K-Cup Concoctions: Timothy’s White Hot Cocoa and Bosco Berry Blue Syrup

As if I don’t have enough keeping me busy with the K-Cup Challenge, I thought it high time I expanded my K-Cup franchise a bit.  I had read about, and then recreated for myself, a Green Mountain Mocha-type drink by mixing their Espresso Blend with their Hot Cocoa.  Joe Siminovich as Shoffee.com tipped me off [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Gloria Jean’s Black Gold (Extra Bold)

This makes the 3rd review of Gloria Jean’s Coffee from a sampler sent to me by K-Cup Challenge sponsor OneGreatCup.  I have thus far, to put it mildly, been less than enamored with the Gloria Jean’s brand.  If nothing else I’ve learned that maybe K-Cup variety packs are the way to go because, when the [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Green Mountain Summer Symphony

The 2nd of two special limited edition summer blends the kind folks at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sent me, the Fair Trade Organic Summer Symphony blend, is more of a traditional light roast than the previously reviewed Raspberry Rhapsody.  You won’t be overpowered by fruit aromas and fruit flavors.  Instead, what I’ve got in front [...]

Qwowi in Alaska - A Day in Fairbanks

While we’ve thoroughly enjoyed most of our Holland America Alaskan Cruise Tour so far, a day spent in Fairbanks leaves plenty to be desired.

The paddle wheel of the boat that took us to the Indian camp. Shutter set to 1/10th to try and preserve the motion.

Only one picture today as we didn’t really take [...]

Luxurious Lush - a new bath tub and efforts to ‘go green’ equal a love affair with Lush

Like so many 30-something women, I own a host of bath and body products, which clutter my bathroom more than I’d like to admit.  However, in my recent efforts to become more mindful of “going green” I have truly taken stock of all of the products in my home, including the bathroom.  Obviously, it is [...]

Qwowi in Alaska - The Road to Denali

We left Whitehorse yesterday and set out on 2 days of what’s really little more than a means to get us where we need to go.  We spent last night in Beaver Creek, a town that consists of a hotel, a gas station, and the houses of the people who work in the hotel and [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Caribou Mahogany

I found a surprise on my porch the other day from my friends at Shoffee.com.  I was expecting a few more boxes of K-Cups as part of Shoffee’s continuing support of the K-Cup Challenge.  What I wasn’t expected was a box of Caribou’s new Mahogany blend.
Overall I’ve been very satisfied with the Caribou Blend and [...]

Qwowi Golf Review - Fiz Golf Club and Ball Cleaner

Back in early May of this year I wrote a quick preview of the new Fiz Golf…well, let’s call it cleansing foam for golf clubs and golf balls.  As you may recall, I pointed out that while I’m personally not a big fan of cleaning, and therefore not a fan of cleaning products, I was [...]

Qwowi in Alaska - Kluane National Park

A two hour bus ride brought us to the edges of Kluane National Park (part of the Canadian National Park system).  The scale of the park is absolutely amazing.  There are no roads into or through the park, despite the fact that it’s roughly the same size as the state of New Jersey.  A substantial [...]

Qwowi in Alaska - Skagway and the Yukon Territory

We spent this morning in the town of Skagway.  Most unfortunately our helicopter flightseeing and trip to the dogsled camp on a glacier was canceled.  Apparently helicopters, heavy clouds, and mountains make for a nasty mix.  The wife is very disappointed as it was the trip she was most looking forward to.  On the plus [...]