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Follow the Yellow Brick Road

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

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…

Chillin’ in Keystone, Frisco, & Breckenridge

By Nancy February 14, 2025TravelBreckenridge, Colorado, Denver, Frisco, Gondola, Keystone, Snow, Snow Tube, Troll

Hubby and I got back from Key West, did a day of laundry and clinic work, and traveled to Tupelo, MS, on Friday for a Saturday Bible Quiz tournament. I knew that I was not well by…

Key West in Winter (Part 2)

By Nancy February 7, 2025TravelCasa Marina, Enzo, Fort Zachary Taylor, Kermit's, Key Lime Pie, Key West, Roosters

Hubby and I had one more day to play in Key West before his conference started in earnest. We decided to walk from Casa Marina, the conference hotel, to Fort Zachery Taylor. In January, with an historic…

Key West in Winter (Part 1)

By Nancy January 31, 2025TravelAudubon, Blue Heaven, Casa Marina, Key West, Lighthouse, Wiener Dog

A few years ago, hubby’s consulting job drew us to Key Largo in January. We rented a car one afternoon and drove 2 hours on the 7-mile bridge to Key West. The most memorable part of that day…

Scruffy Little Knoxville

By Nancy January 10, 2025TravelCruze Family Dairy, farmers market, knoxville, mast general store, Not Watson's, Sunsphere, tennessee, world's fair park

This post should have been published in November. WordPress failed me on this one and two others! Anyway, about a week after our trip to Savannah, we traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, on a Friday afternoon. Neither Hubby…

Savannah for the First Time

By Nancy November 15, 2024Travel

Hubby’s presence was requested at another conference in October, this time in Savannah, a town we'd not yet visited. As we strolled many of the 22 original green squares, each uniquely designed with its own flora,…

Boston in the Fall (Part 2)

By Nancy November 8, 2024Travel

Boston is so pretty in the fall! Hubby and I visited about two weeks before the peak of autumn color, but the first week of October was still a great time to go: the air was crisp, and…

Boston in the Fall (Part 1)

By Nancy November 1, 2024Travel

Hubby had another conference to attend in October, and I was delighted with this one. After listening to Veggie Tales' The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything for years, I was finally going to see “Boston in the fall!” Hubby…

Southern France, the Second Week

By Nancy October 4, 2024Travel

Last week, I blogged about our first week in Southern France to celebrate our 30th anniversary with Hubby. We’d gotten a deal on a riverboat cruise in the South of France, Provence to Burgundy. Our second week…

Southern France Week 1

By Nancy September 27, 2024Travel

After a long absence on the blog, I’m ready to record my latest adventure! Today’s blog is a recollection of the first week of my recent trip to the South of France with Hubby to celebrate…