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Colorado Sr Trip, Days 7 & 8

By Nancy July 10, 2026TravelCheyenne Mt Zoo, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Monument, Pikes PeakNo Comments

Day 7 The passenger behind asked, "Did you pay extra for those seats?" "Yes. Yes, my mom did." My daughter and Hubby have problems sometimes with altitude and motion. Our next big thing was the Pikes…

Colorado Sr Trip, Days 5 & 6

By Nancy July 10, 2026TravelColorado, Colorado Springs, MonumentNo Comments

Day 5 Monday morning was dedicated to the thing that brought us to Colorado Springs—Focus on the Family! My daughter has wanted to visit the headquarters, which houses a fabulous bookstore and “Whit’s End,” the setting…

Colorado Sr Trip, Days 3 & 4

By Nancy July 10, 2026Travelcliff dwellings, Colorado, manitou springs, Senior TripNo Comments

Day 3 We decided to start the day exploring the Manitou Cliff Dwellings in nearby Manitou Springs. Visitors can climb all through the well-preserved cliff dwellings and spend hours in the multi-story gift shop. After a…

Colorado Sr Trip, Days 1 & 2

By Nancy July 10, 2026TravelCastle Rock, Cherokee Ranch, Denver Aquarium, Tweet KimballNo Comments

Day 1 We’d found two rooms at the Westin, Denver Airport. After a delicious breakfast at the Fig & Olive, hubby obtained our rental van, and off we went to explore every independent bookstore in Denver…

Colorado Senior Trip

By Nancy July 10, 2026TravelColorado, Colorado Springs, Denver, Senior TripNo Comments

A few weeks ago, our baby girl’s graduation trip (a gift from my mom) started out a little rocky, pun intended. "Arthur," the first tropical storm of 2026, began threatening our plans to fly to Denver…

Sip & Paint 101

By Nancy June 12, 2026Easy Entertaining, Paintingladies' retreat, paint class, painting, sip & paint

Last weekend, I had the honor of putting together a Paint & Sip class for a ladies’ retreat for my church, First Pentecostal Church of Jackson (Mississippi). Seventy ladies attended! The theme was “Bloom Where You…

A Treasure Hunt

By Nancy May 29, 2026About Me

Charging down the hallway, one little fellow excitedly volunteered his assessment of our Treasure Hunt: “It’s better than a video game!” Our Bible Quiz season is coming to a climax with State Finals this Saturday, an…

Tour de Mississippi

By Nancy April 24, 2026About Me

In addition to his regular job, Hubby is a speaker for several companies. Coincidentally, he had talks scheduled at various places around Mississippi from the end of March through the first couple weeks of April. I…

Family Update and Chicago

By Nancy April 19, 2026About Me

It’s been about a month since I posted on the blog. It was about that time when a little furry critter “chose” me and Hubby to be her family. Now I have difficulty typing without little…

PHS Flower Show

By Nancy March 13, 2026Travelflower show, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, PHS

On recent trip to Philadelphia, PA, Hubby and I had no definite plans besides meetings and a conference for him. I had not decided on anything for the short trip. The moment we landed, a conversation…