STAY two consecutive nights in January or February at the four- star Georgian Royal Terrace Hotel in Edinburgh for only pounds 99 per person. Package includes two nights in Classic style room, full Scottish breakfast each morning, three-course dinner on first night, including a bottle of house wine, complimentary upgrade package of bathrobes, slippers, mineral water and fruit bowl and use of leisure facilities. This hotel is only five minutes' walk from Princes Street.

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Pack up your Loved ones
When I was a kid, I remember my dad used to sing an old, WWI song, “Pack up your Troubles,” while he was getting dressed for work in the morning. The lyrics from the chorus of the song play in my head often when I’m packing for a trip—“Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile.”Lately, with TSA regulations seemingly changing daily, packing my kit bag with clothes, toothbrush and Ziploc-baggie of three-ounce bottles seems mor ... Read More

The chance to drive an expensive supercar is the unaffordable stuff of dreams for many people.

But this weekend, Haynes International Motor Museum helped make the dream become a reality.

For the first time, the Sparkford visitor attraction was offering the chance to drive a Porsche Boxter, Caterham 7 or Honda rally car.

Tim Vaughan, from the museum, said it had been hugely popular. "It gives people a real chance to drive a car they might not otherwise be able to," he ... Read More

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Plant Anything
A good friend of mine was going away on a long trip during the fall. Miriam thought she had given herself plenty of time to do all the things that are required when one goes out of town.  I called her the day before her departure to wish her bon voyage. She was a wreck. She was completely behind on everything she needed to do. And to top it all off, she lamented, I bought some wonderful corms to plant for next spring. Ill never get them into the ground now!
Well, Il ... Read More