My Sunday practice is to post sacred carols. It surprised me to learn that Louis Armstrong did not record any. Ella Fitzgerald did, though, and today’s selection brings our road trip to a close, appropriately enough in the same place as Mary and Joseph’s.

Christmas in the Big Apple sounds like fun! Especially if Louis is there and says “Hi-de-ho.”

Oh Ella, such an easy question. I would like it very much! Thank you for asking. I’ll make it another stop on our holiday road trip.

Going on a little musical holiday road trip. What better place to start than New Orleans?

It’s cold and dark and I have the Good Morning Blues all right. Thank you, Ella, for making it all better. ❤️

It’s December! I ❤️ Christmas music and I ❤️ Louis Armstrong. So we’ll kick it off with the lesser-known yet awesome Cool Yule. Enjoy!

I learned these words when I was selected for a middle-school choral group and have remembered them all these years. I am thankful for the America that welcomes the homeless tempest-tossed, and pray that we are able to remain so.

Post hike visit to Thirsk, home of The World of James Herriot. Great day. Porridge at brekkie, fabulous museum, train ride back to Manchester. Sea Bream and a South African wine for dinner. Not looking forward to the long plane ride, but ready to come home.

Pic is on the set of All Creatures Great and Small. Too cool!

So this is our new bff. Downloaded the trail map so that my iphone serves as a gps to double check our location. Could have saved our skin the past couple of days but now we are getting the hang of things and just in time because tomorrow should be the hardest day.