by Michelle Moran | May 8, 2024 | #BestofBlueRidge, #ChefDannyMellman, #dannyandmichelle, #Homestead, #litlpond, The Chef, Uncategorized
Spring in the Appalachian Mountains is a time of renewal and transformation. The Blue Ridge landscape turns into a colorful canvas; the air is filled with the sweet melodies of birds, and the meadows come alive with the gentle hum of bees. This transition, unique...
by Michelle Moran | Sep 10, 2023 | #BestofBlueRidge, #ChefDannyMellman, #dannyandmichelle, #Homestead, #litlpond, The Writer
My husband Danny and I were in the jungle of Belize having breakfast, bird-watching, and being entertained by an acrobatic group of Howler Monkeys. We began chatting with a couple at a nearby table. They were raised in the Midwest and living in Texas. As always with...
by Michelle Moran | Aug 25, 2023 | The Writer
A menu map of Karpathos. Heaven on earth. Achat Beach. The beauty of Pigadia. Our trip to Karpathos, Greece, began as a joke. Well, not really, Here’s how the story goes. We were visiting Danny’s niece and her husband in New York City. It was a reunion delayed by the...
by Michelle Moran | May 12, 2023 | #ChefDannyMellman, #dannyandmichelle, #litlpond, The Writer
The ocean below me, I watched the waves smash into rocks, listened to the kids bickering on the trail ahead of me thinking, this would not be a good time for an annoyed sister to give her brother a mischievous shove. The hike, a condensed version of the original...
by Michelle Moran | May 12, 2023 | The Writer, Uncategorized
The water is coming in from every direction. And the constant roar of the reef is keeping my mind off the fact that I can’t get my laptop working. My hopes of spending the day seem crashing like the waves on the natural rock jetty offshore. Instead, I find myself...