This is a tag that is circulating on various blogs, and I am inspired to make my own list of 16 things about me. 1. I know (almost) every word to every song from The Sound of Music, and sing them shamelessly at the top of my lungs often. 2. After … Continue reading
When I lived in Tennessee, I used to get a group of a dozen or so friends and head up to West Virginia for some whitewater rafting. The New River is rated class II-IV and is a wonderful family adventure. (Rivers are classed from I-easy, flat-to VI-unnavigable). We always rode … Continue reading
2008 is over. I know, it was officially over on Thursday, Jan. 1, but our weekend was spent taking down holiday decorations, putting stuff away, and generally just cleaning up. That, to me, signifies more of an ending than a beginning. Closure. So yesterday, Monday, Jan. 5th, I actually felt like … Continue reading
HK and I went to Naples, Fl. to visit my parents for xmas. Something about 85-degree weather and palm trees just doesn’t support the holiday feeling, but being with family is important, so we made the 10-hour drive, pups in tow, for our “merry ho-ho”. So while we were there, … Continue reading
So, I’m in a travel writing class to re-ignite my motivation to continue my book. Our assignment this week was to plan a holiday for one of the political candidates. First I thought, well, I could send the Obamas to Costa Rica–no, too boring. How about … Continue reading
I’ve been holding my breath since my last post, afraid to allow myself to breathe too deeply. trying to take my mind away from the most important issue of the days, the weeks, the months. Actually for the last 8 years, in November of 2000, when honeykins and i were … Continue reading
This past weekend, we headed to the North Ga. mountains and Lake Burton with some friends for some leaf-watchin’. Honeykins and i took the puppies on a 9-mile hike at black rock mountain state park–it was a moderately strenuous trail with some nice waterfalls and streams–important when you hike with dogs. … Continue reading
In addition to the aforementioned shampoo, etc, that i scrimped on in the Alps, another change i would have made was to bring at least one stylish outfit. no,no,no, i don’t mean designer clothes (i don’t own any REAL designer duds, anyway.) I’m just talkin’ about one change of clothes … Continue reading
During the process of consolidating and paring-down toiletries for our backpacking trip to the Alps, I came across the “perfect” solution to all those little travel sized bottles of shampoo, soap, conditioner, etc… I went online and found these little paper Travelon shampoo sheets that come in packet the size of a dental … Continue reading
Honeykins and I love adventure travel. We’re also notoriously tight with a buck, so here’s how we’ve managed to travel to exotic places on a shoestring budget. I get those wilderness travel magazines (you know the ones, $12,999 to go on a walking tour of Ireland, ADULT BEVERAGES included!!!) Well, … Continue reading