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The Breakers

By Nancy September 26, 2025Travel

Y’all, I’d never heard of The Breakers before Hubby announced we’d be attending a conference there in September 2025. The hotel lobby is breathtaking. Yes, the flowers are real! If you live near Palm Beach, however,…

Two Days in the Lake District (2025)

By Nancy September 19, 2025TravelBowness, gardens, Holehird Gardens, Lake District, Sunday Roast, UK, Windermere2 Comments

Hubby and I left Edinburgh after a hardy European breakfast at the Ibis and took the train to Oxenholme. A taxi deposited us at the Hawksmoor Guest House in Windermere. We dropped our bags in our…

Edinburgh in 3 Days

By Nancy September 12, 2025TravelArthur's Seat, Castle, Dishoom, Edinburgh, Ibis Hotel, Princes Street Garden, Rick Steves, Seasalt, White Stuff

I’ve read so many posts titled that way. I’m not sure I can make just one post with the 91 pictures I took, so I'll try to stick to the highlights! Day 1 Old Town Edinburgh A friend…

2025 UK Trip, London Days 2 & 3

By Nancy September 5, 2025TravelBloomsbury, London, paintings, prayer, travel, UK

Day 2 Hubby and I have been to London a few times. Still, there are beautiful places we’ve yet to explore. I typically start reading blogs of recent travelers and pinning them on my “Places to…

The Busiest Weekend of the Year, So Far….

By Nancy August 29, 2025Traveldorm room, Hannibal, London, Missouri, UK

A couple of weeks ago, I drove behind my baby girl for seven hours to help her move into a dorm for the last time. I'm thankful that the trip was uneventful, but I slaved away…

The Mayo Clinic Vacation

By Nancy August 1, 2025About Me, TravelHannibal, lego, Mayo Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnisota, Rochester, vacation, wilson orchard, windmills, zollman park

“Baby Girl” has had a low platelet count all her life, and her primary care physician decided about two years ago to try to figure out why. She’s given tons of blood samples since then and…

Special Flour, Special Bread Making Class

By Nancy July 25, 2025About Me, Easy Entertaining

The day following my special birthday dinner by Chef Justin Ward, Hubby and I hosted a bread making class with our Chef and his special flour. Justin imports his flour, which is available for sale on…

The Dinner Party

By Nancy July 19, 2025Easy Entertaining

I took off from blogging in June because the month was just so busy. Hubby was away on work trips three of the four weekends, but he made a special provision for the weekend of my…

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

By Nancy May 30, 2025Travelbutterfy, Chattanooga, Lego stores, Octopus, Rock City, ruby falls, Senior Trip, Tennessee Aquarium, zoo

Our middle child graduated from Ole Miss a few weeks ago with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. We had planned on celebrating with a trip to the U.K. this month, but we now believe the Lord redirected…

Made in the SUN!

By Nancy May 2, 2025HobbiesCedar Hills Gardens, garden, HGTV Home Town, Mississippi Magazine, raised beds, southern, tomatoes, zinias

I’ve tried gardening through the years with very little success. My Louisiana-born grandpa had a green thumb, and so did my Arkansas-born dad. Mom does great with flowers. Hubby asked me to put my original raised…