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DIY Carriage House Makeover

We are fortunate enough to have a carriage house 1 bedroom apartment on our property. Essentially that’s a fancy way of referring to a garage apartment. The apa...

Kite Festival

There is a kite Festival at Kure Beach in North Carolina in November every year. This year did not disappoint!...

Wilmington NC after Hurricane Florence

It is and was as bad as they made it out to be on the news folks. We have friends that lost their homes, we have friends that had trees go straight through the ...

Wilmington NC the day before Florence

The calm before the storm....

NC Science Museum

Over the holiday weekend we were fortunate enough to go to our state Science Museum in Raleigh NC. This is the globe outside. And these are part of the dinosaur...

Sunset On The Cape Fear River

Sunset on the Cape Fear River. This river runs across half the state of North Carolina. It is actually salty down here in Wilmington NC and it’s flows into the ...

Last Year on this day-Eclipse!

Remember last August 21st? Were you one of the lucky ones that got the glasses? Did you get some cheap ones and question if they were safe? Or did you make your...

New Things At The Atlanta Airport

Recently I had 2 layovers in Atlanta and there were some additions to the restrooms I had to share. I know it’s a little weird, but I gotta share anyway. First ...

Greetings From The Sky

It’s always a lovely view from above....

Lake Eerie From The Sky

I travel to Cleveland often for work and it’s always lovely to see Lake Eerie from above. It was bit cloudy but also cool to se the Cleveland Stadium from above...

Dusk at the Beach

Dusk is one of my favorite times of day at the beach. The sun hits the water just so and it’s almost like there is a secret in the air. Taken at dusk at Wrights...

Somewhere over the rainbow

Life has thrown my family unit a lot of curve balls this year. I had gone to the airport to pick up a rental car to drive to meet my new boss (7th one in 3 year...

Despite the Weather

This beauty bloomed yesterday despite the torrential downpour. May we all bloom so beautifully despite what we weather. Peace...

Do We Bloom Like Annuals?

Do we bloom like annuals? I would like to hope that we transform annually in some way or another. I was walking up my driveway and this Hydrangea flower got me ...

NC Azaleas

I have been making a point to go for a walk everyday and I thought I would share some of the azaleas that grace my walk in my neighborhood. Some of these are ev...

My Brain Tumor AKA Prolactinoma

Have you ever seen a baby after they finish breast feeding? They are kind of euphoric and high and at peace. Or maybe you have heard the term milk-drunk? In a s...

Chicago - Doing “Big City” Better

If you have ever lived in Chicago, you know that the snow is actually pretty magical even though it’s white more of the year than not, and that sunrise on Lake ...

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffins

I often buy bananas with great intentions of using them for smoothies, peanut butter banana and honey sandwiches, or just eating 1 a day, but then I find myself...

Creamy One Pot Mac & Cheese-Comfort Food For The Season

Sometimes homemade comfort food is exactly the the cure for what ails you. In our house we have had a lot sickness come through combined with some busy schedule...

Beer & Donut Flights-Modern Day Flowers & Chocolate

Beer and Donut flights are my kind of flowers and chocolate. No, really, it is as if this perfect little special was planned just for me. Not only was it beer a...