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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 started behind us. “So why are you in Philadelphia this week?” “I’m here for…
Last week, as the temps were warming up in Mississippi and the garden was begging for new plants, I joined hubby for a trip to chilly Philadelphia, PA. We arrived Thursday afternoon following the “bomb blizzard.” Snow was piled up everywhere, but it was rapidly melting, leaving very wet streets…
The Greenbrier has never been on my bucket list, but it does have a very impressive history in our relatively young nation that makes a visit worthwhile. Hubby had booked our room in January; however, the only place that was available when we arrived after our jaunt down I-64 from…
After our quick visit to Monticello and UVA, Hubby and I drove the scenic route to White Sulfur Springs, WV, for his conference at The Greenbrier. The drive on Hwy 64 West through glorious autumn-colored leaves encouraged us to drop our need to follow a plan and add a little…
I’m picking up again on our series of trips that hubby and I took in October 2025. We left Chicago on October 22 and flew to Charlottesville, VA, for the next conference at The Greenbrier in White Sulfur Springs, WV. In Charlottesville, we checked into a delightful little boutique hotel–The…
Last week, we left the ice storm in Mississippi and fly to somewhere warmer—Denver, Colorado! Actually, we flew there but made a beeline to a conference in Keystone, CO, where it was about the same temp as Mississippi for a couple of days. The cold is dryer in Colorado, so…
It’s 19 degrees and snowing in Keystone, Colorado, as I write this. At the same time, I’m getting “extreme cold alerts” on my phone for my home in central Mississippi! The extreme cold here seems to be of no consequence to the skiers; the parking lot outside my condo has…
Hubby and I were in Chicago for a conference the third week of October. We stayed downtown at the Marriott on the Magnificent Mile in a room with quite a view. Awaking before 5 on our first morning, we watched between the skyscrapers as the sun rose over Lake Michigan.…
So much has happened since my November 28 blog post, in which I described our new Sunday School that was opened September 30! My goal is to blog about each major event in the coming weeks. New Year’s Day shone brightly as Lowes delivered a new half-sized refrigerator to my house.…
The Sunday School Department at First Pentecostal Church of Jackson, Mississippi, underwent a fabulous revamping in every way this year! A retired public school teacher/administrator took on the project with a head full of ideas. She gathered an enormous team of people and delegated projects at the beginning of the…