Foggy Days
For Christmas, I gave my daughter a certificate good for three days at an AirBnB as a writing retreat. She cashed in on that gift this past week. I told her she could go alone, go with her hubby, go with her dad, or go with me. She picked me to go with her, along […]
It’s 2025!
I admit it. I’m old. I remember the old cartoons, comic books, and TV shows talking about futuristic stuff in the 21st century. It seemed impossibly far away. But here it is, 2025. It sounds like something from a book rather than being on the calendar. We enjoyed a quiet Christmas with Daughter and Son-in-law […]
The End of the Year
Can you believe it? How fast did 2024 go for you? The only things that seemed to drag on and on were the constant political ads and pundits arguing about who would win. I’m glad that’s over. This year flew by for me. I was so busy traveling between April and October that it felt […]
Visiting Battlefields
Our annual Sibling Trip went well this year although it started off very rough. Arriving in Baltimore the first day, we had reservations for a minivan, reservations for lodging, and hungry stomachs. What we didn’t know was all the rental vehicles there were gone due to Hurricane Helene. We were afoot. We could always get […]
Heading to the Past
This week, I take off on another trip. This one is with my three siblings as we tour Civil War sites in the Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia. We were in that area two years ago, but this year, we’ll spend most of our time around Richmond. We have our fingers crossed Congress will pass […]
A Two-Week Book Tour
I’ve always told people I’m a homebody, but if you’ve kept up with my blogs this summer, you know I’m turning myself into a liar. Every month since April, I’ve been away from home on a trip or two. While it’s nice to travel, I sure miss home while I’m gone. On this last trip, […]
Touring London
As I stated in last week’s blog, I went to the UK with my daughter. She went for a conference; I went as a travel companion. After her conference, we spent three days in London seeing the sights. Hubby and I were there ten years ago so I knew a little about how to get […]
Visiting Portsmouth UK
My amazing, PhD-seeking, incredible daughter had to go to Portsmouth in the UK for a conference about designing women’s sportwear. In case you don’t know, she’s working on a new body armor design for women warriors. They currently wear the men’s and as you can well imagine, it doesn’t fit very well. Let’s all wish […]