Boston – Eat, Bike, & Beer Merry

Having already explored Boston’s historic Freedom Trail, we decided that on this visit to Boston we would seek to explore the tastes -- and taps -- that are beginning to make new history.

Chase your GypsyNesters through the breweries, ball fields, big buildings and bistros of Boston!.. CONTINUE READING >> 


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Meet and mingle with your GypsyNesters, authors of Going Gypsy: One Couple's Adventure from Empty Nest to No Nest at All at the New York City book lover's dream location!

Where: Bookmarks Lounge on the rooftop of the Library Hotel
299 Madison Avenue, NYC (map it)

When: Tuesday, March 31st - 4-6 PM

There's no better place to celebrate the publication of our book, and we want to share our joy with you! Let's enjoy each other’s company, literary inspired cocktails, and fantastic views of Manhattan.

RSVP NOW to info@gypsynester.com and be entered to win gifts from (you must be present to pick them up!):

Luxurious stay for two!
Parador Resort and Spa, Costa Rica (see below for all gifts)

Audible.com
Bluff Works
Calico Juno Designs
Corning and the Southern Finger Lakes
Discover Corps
Go Western Newfoundland
Skyhorse Publishing
Thorlo
Tourism and Events Queensland
Viking River Cruises
Younique by MakeupMillionaires.com ... and more!

All RSVP'd guests will receive an exclusive CD of original music from our videos!

We will have copies of Going Gypsy on hand to autograph. Or you can bring your own copy purchased from your local bookstore or online at:


Also available as an audiobook from Audible.com 

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America's Other West Coast

Who knew America has two West Coasts? Well now we do, after discovering Florida's hundreds of miles of beautiful coastline facing west onto the Gulf of Mexico.

Sometimes called The Sunset Coast, most of it is much less crowded than the... CONTINUE READING >>

Mama Loves a Ball of Paint

It’s Mother’s Day. This one is a milestone for me. It’s my first without chicks in the nest. I’d received phone calls from all three of my children -- the fast-walking, subway-chasing, black-wearing, taxi-flagging NYC urbanite daughters, 24 & 22, and The Boy, 18, sending their love and best wishes. Each expressed their undying gratitude for spawning them and shared all the wonderful things going on in their busy lives. Absolutely lovely, everyoneremembered me, and no guilt calls would be needed for at least a week.


Now the rest of the day loomed menacingly. This GypsyNesting Mama needed a diversion. It had to be a well established diversion, something so spectacular that... CONTINUE READING >>

The "Grapefruit League" Diet

Ah Spring, when a young man's heart turns to thoughts of... baseball. In late February thousands of athletes descend upon Florida and Arizona for the annual rite of Grapefruit and Cactus League baseball - Spring Training.

It was just like being on the bench with the players. We could almost taste the Gatorade and easily eavesdrop on everything they said to each other, as well as what the coaches had to say... It really was amazing access... CONTINUE READING >>

Windy City Whirlwind Tour

Join us on our whirlwind tour of Chicago, home of America's Tallest Skyline. View the Windy City's grandest buildings, catch a reflection in Cloud Gate and see the beautiful (and huge!) Buckingham Fountain at Grant Park lit up in red at night! Did you know that Chicago has a building so large it has its own zip code?... CONTINUE READING >>

The Maple Leaf Spangled Banner

The rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air.... YEAH CANADA! What? Turns out Independence Day is not the only patriotic fireworks-laden midsummer festival in North America. Canada Day is on the 1st of July and celebrates Canada's “birthday” with familiar cookouts, picnics, parades, fireworks and a communal cake. Cake? Of course, it's a birthday party! We found ourselves a beauty of a celebration by the banks of the River Thames in London... Ontario that is.

We found ourselves a beauty of a celebration by the banks of the River Thames in London... Ontario... read more

Mama Loves a Ball of Paint

Deep in the heart of Hoosierland lives a man with a vocation spanning 45 years. It all started with a happy mishap in 1964 -- Mike Carmichael and a buddy were tossing a baseball and it ended up in can of paint.


Then an inspiration, -- “What would this look like if I continued to coat the baseball, then cut the whole thing in half?”


 Encouragement was given by neighbors and kinfolk -- then they dissuaded him from splitting the coated sphere. The years passed and ... read more

From the Minors to October

 Ah, autumn. A nip in the air, the trees are changing, football is back, but mostly... October baseball.

I'm a sports fan. I grew up on minor league baseball. The Wichita Aeros were a big part of my youth and the first professional sporting event I ever attended. That sticks with a guy, I was hooked. Back then the minors were a bit different than today. Of course you had the young prospects fighting to make the bigs but there were also some old vets playing out their string. You don't see that anymore. The parent club won't pay the freight and wants the roster spot for a possible future "player to be named later". I saw some good ones coming up and going down. Vida Blue as a teenager throwing... read more