About this time of the year, I am busy helping my vegetable gardens transition into summer. That means pulling any remaining leaf lettuce. Yes, it hurts to know that I now have to buy lettuce until next fall when I can grow it again. Even though not all of my lettuce had bolted, none […]
I love getting a great deal, don’t you? Back in October, I spent $2.40 for eight heads of garlic, from my local grocery store. I planted them and 7 months later, it was time to harvest them. As I stepped into the side vegetable garden, I took a good look at my garlic. It was […]
Well, I made it home after visiting five states in 8 days. One of the things that I enjoy most about my annual road trips is discovering the people, places, history, food and gardens of the different regions of the United States. Annual road trips My road trip, this year, took me to parts […]
The last state of our road trip was perhaps, the best – Kentucky. My southern ancestry is from Kentucky and I was excited to explore this state. Of course, no visit to Kentucky is complete without a visit to a very famous celebrity known for his famous ‘original’ chicken recipe. We visited the cafe where […]
One of my favorite stops on our road trip this year was visiting the gardens at the University of Tennessee. Earlier in our trip, I visited the gardens of the University of South Carolina, so I was looking forward to seeing more campus gardens. Even though, I had heard great things about the gardens at UT, […]
We have left South Carolina for one of my favorite parts of North Carolina – Asheville. I had visited Asheville 2 1/2 years ago and was so excited to return. Each time we go on a road trip, we stay in regular hotels – (Hampton Inn is our favorite). However, we usually pick one special […]
If you have been following my road trip, I wanted to show you a side trip that we made on our first full day: We visited a small island off the coast of Georgia called Tybee Island. Located just outside of Savannah, Georgia – Tybee Island is a barrier island and faces the Atlantic Ocean. […]
The past couple of days on the road have been both eventful AND uneventful. Yesterday morning found us in Columbia, SC. We set on our way to find a folk art festival that was scheduled near the campus of University of South Carolina (USC), but couldn’t find it. What we did find, driving through the […]
One of the 22 historic squares in Savannah, Georgia. Welcome to Day 2 of our road trip. Our first stop was Charleston, SC – which is a beautiful city. Today, we visited Savannah, Georgia. I had heard so many wonderful things about this historical city and couldn’t wait to explore it on our own. We […]
Well, after a delayed start yesterday – we finally began our newest road trip adventure. Charleston, South Carolina was our first destination. For those of you who have been to Charleston, you know what a beautiful city it is, steeped in history with beautifully, preserved buildings. My mother and I are fairly independent when traveling […]
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