We spent some time in Savannah this past weekend as we traveled from Richmond to Florida in our Jeep. I had been there about 20 years ago (oh how I hate saying anything was 20 years ago!), but J. never had. We got there late at night after torrential downpours and a few hydroplaning incidents. …
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Discovering Something New
My favorite part about moving to a new place is discovering all of the new things there. I love the different plants, foods, stores, landscape, weather etc. It is all so fun for me. While I have been to Florida many times to visit our family this is the first time we have looked at …
Leaving Home
I walked through the empty rooms and hallways of our home last week as we prepared to leave. I heard voices; my niece and nephew calling me Necky, my granddaughter calling me Amma. They were loud voices, full of laughter. I saw them running through the hallways, reading books, waking up my husband when …
How to Sell Your House in 48 Hours.
Our house was my dream house. It was built in 1891. It is located in the largest Victorian housing district still in tact in the U.S. When we were living in Italy my sister sent me the listing for our house and jokingly said, hey you should buy this one. It was WAY out of …
How To Shop at Target?
I went to Target recently. I wanted to find a couple of short sleeved t-shirts. I took my grandson and when we arrived I put him into the Babyhawk Mei-Tai and off we went. Of course they didn’t have what I was looking for, and of course my grandson fell asleep in the carrier. In …
About Me
I am a business owner, a step-mom, an aunt, a step-grandma, a knitter, a cook, a gardener, a scuba diver, a cancer, a crazy adventurous human being, a dreamer, and a serious-don’t tell me no-personality. I write, I dream, I travel, I take pictures, I laugh, and I sit quietly giving thanks for every moment …
This picture describes what has been going on with us for the last 8 years, waiting. Eight years ago we moved back to the States from Italy. It was devastating for us. We loved living abroad and the move back was such a great loss, we grieved for years. One night when my husband and …