I'm sure everyone has their favorite season of the year and for me.....it is Autumn. I have lived in many different places over the last 20 years and have had the opportunity to witness different climates but will always appreciate and come back to those areas that have the four seasons. In the last few weeks, as summer is winding down and the mornings and evenings are getting cooler, I am reminded of some of the simple things in my past that I loved about Autumn. I loved going shopping ...

In reading and replying to Texas Wahine's post on places to visit on Oahu got me thinking about places I had visited that had had an impact on me. I had agreed with her that the Arizona Memorial was one of my fav's on Oahu. That got me thinking about other places that had affected me, either positively or negatively. I went on a month-long tour of Europe between my sophmore and junior year of college with a tour group. Saw most of the usual tourist sights in Greece, France, England, Ita...