Canon needs more than a second shot with me

Stonehenge in 2007

I was watching television the other day and got pretty ticked off when Your Second Shot: A Project by Canon commercial aired. The gist of the project is that Canon is traveling the US and giving people a second chance to recapture moments from when their photos didn’t turn out correctly. Is Canon apologizing for [...]

doc popcorn Mall of Louisiana

Yesterday I spent some free time between doctor’s appointments window shopping at the Mall of Louisiana. I missed out on my morning coffee, since I had to fast, so I mosied upstairs to the food court to get a CC’s Coffeehouse coffee. I was shocked to see that CC’s was no longer located between the [...]

Copa di Vino single serve wine

Copa di Vino wine by the glass

My local grocery store, Leblanc’s Payless, has one of the best wine aisles I’ve ever seen. Every once in a while I make a visit specifically to restock my wine collection, browsing the new varietals and labels being stocked or looking for a wine new to introduce to my palate. I recently came across an [...]

My new writing salon / sleeping porch #home

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For two years I’ve searches antique shops, garage sales, and many other places for an outdoor lounging area on my back porch.  When the weather is pleasant, and even when it isn’t, I take refuge in the peace and quiet of my back yard. It’s my place to write travel stories and to work on [...]

Instagram Free Photo App

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I downloaded the free photo editing app Instagram and began to play with photos. My daughter noticed what I was doing and downloaded the app on her phone. Within 30 seconds she had captured vignettes of Louisiana in culinary form. See the full gallery on Posterous Cool app. And it’s free to download on iTunes.

Media Event: Chevy Cruze and Volt

Shannon Hurst Lane at Chevy Blogher Event in NYC

I love attending brand events to learn about new products on the market to share with my friends at home and readers of TravelingMamas.com. I’ve mentioned before about how thankful I am to be included in many of these amazing experiences that provide me with the ultimate research for producing informative content. I also get [...]

Best Hotel in Kota Kinabalu: Le Meridien

Jared and I flew to Kota Kinabalu on the Island of Borneo. We stayed at Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu and barely had time to take a breath before we were scheduled to do a site visit of Shangri La Rasa Ria. I really wanted to see the Orang Utan sanctuary for my website, but all [...]