Category: Weekly updates

This was the remarkably accurate quote from Jim Ack when he, Lynn, Tim and I introduced ourselves to our Key West Food Tour group! They joined us for 6 days and we spent almost all of our time eating, laughing, walking, drinking, and eating. It was divine! Here are the details: Tim and I left…

We loved visiting Orlando and getting some time with Eli to see the city, tour the spaces he has been studying and working in and have some time for a bit of sightseeing. Despite the sprawling strip malls of Orlando, there is a huge city park called Bill Frederick at Turkey Lake just 20 minutes…

From Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: “You can tell where you are in Georgia by the question a new acquaintance asks: In Atlanta they ask you ‘what’s your business?’ In Macon they ask you ‘what’s your church?’ In Augusta they ask you ‘what’s your mothers maiden name?’ In Savannah they ask you…

Congaree national park is just south of Columbia SC and a little known national park. It’s a flood-plane (not a swamp, as they were quick to point out!) so the water changes the dynamic almost daily and it’s a haven for birds, plants and scientists. There’s a wonderful boardwalk that loops around the park giving…

First and foremost, the recovery is still real in Asheville and if you are so inclined to help, here’s a link that can help those businesses and artists who have been displaced from Helene and offer a fun way for you to get your holiday shopping done online: https://always.exploreasheville.com/love-asheville#support Our time spent in Asheville was…

“Knowledge is power Knowledge is safety Knowledge is happiness” -Thomas Jefferson There was a stark difference for Tim and me between Mt. Vernon and Monticello. Mt. Vernon was function over form….practical, simple, useful (with a bit of glam on the wharf front) but basically a nice house with great grounds and that beautiful Potomac view.…

Although most of the rooms in the mansion were off limits due to HVAC restoration, we did see a few, but spent most of our time walking the grounds which were lovely. I loved the wharf and imagined the comings and goings on the Potomac…The Washington’s owned some 14k acres and over 300 slaves (…

Day One: History + Culinary Day Two: Art + Culinary That pretty much sums up our time there! We stayed in South Jersey and took the train in each day which was kind of fun. Again, beautiful weather both days so we had no problem walking everywhere once we got into the city. The first…

We wanted to see West Point and where our good friend Bill Shorter grew up just outside the academy in New Windsor/Newburg. It was hard to find a campsite near there, but we found a place in Accord NY so headed there. We had no idea it was in the Catskills and found ourselves driving…

“you have set an example which seems to me unfortunate….You had an opportunity to lead in an enlightened way and it seems to me that your organization has failed. ” Eleanor Roosevelt to the President of the Daughters of the Revolution. You Go Girl….. We headed from Newport, through Connecticut and on to Hyde Park…