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A couple of years ago, I visited a beautiful winery in upstate New York. I must admit that I was more interested in the gardens that surrounded the winery than the wine itself. The gardens were filled with a variety of perennials and even a prickly pear cactus that thrived in despite the frigid winters. […]
Earlier this week, I have been sharing with you about our recent trip into the old, mining town of Bisbee, AZ. From unique pieces of art, the friendly people, great food and endless stairways, our trip was so much fun. What I haven’t shown you in my earlier posts are the plants and gardens of Bisbee, […]
Have you decorated your home for the fall holidays yet? I decided to do a little something different for this fall. Instead of spending a lot of money on fake pumpkins and other decorations that I would later need to find storage space for – I went a more ‘natural’ route with a little help […]
The past few days have been full of celebration in our family. Our daughter has returned home from her Navy training AND we have a new addition to our family. For those of you who have been following along in my adventures, you may remember that my second-oldest daughter, Rachele, joined the Navy last spring. […]
Did you have the opportunity to get away for awhile this summer? Our summer has been a bit tough this year. The reason is that my son, Kai, had hip surgery (his 5th) and was confined to a wheelchair this summer. He was in quite a lot of pain for the first few weeks, which […]
Have you ever traveled through a part of Route 66? Route 66 through Springfield, Illinois For me, I love the pure sense of ‘Americana’ that seems to pervade this historic route that travels through Illinois all the way to California. Every summer, my family and I spend a week up in Williams, Arizona. For those […]
Do you have a special place that you spend your vacation every year? Our family is very blessed to have a special place to visit every summer. Now, when I say ‘family’ – I mean my mother, sisters, brother and their families as well. It really helps that we all really like each other and […]
Well as promised, this is the last installment of our trip to the east coast last month. For those of you who have not been following our adventures, breathlessly awaiting this post 😉 So far , we had traveled to Atlanta – to Asheville, NC – to Williamsburg, VA – to Washington DC – to Lancaster, PA. My mother […]
Well, I have almost recovered from our roadtrip to the east coast. The clothes have all been washed, my huge pile of mail is now gone and I am no longer waking up at 5 o’clock in the morning. Our trip began by flying into Atlanta and renting a minivan before heading up to western North […]