My son and I took a whirlwind trip to the beach this weekend.  The first three hours of the drive home is chock full of nothing. Although I did appreciate the solar farms. We were both pretty hungry by the time we made it to Winston-Salem, which made for a perfect excuse to stop at […]

Many people, including myself, are turning to vacation rentals when researching places to stay while traveling. Typically, the benefits of staying in a rental far outweigh a hotel. Many rentals offer the same conveniences of home for the around the price of a hotel. Before you bite the bullet you have to decide if you’d […]

A few months ago I wrote a post on things to do during snow days.  But what about all of this rain?  In the High Country we’re all a bit antsy.  I try not to complain when it rains, it fills the rivers and turns the hills green.  But the place that is perfect in the […]

Moving The only time I’ve ever called my husband a name (very loudly, and to his face) was in the middle moving.  Unfortunately, we were moving into a townhouse and the next door neighbor had their window open.  Oddly enough, the neighbor never introduced themselves or made eye contact with me in the entire seven […]