Author: Sandra Friend

Sip of Wine

Posted on Feb 8, 2011Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

At Cuvee, I discovered pay-per-sip, where hundreds of bottles of wine are set up with machinery that delivers a set amount of wine based on a per-ounce charge.

Hikes with Wine

Posted on Feb 2, 2011Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

One of the more intriguing hikes I’ve taken in the past year was along the Weinwanderweg – translation, “Wine wander way” – in the vineyard-covered hillsides outside Stuttgart, Germany.

Frei Die Toiletten!

Posted on Oct 18, 2010Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

I’ve been piddling away Euros these past two weeks while piddling in Germany. In my youth, pay toilets were uncomfortably common in the USA, thankfully no more.

Moon Shot

Posted on Jun 21, 2010Jan 9, 2026 by Sandra Friend

I lucked into this daylight shot in Titusville at Dicerandra Scrub Preserve, no tripod, with my Nikon D-80. Perhaps the stars were in alignment?

Welcome Home

Posted on Jun 11, 2010Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

There’s always been a certain magic about crossing the Florida state line. It’s not that the terrain looks any different than South Georgia. But it’s Florida.

Χριστός Ανέστη!

Posted on Apr 5, 2010Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

Holy Week is the most important week in the Orthodox calendar, and Easter evening its culmination. This is the worship service in Corfu Town at midnight.

Yo Gabba Gabba and the Mammogram

Posted on Mar 10, 2010Jan 9, 2026 by Sandra Friend

I dragged my feet for getting my baseline mammogram done, having heard horror stories of how it would hurt. Well, it didn’t. And Yo Gabba Gabba helped me through.

Heaven Scent

Posted on Mar 5, 2010Jan 10, 2026 by Sandra Friend

If heaven is on earth, it is cloaked with the mysterious and pure scent of camellias in spring, the aroma of a stroll through Magnolia Gardens in Charleston.