I was surprised by my very loving, romantic husband (of 40 years) this morning  with a gift of two dozen beautiful red feather roses! I had never seen them before. Roses are my favorite flower; I have to say that these are more beautiful as buds than the real thing, each made of delicate feathers. And...

My husband and I just returned from a relaxing, invigorating 16-day Panama Canal cruise with Oceania. We enjoyed it so much we’ve already booked another one with them for 2011. About 10 years ago I discovered I get an adrenaline rush and become  very happy on the open sea. The rougher the better;...