We are fortunate enough to have a carriage house 1 bedroom apartment on our property. Essentially that’s a fancy way of referring to a garage apartment. The apartment was rented when we bought the house

There is a kite Festival at Kure Beach in North Carolina in November every year. This year did not disappoint!

It is and was as bad as they made it out to be on the news folks. We have friends that lost their homes, we have friends that had trees go straight through the middle of their house, some have flooding,

The calm before the storm.

Over the holiday weekend we were fortunate enough to go to our state Science Museum in Raleigh NC. This is the globe outside. And these are part of the dinosaur exhibit. Definitely a kiddo favorite! They

Sunset on the Cape Fear River. This river runs across half the state of North Carolina. It is actually salty down here in Wilmington NC and it’s flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Remember last August 21st? Were you one of the lucky ones that got the glasses? Did you get some cheap ones and question if they were safe? Or did you make your own contraption or use your cell phone to

Recently I had 2 layovers in Atlanta and there were some additions to the restrooms I had to share. I know it’s a little weird, but I gotta share anyway. First is this air freshner thing that is located

It’s always a lovely view from above.

I travel to Cleveland often for work and it’s always lovely to see Lake Eerie from above. It was bit cloudy but also cool to se the Cleveland Stadium from above. .

Dusk is one of my favorite times of day at the beach. The sun hits the water just so and it’s almost like there is a secret in the air. Taken at dusk at Wrightsville Beach just before 8 PM.

Life has thrown my family unit a lot of curve balls this year. I had gone to the airport to pick up a rental car to drive to meet my new boss (7th one in 3 years) and as I was pulling out of the lot I

This beauty bloomed yesterday despite the torrential downpour. May we all bloom so beautifully despite what we weather. Peace

Do we bloom like annuals? I would like to hope that we transform annually in some way or another. I was walking up my driveway and this Hydrangea flower got me thinking. Every year I love when these bloom

I have been making a point to go for a walk everyday and I thought I would share some of the azaleas that grace my walk in my neighborhood. Some of these are even in my yard! Cheers!

Have you ever seen a baby after they finish breast feeding? They are kind of euphoric and high and at peace. Or maybe you have heard the term milk-drunk? In a sense I have been a drunk baby for the past

If you have ever lived in Chicago, you know that the snow is actually pretty magical even though it’s white more of the year than not, and that sunrise on Lake Shore Drive is a sight to behold and it never

I often buy bananas with great intentions of using them for smoothies, peanut butter banana and honey sandwiches, or just eating 1 a day, but then I find myself several days later walking by a bunch of

Sometimes homemade comfort food is exactly the the cure for what ails you. In our house we have had a lot sickness come through combined with some busy schedules and this equation called for some homemade

Beer and Donut flights are my kind of flowers and chocolate. No, really, it is as if this perfect little special was planned just for me. Not only was it beer and donuts, it was CHOCOLATE beer and donuts.