful and proud. It is…

I share ideas for where to experience next summer’s big USA birthday! https://www.shermanstravel.com/

Detour Destinations: If you come to a fork in the road, take it NYC, Philly, Boston, Providence…detour destinations worth taking. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/detour-destinations-are-trending

My piece for Next Avenue/PBS about Louis Armstrong https://www.nextavenue.org/louis-armstrong-wonderful-world

Dollhouses have been hugely popular with kids and adults, too. This piece I wrote for Next Avenue/PBS takes a look at the dollhouse that’s been at Windsor Castle for 100 years and other, more modest dollhouses, but just as important. https://www.nextavenue.org/a-life-in-miniature-the-charm-of-dollhouses

Is it Even Christmas Without a Gingerbread House? I love gingerbread houses. From slanted shredded wheat roofs to crumbling graham cracker walls, to droopy gumdrop bushes, they’re sweet tastes of childhood memories. And in recent years, the tiny gingerbread house movement has morphed into sweet gingerbread villages, gingerbread mansions and magnificent displays of artistry created by some of the…

The Red Sox played cribbage during rain delays, Andre the Giant played before, Navy guys played it at sea and many others around the country play at assisted living facilities, community centers, breweries and at the kitchen table with the fam. Here, my piece about the allure of cribbage. https://www.nextavenue.org/cribbage-anyone

Thanksgiving is celebrated all over the country, but each region puts a traditional spin on the meal. In the South, think collard greens, sweet tea, cornbread stuffing, sweet potato bake…. Here’s how they get it done in the South. https://www.eatthis.com/southern-thanksgiving-traditions-recipes

Here, 15 old-fashioned fall flavors in my piece for Eat This, Not That. https://www.eatthis.com/old-fashioned-recipes-fall

Happy National Dessert Day

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Just thrilled that my piece was chosen as Ten Best Stories That Captivated Readers in 2023 ❤️It’s featured on the site today. Thank you🙏 https://www.nextavenue.org/solo-travel-alone-again-naturally/

❤️ I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, and cheers to Flaco’s first taste of Christmas in the city flying free ❤️ A reimagined version of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas—for Flaco 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Two-hundred years ago this week, Clement Clarke Moore wrote “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” in the Chelsea neighborhood, where he lived on a sprawling estate and was the…