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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…

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…

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,…