• Mom’s Recipe Box

    Mom’s Recipe Box

    When Shirley Lundeby passed away in January 2022 at age 92 she left behind many good memories, but some of the favorites where the many meals she prepared over the years. Not willing to let her recipes slip away her […] Continue reading…

  • Atomic Tour 2024

    Atomic Tour 2024

    Our annual visit to our good friends Tom and Mary in Henderson, Nevada, took a somewhat unusual turn this year when it became the “Atomic Tour 2024.” It all started after another fantastic dinner served by Mary when we retired […] Continue reading…

  • BMW USA Grand Tour 2022

    BMW USA Grand Tour 2022

    The BMW USA Grand Tour 2022 was the brainchild of Austin Lundeby who thought it would be a fitting gift for his dad’s 70th birthday (Surprise!) to invite him to the two day BMW High Performance Driving School in Thermal, […] Continue reading…

  • A tour of Ireland by a bunch of Geezrs in 2022

    A tour of Ireland by a bunch of Geezrs in 2022

    In May of 2022, 11 Geezrs flew to Ireland, rented three cars, and in 10 days covered more than 1,400 miles, discovering the complex history, the great food, and the wonderful hospitality of the people of Ireland. During our whirlwind […] Continue reading…

  • Roccamorice 2019

    Roccamorice 2019

    Roccamorice lies in the mountains of the Abruzzo region of Italy, 550 meters above sea level (about 1,700 feet). The derivation of the name Roccamorice is unknown. Some say it came from connecting two words:  rocca and moricci.  Immigrants to the US […] Continue reading…

  • Anniversary Dinner

    Anniversary Dinner

    We spent the afternoon with a walk in the park near the Novodevichy Convent. Followed by a drive through the city which surprised us both with bustle of activity and the number of modern structures. Then we were treated to a fabulous anniversary dinner prepared by Aleksey’s wife Vika.   Continue reading…

  • Tretyakov Museum

    Tretyakov Museum

    The State Tretyakov Gallery is considered the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. The gallery’s history starts in 1856 when the Muscovite merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating […] Continue reading…

  • ICBM Bunker Museum

    ICBM Bunker Museum

    The tour of the ICBM bunker, now turned museum, was beyond belief. As a child of the Cold War I never in my wildest dreams thought I would very have such an experience. Hidden below residential buildings and 13 stories […] Continue reading…

  • A Tour of the Kremlin

    A Tour of the Kremlin

    Aleksey arranged for an English speaking tour guide and we spent the day with her, in the rain, touring the many buildings of the Kremlin ( a fortress or citadel housing the offices of the Russian government. There are about […] Continue reading…

  • Moscow Market Day

    Moscow Market Day

    Refreshed after a good night’s sleep in our comfortable bed, we were ready for our first full day in Moscow. Alexey, who’d already been up for hours which is his way, gave us a tutorial on using the new, high-tech […] Continue reading…

  • To Moscow by train and our next adventure

    To Moscow by train and our next adventure

    One final spectacular breakfast at the equally spectacular Kempinski Hotel, and we were off to the train station. Alexey had kindly made all arrangements, and in no time, we were happily seated in our luxurious car. Moscow is about a three and […] Continue reading…

  • Goose Goose and Goodbye to St. Petersburg

    Goose Goose and Goodbye to St. Petersburg

    With only one more day in St. Petersburg, we decided to stroll and eat and take a more leisurely pace. The weather was a bit chilly and overcast but nothing good Minnesotans and Muscovites couldn’t handle. With pizza and a […] Continue reading…