Monday morning’s predawn thunderstorms jolted us awake and sent us burrowing a little deeper under the covers, yet all the while, we were thanking the heavens that sent the cacophony to Hyde Park for also providing shelter from the sound and fury. The light of dawn seems to come earlier here, and the morning light…

The Savannah River has always coursed its way through my life. It was there when I was growing up in Aiken and I again find myself near its banks, so having a river as a part of my life is not at all odd to me. I love being close to water. Mudlarking along the…

                                 “I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree.”   ~~W.B. Yeats, “The Lake of Innisfree” (1888)   We arose Saturday morning and went to Innisfree. We went to the one in Millbrook, New York. It was highly recommended…

I cannot begin to describe how fabulous it feels to be on the loose again after the year of the pandemic. We are wrapping up an unforgettable week in California’s incredible wine country where we spent four glorious days enjoying all that the region has to offer. We savored every minute of the food and…

The needle on the fun-meter of this trip shot way up as we headed south from Taos the other day. Just the sight of Taos in the rear view mirror made us smile. Our first stop was at Los Alamos, New Mexico to see the site of the Manhattan Project’s secret city. The Manhattan Project…

My momma always told me that if I couldn’t say something nice, I shouldn’t say anything at all. Sorry to disappoint, but I just have to say this: Move along, folks. There’s nothing to see here. We are winding up a two night stay in Taos, New Mexico, and, to be completely honest with you,…