Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites

Happy Thanksgiving! This issue includes stories relative to Thanksgiving at home as well as travel dining ideas for those of you who are on the road, in the air, or cruising on rivers and oceans around the world again. River cruiser's can totally enjoy the Holiday Markets on their November/December cruises. My cruise from Venice to Barcelona in January last year on Viking was outstanding! Wishing you safe travels! I will toast you with a glass of something wonderful from California like Margerum Rose or Brander Sauvignon this year! Enjoy story on Dinner to go from divine Ojai chef couple The Rochers in Culinary Coup and enjoy news on latest trends in healthy living in Health Minded.

We are traveling through some very hard political times, it's important to stay close to friends and family. Be together, enjoy what you can and remember what a great country we have. God has taken us through worse (history wise) and we will rise and be present to see our Democracy and our flag flying free.

Check out the chocolate delights being created by dear friend Jean Michel of Chocolate du CaliBressan located in Carpinteria. They will create corporate logo chocolates for your business or family events to celebrate as well as the New Year that will amaze you.

Wonderful holiday entertainment events will be knocking, and Hollywood industry news is ongoing at Life Bites News including the lastes film releases. We will be covering Oscar fun, and always The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF.COM), I will be bringing you all the hot news when it happens. Our Santa Barbara International Film Festival attracts the most important celebrities always, and promises to be as fantasic as ever, with exciting films and celebrity interviews. Look for my red carpet coverage. Buy tickets at the site below. Look for me on the Red Carpet at the Arlington Theatre!

Kids K page has fun holiday adventures for families during the holidays in Solvang at one of my favorite Danish museums. Local bookstores are loaded with new arrivals for teen, and hot new kid books. The Santa Barbara Zoo always has amazing and exciting adventures for kids during the holidays. Just be together in love!

Johnny Jet has the most updated air travel information so go to his site at www.johnnynet.com to always be ahead of the game. He has wonderful information on traveling with kids to amazing destinations. I Trust him like a son!

Viking new scheduled trips are up now for review and people are booking into 2028 already! I am hoping to get to Istanbul this spring and also more Meditteranean stops along the way to fill up my new online travel magazine www.coastingwithbonnie.com. Take a look, perhaps you will see a place you also wish to visit.

Great story up on Viking celebration of 100 ships and naming of seven new ships in Basil Switzerland. Congratulations to everyone at Viking and great news for Viking Cruise lovers! The Anctartic ship looks so interesting and ocean/river cruises are booking reservations for the holiday markets everywhere www.viking.com.

Traveling from Montreal, Canada through New England and landing in Ft. Lauderdale is a dream come true during the changing of colors fall cruises. Look for stories in various sections leading up to Christmas. Adore The Star and know it will be an enchanting voyage. See story on this trip now up in www.coastingwithbonnie.com.

The Sun and the Star are twin ships and I adore them both. Treat yourself to a holiday cruise with Viking this season to learn about and enjoy the world with them. They are voted #1 on the ocean and on the rivers!

News reports say people are drinking more currently and over eating. I'm striving to stay calm and watch what I eat and drink. We have some healthy recipes and new product bites to share with vegans, vegetarians, gluten free and dairy free readers. Enjoy!

Maestro Nir Kabaretti, Symphony Santa Barbara 2025-26 Season will be Spectacular

Opening of the Santa Barbara Symphony Season at the Granada Theatre is upon us and it is expected to be exceptional! Get your tickets now!

Holiday luggage gift ideas and travel essentials can be found in our gift guide section and are worth a peek. Culinary Coup covers exciting venues and tastes from around the world, with loved recipes, and current coverage of exciting charitable events and restaurant news. See an opportunity for people near Ojai California to order a fabulous to go dinner from a star chef and not have to cook!

Below is an easy and quick turkey gravy from Mc Cormick, and a fantastic Texas style chili for your hungry football fan guests.

Birthdays: Wishing my family members Elizabeth Larsen Nov 2, Cody Chandler Hilton Nov 22, and Joey Tanny Nov 19 very happy November Birthday's! I love you all so much and hope you have a joyful day.

Please don't forget to keep praying for our men and women fighting in foriegn lands, especially during the holiday season, and during these very dangerous times throughout the world. Pray they all come home safely, or get home for a family visit during the holidays. God Bless America and keep us safe. Pray for those in the Ukraine and the Middle-East! Don't know what to say about the middle-east; thought we would not have to go back to the same scenario of the 80s. Very sad and tragic for the innocent families suffering in Gaza and even more tragic for the families in the Ukraine. Prayers and love to them all.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you the happiest of Thanksgivings with those you love. This new Flu is a beast...protect yourself! Covid Shots are available for seniors now so get one!

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