An Almost Southern Way of Life Blog & Art Showcase
Our mid-June trip to coastal Maine was so much fun that I’ve felt the need to break it down into smaller pieces. After an exhilarating (short) tour of the Coast Maine Botanical Gardens, we headed to Little Deer Island. We traversed a beautiful bridge near Maine’s Fort Knox that offers an…
Last year, my daughter had the privilege of going to Maine with our church’s high school seniors for a long weekend. She’s not much of a traveler, but when she returned home, she raved about the scenery and the food. Maine has never been on my bucket list, but her zeal for…
For that special birthday, hubby and I left town Thursday afternoon and headed to the beach. We’d never been to Navarre, but he’d found a decent deal on a room at a Springhill Suites in a place we’d never been. Always up for a spontaneous adventure, I agreed to come…
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of joining hubby as he attended a conference in Washington, D.C. It was our first time back in the city since 2014 when took three little kids on a homeschool Spring Break. My first impulse was to find the amazing Lebanese restaurant that was…
Earlier this year, a friend offered his home in Hawaii to our family for a vacation get-away, and on his third offer, hubby finally accepted. The home is on the big island in Kona. Hubby started working on an itinerary before Bible Quizzing State Finals in June, not knowing if our…
If you have three children, then you’ve probably heard the following joke: When your first child swallows a dime, you head immediately to the emergency room and insist on X-rays and surgical removal of the offending object, praying and pacing until the deed is done. When your second child swallows…
Our family was looking for an out-of-the-ordinary Spring Break this year, and my daughter and I were spending the few days before the break at a Bible Quiz Extravaganza in Jacksonville, Florida. So, my industrious hubby surveyed the area near Jacksonville and searched for a lovely accommodation through VRBO. We’ve not spent…