I’m always quick to give high fives to the awesome Mom and Pop restaurants we find in our travels…but let me share one of our less than awesome meals on a previous road trip. This diner was in Ocala Florida on our usual winter route to our Florida condo. And let me also tell you […]
Road Trip Photos Revisited…With New Ones On The Horizon
Looking through old photos makes me happy. And while browsing today I realized it’s almost time once again to start packing. Yes…It’s almost Summer Road Trip Time! Soon we’ll be packing our bags for a sort of “Trains, Plane and Automobiles” type of adventure. We’re planning to drive to Denver where we will fly to […]
Goats On The Go – An Iowa City Tradition Is Born
I never thought I would say this, but every summer I look forward to the arrival of…GOATS. Several years ago I was totally disgusted when I saw an ugly fence placed around the beautiful ravine that borders the elementary school nearby. It’s the school our boys attended so many years ago. That fence looked like […]
Two Sisters Explore Sisters Garden – Johnson County, Iowa
Sometimes those Indy sisters can’t agree on an activity. And in this case Big Sis decided to stay in the car and peruse her smartphone while her younger sisters did a little more exploring with me. And that adventure took place only a few miles from the farm where I grew up. We made a […]
Grant Wood Country – An Unplanned Lunch In Stone City, Iowa
When we left our house for a day of baseball games I had no idea we would end up in Stone City Iowa instead! But sometimes life takes all of us in a direction we don’t anticipate. We piled our GrandCamp lovin’ Indy girls into the car and we headed for Monticello, Iowa to watch […]
From Biscuits To Biplanes…All In One Day – GrandCamp 2018
Biscuits and Biplanes? Please allow me to explain that unlikely combination. A rainy morning is the PERFECT time to stay in bed, but my, how times have changed. Kids no longer grab a comic book or watch cartoons in their pajamas. They are now glued to their electronic devices! And biplanes were the farthest thing […]
The Harvest Moon Cafe – Rome, Georgia
I’ve named my trusty phone GPS Maps voice “Stella”, and she rarely lets me down. So I took her advice when she recommended The Harvest Moon Cafe in Rome, Georgia as a good place for lunch on our recent Northern Snowbird migration on our wonderful Road Less Traveled. You know the old saying. When in Rome… […]
Goodbye Atlanta…Hello To Roads Less Traveled!
Ahhhh…The beauty and peace we find on roads less traveled! In the past, our Snowbird trips to and from Florida have taken us through the heart of Atlanta. And I can assure you those are NOT roads less traveled! Just the thought of sitting in that massive freeway parking lot ever again gives me the […]
Easter Bonnet Memories…When Hats Were A Fashion Necessity
Hats and Easter went hand in hand when I was a child. And wearing my new, carefully coordinated Easter outfit almost always meant a photo op with my big brother. Here we are, heading to Mass on Easter morning. (My big brother Tommy even has his prayer book in hand.) My little purse most definitely […]
Seven Reasons For Joining The March – Parkland, Florida
My heart still hurts for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas families in Parkland, but after witnessing first hand the passion and conviction and determination of those students left behind I have no doubt those kids WILL change the world. And they’ll change it for GOOD. When the nationwide March For Our Lives events were announced I […]